Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Thinking about applying to or ever wondered what its like taking part of an accelerator or incubation program? What was the biggest value they got from the investment? What value is that investment providing today? StyleSpot recently merged with Kaboodle, the online social shopping site owned by Hearst Corp.

Incubator 40

Incubator Santa Monica Idealab Social Media 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capitalists) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. Join a startup incubator. These resources often include a cash investment, as well as office space, and consulting.

Startup 87

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 87

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

We realized that one problem with event venues, is that each city has a wedding website, but no one can actually determine pricing and availability of those venues. Knowing what it costs to run special events for parties and weddings, that's an incredible price. That requires a phone call. Are there enough startups to go around?

Beverly Hills 203

Beverly Hills Incubator Commerce Los Angeles 203

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

The problem is that professional investors (Angels and Venture Capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. Join a startup incubator. These resources often include a cash investment, as well as office space, and consulting. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Funding Startup Technical Review 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. Join a startup incubator. These resources often include a cash investment, as well as office space, and consulting.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Equity 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capitalists) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. Join a startup incubator. These resources often include a cash investment, as well as office space, and consulting.

Develop 70

Develop Development Product Startup 70

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2021

I had been seed investing and incubating businesses, and was sitting with a friend of mine, John Miller, who ran Caliburger, which is a 35 location burger chain, which is exporting the California lifestyle, much like In-N-Out does. There are now over 8,000 investors to date who have invested $1000 to $2000 each.

Startup 113

Startup Venture Capital Capital Customer 113

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The problem is that professional investors (Angels and Venture Capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. Join a startup incubator. These resources often include a cash investment, as well as office space, and consulting.

Startup 123

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 123

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity.

Startup 53

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 53

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He eventually applied his lessons learned in these experiences when he founded Zag, a company that helps consumers buy cars over the Internet at pre-negotiated prices with nearly 4,000 dealers across the country [disclosure: my firm GRP Partners is an investor in Zag]. Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008. Current round: $4.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

So when Sam Rosen came to me with the idea of disrupting storage with a product that is priced cheaper than existing incumbents and he could build a product that is a better service I was intrigued. What would it take in investments to acquire and retain traffic to support these businesses? That is how great businesses are built.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

The Bitcoinference served as day 1 of 2 for 500 Startups’ “Commercism” series, with an official agenda that covered industry happenings, social dynamics, and a look into the investment environment. Overall, he remains optimistic towards Bitcoin prices and cues the Dogecoin community’s phrase “to the moon!

Startup 104

Startup Venture Capital Draper Invest 104

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

At TripUp, we had lots of user generated reviews and hotels, and we were the first to add user general video to a travel community site. What we want to do is bring very good videos to businesses, at a very affordable price. How are you able to keep production values high even at a low price point?

Networking 150

Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

socalTECH

JUNE 17, 2009

If you look at the site, it's comprised principally of individual bulletin boards for private companies. Companies we've selected are those that are the most exciting, and high profile, that people will want to invest in. Can you talk about a bit about BrightHouse, and how this company came out of that incubation effort?

Startup 124

Startup Zag Venture Capital Equity 124

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

Google 150

Google Mobile CTO Coach Southern California 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Startup 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

Blogging 150

Blogging CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire 150

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Speakers listed: Brock Pierce – Digital currency pioneer investing in Bitcoin, games, and online gambling businesses; Clearstone Global Gaming Fund. Richard Wolpert – Managing Director of Amplify.LA, startup incubator and Venture Advisor at Accel Partners. Is Micro-Investing the Future? Projection for 2014?

Startup 95

Startup Google Education Venture Capital 95

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

But in the end we selected David Lin , a superstar who did 4 years at the technology investment banking firm Montgomery & Co and 4 years as Director of Strategy at the comparison shopping site PriceGrabber where he dealt with many operational issues. It’s either part of the DNA or it’s not. So back to MBAs.

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles CTO Hire CTO Coach Develop 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

eHarmony 150

eHarmony CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2012

It’s almost a subconscious connection vs. all other media sites. Park had a screen-printing business in 2004, starting with his own $4,000 investment. Rather than figure it out and reverse engineer a price strategy, they simply asked their customers what they would be willing to pay for shipping. It’s a breath of fresh air.

Startup 98

Startup Customer Custom Pricing 98

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Networking CTO Coach Angel 150

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Investors are showing an increased appetite for new stocks, with a good percentage of deals pricing above the marketed share price range. Last year 300,000+ American angels invested an estimated $25 billion in more than 70,000 startup deals. Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere.

Startup 128

Startup Social Media Satisfaction Entrepreneur 128

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Your clients pay you to design and build web sites and app. Jason Glaspey, PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment). Make Millions: Re-Invent Global Sites for Local Markets. Name Your Price: Influencing Customer's Purchasing Decisions. Entrepreneurism / Monetization economics, human behaviour, pricing. .

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Prices are soaring in the beachfront communities tech types favor, and rents in these. Prices have gone up dramatically on this beachfront strip. Venices median home price in the first eight months of 2012 broke the $1 million barrier, rising to $1,012,000 from $899,000 in the first eight months of 2011. Derek Wooden.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2018

Investors showed an increased appetite for new stocks, with 18 percent of deals pricing above the marketed share price range. Last year 200,000+ American angels invested an estimated $25 billion in more than 71,000 startup deals. Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere.

Entrepreneur 66

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Satisfaction 66