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]. Includes content mobile guides, ie. Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
It’s really hard to zig when the whole world seems to be zagging. They have marked-up paper gains propped up by an over excited venture capital market that has validated their investments. Logic tells me the following: It is hard to make money angel investing. It was an investment management class.
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socalTECH
DECEMBER 30, 2010
We've seen a lot of innovation come out of Los Angeles in the past few years, with Demand Media, Socialvibe, Zag, ShoeDazzle, Factual and many others. The continuing rise of smart phones and iPad-like devices has created enormous opportunities for the mobile web. Great things will emerge there.
socalTECH
JULY 13, 2009
Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. We invested in Overture, which was sold for $1.2
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 17, 2010
LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of investment at early stages. Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created two new generation LA startups (Zag and TrueCar, both backed by GRP Partners). LA investors are more pragmatic. All of these areas have still have a lot of growth and innovation left.
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