socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The magazine turned its attention this month towards the Los Angeles innovation and technology economy in a section guest edited by StartEngine co-founder Howard Marks , including a reception held Wednesday evening at the Viceroy in Santa Monica. (Big Big disclaimer: the author and editor was one of the honorees at the event).

Ventura 182

Ventura Santa Monica Idealab High Tech 182

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Several times in my investing life, as the final board member making the arrangements to dispose of remaining assets, I have literally been the one to turn out the lights, carry out the books and records to my car, and become the only remaining contact between the failed business and the investors, bankruptcy court, or creditors.

Email 120

Email Invest Entrepreneur Help 120

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.

Mobile 282

Mobile Invest Company Companies 282

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

So, aiming a brand-new smartphone full of great features but increased complexity using AARP Magazine as your marketing resource just won’t get the job done. You’ll wonder: ‘’Is this a worthy investment with probable payback in revenues? Think about your product or service. Of course not. You’ll Think more deeply.

Marketing 266

Marketing Resource Advertising Social Media 266

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2016

At the Upfront Summit this past week there was an electric interview of Fred Wilson led by well-researched and artful Dan Primack of Fortune Magazine that ended up making news. The video of the interview will be available this week and I will talk more about it then because the interview covered so many great topics.

Competition 150

Competition Venture Capital Invest Organization 150

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2018

i am deeply invested in the drama surrounding lil miquela and now you all have to be too. It’s less well-known that the company is backed by some of the biggest names in venture capital investment — firms like Sequoia Capital. Around this time McFedries also began investing in companies, according to AngelList.

Social Media 254

Social Media Los Angeles Media Geni 254

InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

Consistent with the statistics cited in Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs , the large majority of John and Kyle''s classmates accepted positions at investment banks and consulting firms upon graduation. an email) to about 35 people. Magazine ended up doing a cover story on Kyle and I called, An American Start-Up.

Newsletter 233

Newsletter Startup Entrepreneur Writing 233

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests. Explain exactly what Yapert is all about? It came about from a couple of areas. How did the company start? READ MORE>>.

Mobile 159

Mobile Startup Entertainment Tech Coast Angels 159

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

” If I am looking at movies on my mobile phone there is a higher chance I’m out-and-about and ready to buy tickets. I think many recent companies make the mistake of not investing enough in web products, if they invest anything at all. It’s the new magazine. They are limited in size. They do both well.

Web 334

Web Mobile Startup Software Review 334

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

The startup is headed by Robert Flynn --a former VC, and co-founder of Liquid Audio, and most recently head of Modern Feed, the company that is now Clicker--who talked with us about his new company. Can you talk about your background, for those who aren't familiar with what you've done? What is Aggregage?

Startup 162

Startup Content Advertising Sites 162

socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2012

Right now, we have this incredible power publishing tool, which allows girls to publish their own stylebooks and digital magazines. Allison Beal: I've been in fashion design and manufacturing for about nine years. We'd make 500 samples, and about 150 would be picked up by consumers, who became huge evangelists for the brand.

Startup 182

Startup Commerce Design Media 182

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

I had never thought about being an entrepreneur. I didn''t think about going to college either. I just thought about wanting to have food every single day. I thought about hiring, and I thought about whenever I was hiring designers at my old design firm, I hated hiring because I had a full time job. Growing up.

Startup 250

Startup Entrepreneur Design Santa Barbara 250

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, we investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. And yet, users rave about the service, and spend long durations of time on the site.

Metrics 207

Metrics Sites Advertising Web 207

InfoChachkie

JULY 21, 2011

5) When I interviewed people at my past startups, I rejected them if they asked me about our dental plan, as true entrepreneurs don’t care about such pedestrian benefits. You decide how much you want to invest in your employees and then you give your employees the control to build a custom perk package for themselves.

Summary 246

Summary Tips Sales Entrepreneur 246

InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

Consistent with the statistics cited in Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs , the large majority of John and Kyle''s classmates accepted positions at investment banks and consulting firms upon graduation. an email) to about 35 people. Magazine ended up doing a cover story on Kyle and I called, An American Start-Up.

Newsletter 133

Newsletter Startup Entrepreneur Writing 133

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Yesterday I wrote a post about The Silent Benefits of PR in which I pointed out that most young companies I encounter don’t fully grasp the benefits of PR because they are less measurable than product milestones or customer acquisition analyses (like CAC/LTV). I wrote about how to build relationships with journalists in this post.

Press 319

Press Startup Writing Training 319

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Every entrepreneur should spend plenty of time thinking about competitors, and how they relate to your business, but you need to be very careful what you say out loud about them to your team, your investors, and your customers. Remember that investors invest in people first. Avoid degrading or demeaning your competitors.

Startup 100

Startup Competition Patents Training 100

socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2011

has had a fairly significant connection to the market here, and is among the more prominent investment banks in the area. We spoke to Kevin earlier about his new firm and the move. Talk about how you got here? When the tech bubble burst, we focused on technology M&A investment banking, which was my personal expertise.

Southern California 100

Southern California Invest Media Content 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. It feels like something you could turn your attention to once you have tens of millions of dollars and a large staff to run operations and you could step back from it all and think about how to lead. The reality of most startups is about survival.

Startup 150

Startup Coach Course Invest 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. But I’m very happy now. I’m enjoying being a VC. of your product.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2014

To shortcut what has been an antiquated way of connecting consumers with attorneys, Los Angeles startup LawKick (www.lawkick.com) has created an online, easy way to match up clients with lawyers, through a set of simple questions and answers about different kinds of legal problems. What''s LawKick about? Thanks, and good luck!

Help 240

Help Startup CTO Hire Pricing 240

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2012

You have to take the risk, but keep your wits about you. For example, if you're selling a travel magazine, you could add a free travel video when someone buys a subscription. You're now targeting people who want the travel magazine and those that want the specific video you are giving away.

Company 96

Company Companies Startup Examples 96

Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2015

He has written numerous books and articles for entrepreneurs and investors, and was the publisher and editor-in-chief of Venture Magazine. Being one or the other is neither good nor bad, but the needs and investment considerations are very different. They also tend to have invested more of their own money in their businesses.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Equity Competition Pricing 120

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

The sessions served as a space where enthusiasts, innovators, and investors, of all scales could come together for open conversations about the crypto-currency space. Dan, now named as Product Manager for the Blockchain acquired Zeroblock apps, tells the audience about life after acquisition. Getting Things Started.

Startup 104

Startup Venture Capital Draper Invest 104

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

When I first got into VC I decided I better have some investment themes. My macro theme was “great entrepreneurs&# who mapped to my belief system about the kind of entrepreneurs I wanted to work with. Early online newspapers and magazines were merely digital versions of their physical self. to 2x the average order value.

Mobile 329

Mobile Advertising Media Marketing 329

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2014

The successful ones then invest their time and money in furthering their knowledge base. I’m not talking about academic classes, because at best these only teach you how to learn. A question I sometimes get from startup founders is “What do I talk to these guys about?” I say you can’t learn much if you are doing all the talking.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 102

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2011

You have to take the risk, but keep your wits about you. For example, if you're selling a travel magazine, you could add a free travel video when someone buys a subscription. You're now targeting people who want the travel magazine and those that want the specific video you are giving away.

Startup 90

Startup Examples Customer Custom 90

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Think about the tension between media companies and cable operators like last year when Viacom threatened to pull Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, BET, etc. Many of us learned about substitute products in undergrad economics courses. This is an age-old marketplace tension where leverage often determines the value captured.

Product 296

Product Course Customer Custom 296

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2010

Every entrepreneur should spend plenty of time thinking about competitors, and how they relate to your business, but you need to be very careful what you say out loud about them to your team, your investors, and your customers. Remember that investors invest in people first. Avoid degrading or demeaning your competitors.

Startup 89

Startup Competition Patents Entrepreneur 89

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 15, 2011

This is a problem because publishers might then under invest in Twitter campaigns relative to others because they don’t get “last mile attribution&# right. Often you hear a radio ad, see a TV ad or read an article in a magazine and you type the results into Google to find out more details about the product or service.

Social Media 292

Social Media Google Media Marketing 292

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. It’s been many years since I’ve properly cut code and my former teammates love to tease me and talk about my mean days of COBOL, DB2 and CICS. What about strategy?

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

We caught up with Zach James and Rich Raddon , co-founders of MOVIECLIPS, to learn more about the company and also hear about the firm's funding round. First of all, what is MOVIECLIPS.COM about? Why don't you talk about your backgrounds? Photo: Rich Raddon on left, Zach James on right, courtesy MOVIECLIPS.com).

Startup 190

Startup Los Angeles Content Hollywood 190

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

I hear it right after people have decided to come by for a few days to “check out what all the fuss is about.” ” I hear it when I visit LPs (the people who invest in VCs) all across the country, “Yeah, I haven’t been out there for a few years but I keep hearing that something is going on there.”

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The successful ones then invest their time and money in furthering their knowledge base. I’m not talking about academic classes, because at best these only teach you how to learn. A question I sometimes get from startup founders is “What do I talk to these guys about?” I say you can’t learn much if you are doing all the talking.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

By John Williams Fast Company magazine recently reported that PayPal founder Paul Thiel is giving away $100,000 to twenty-four young men and women to finance startup businesses. Instead of following a proscribed course which may lead nowhere, entrepreneurial leaders such a Thiel are sparking a change in the way we think about success.

Startup 92

Startup Capital Blogging Ideas 92

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

The successful ones then invest their time and money in furthering their knowledge base. I’m not talking about academic classes, because at best these only teach you how to learn. A question I sometimes get from startup founders is “What do I talk to these guys about?” I say you can’t learn much if you are doing all the talking.

Startup 103

Startup Mentor Case Study Course 103

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2010

Lolita was founder of ModernMom.com, which she sold to Richard Rosenblatt's Demand Media last year, and we caught up with Lolita to learn more about her newest venture. We were supposed to launch in October, but because they were so excited about the new concept, we launched a campaign in August. We're also investing a lot in video.

Networking 230

Networking Social Media Startup Search Engine Optimization 230