Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2011

A tale of two pitches (I eventually invested in the first company that pitched). If you look at Diagram A above you’ll see that the presenters are sitting at the opposite end of the table from where the screen is. Your laptop will be synchronized with the screen so resist the temptation to turn around.

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Tech.Co

MAY 22, 2018

To help you crush your next investor meeting, we asked top VCs and tech leaders to share their best pitch advice. Giving an investor pitch isn’t just about what you say and the slides on the screen; they are also paying attention to the delivery of your pitch. “55 Take a look at what they had to say! Know Your Stuff. Final Thoughts.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ). Naturally I’m excited about this investment or I wouldn’t have done it.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

AngelList 101 : As you know, AngelList is a platform where angels can invest in semi-screened tech deals. It should help some entrepreneurs to better access early-stage capital and should allow some angel investors better access to deal flow. Social proof can be helpful. They will have to help get the next round done.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2021

That saves valuable PPE and care resources, lowers the risk of contagion, and we're able to help reduce patient isolation by connected them to families in a HIPPA compliant fashion. Jamey Edwards: We originally had a singular focus on helping deaf patients. It's more important than testing. Does this involve a lot of hardware?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The Gust Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial angel screening. Prepare an investment-grade business plan.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

A technical review can help your development team adopt new processes and strategies to maximize their speed and efficiency. A technical review can help you decide what team will work best both with you and for you. To help you, we need to understand your specific concerns. A technical review can answer that crucial question.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The theme for Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is startups and Hollywood, featuring leaders from movie studios, music labels, agencies, and startups in entertainment – how Hollywood studios are investing and working with startups, and how Silicon Beach startups are making entertainment businesses. This is the wave of the future.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Michael Eisner , the former CEO of the Walt Disney Company, has backed TaskRabbit , the operator of an online marketplace to help connect people with workers to do any number of tasks. Eisner joined lead investor LightSpeed Venture Partners and Allen & Company in the $17.8M, Series B funding round. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2013

We dropped in recently, and found a screening session for the Tech Coast Angels; a number of former StartEngine, MuckerLab, and LaunchpadLA startups in residence; not more than a few startup founders wandering the halls; and a long list of upcoming technology networking events on the calendar. We also hackathons and other events.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

We're helping Los Angeles-based StartEngine screen possible startups this Wednesday at their offices all day. StartEngine is the startup accelerator headed by Howard Marks , the co-founder of Activision, which invests up to $20,000 in startups and helps them build their businesses through a 90 day mentoring program.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

There is a mythology amongst some LPs (funds that invest in VCs) and some VCs that “entry price doesn’t matter – only investing in the absolute best entrepreneurs.” Being a radar screen of a buyer helps. ” That’s b t. People justify winners after the fact. They say the same about VC.

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Berkonomics

JULY 17, 2014

Sometimes, you will have an opportunity to present to several levels of an investor organization, from first prescreening, to a screening session with many present, to the final meeting of the members or partners. Plan to incorporate the appropriate responses to earlier questions in the presentation to avoid those being repeated.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Distilling a field of work down to a single sentence describing the core elements helps to innovate and keep ahead of the curve. This idea helps to distill down the most important things to make or sell in a product. An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2011

Yet there is no standardized testing or certification required or available anywhere to help you decide if you are a good fit for entrepreneurship, or entrepreneurship is right for you. It helps to work in a similar company before you start your own. An MBA or other academic credentials just don’t do it. Take stock of whom you know.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

In reality, it doesn’t take a huge investment of money and time to build a prototype today. Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. Talk is cheap, but entrepreneurs who show you a working model of their idea know how to execute.

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Outsource Development Ideas Tool Outsource 110

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

We do this not just because it’s the right thing to do but also we believe it will help drive large and differentiated returns. We strive to invest in companies that are consciously working to create a diverse leadership team?—?one one that’s inclusive across gender, ethnicity, age and national origins.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

A company like Moe will help legitimize the industry,” Bernstein tells TechCrunch. “I I feel this responsibility to my industry to put the best business practices I’ve learned along the way into a platform so I can help other influencers.”. We are in phase three of the influencer economy. Bain Capital Ventures' Jamison Hill.

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Platform Marketing Tool Venture Capital 170

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Based on my experience as a business advisor, I recommend that every business owner and entrepreneur focus on the following tips to provide a better work culture: Invest in integrating new technology, not just forcing it. Focus on employee interests, and how their work can help their future.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2013

And sometimes I feel happy to help somebody even when we’re just getting to know each other. But less as a complaint and more as advice to younger networkers, the more you invest in relationships the more you will get when you need. It feels much better to be helpful than to be indebted. Be helpful. ” So true.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

It’s the first EIR that we’ve had in the years that I’ve been with the firm and I hope will be the start of our investment in this program. We’re excited to continue to grow our investment professional staff and will continue to do so over the course of 2013 & 2014 with our new fund. Sam had different plans.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Running that effort is Kevin Hell , the founder of DivX, who we caught up with to learn more about EvoNexus and how the group is trying to help grow technology startups in San Dieog. The company is interested in helping the San Diego region and economy grow. Is there a screening process or criteria for firms to use the facilities?

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 14, 2014

It performs "due diligence" before it makes "investments" and it measures results as a "return on its investment.". My pleasure John, thank you for helping us spread the word about our program. A Better Chicago helps the most promising programs to scale up to really make a difference.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

We can help you organize video on demand and pay-per-view offerings. What happened with smart phones, is consumers are buying more and more applications, but a screen can only fit a dozen icons. Mobile Media Ventures is part of a larger investment company, which has the core of their investing in the energy market.

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Content Screening Mobile Customer 189

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. There is one source that was always problematic for me – intros from investment bankers. Big difference.]. Big difference.].

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Venture Capital Startup Pricing Invest 347

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

We are investing heavily in these changes. But I can tell you as my firm invested in Overture who created the category of pay-per-search that Google perfected – our company underwent three years of ridicule in Silicon Valley until people looked at the performance data and realized that efficacy matters.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Cody Simms: Techstars tripled down on Los Angeles in 2016 with the launch of three investment and mentorship programs for startups through which we will be investing in more than 30 startups per year in LA. What is your favorite technology gadget, device, or innovation you ran across this year?

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2014

In a world with a rash of startup incubators and accelerators, super angels, crowdfunding sites, and more, what''s the relevance of organized angel investments groups? Terry Kay: We have always been about helping the entrepreneurs succeed, first, and then, we figure out how we get our fair share from that success.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

I then had to review a nefarious IP lawsuit filed against another company and help the CEO figure out whether we should just pay it or join forces with the other companies named and fight it. On a phone call it’s too easy to be distracted and thumb through paperwork, stare out the window or glance at your computer screen.

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Software Review Startup Email Conference 381

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

In reality, it doesn’t take a huge investment of money and time to build a prototype today. Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. Talk is cheap, but entrepreneurs who show you a working model of their idea know how to execute.

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Outsource Development Ideas Tool Outsource 124

Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

Last year, venture capitalists and angels who co-invested with them placed $7 billion into seed and early-stage deals, an 11 percent increase from 2009, according to the most recent PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report. The group invested $8.7 Let investors help you refine your pitch.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

If you truly believe that you, your company and your products are exceptional and your company will be valuable then you’re actually doing them a FAVOR by helping them invest in your startup. If you don’t believe in your bones that you’re amazing then it’s no wonder you don’t want to sell them on making the investment.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. Prepare an investment-grade business plan. Get your Internet domain name and website.

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Inverted Software

DECEMBER 20, 2018

No one wants to wait thirty seconds for a screen to load. Are the screens identical? It does so by helping users be more productive and automating manual work. If the answer is: More then its cost, then yes, your system did solve your business need and is well worth its investment. The final test is the load test.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined. But from my perspective in really helping entrepreneurs, both fall short on several counts: Focus too much on the product, not enough on the business model. Multiple micro-investments are not manageable.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. There is one source I never liked and no early-stage VC should – investment bankers. Big difference.]. ” Fair play.

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Startup Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review 361

Xconomy

JUNE 22, 2016

Radicle, which takes its name from the botany term for the part of a plant embryo that develops into the primary root, was founded by a mix of agricultural investment and industry heavyweights. Before making an investment, Radicle says it screens technologies and can quickly vet and validate technologies through its farm connections.

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