Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

And we all know that Ron Conway is considered the savviest of angel investors and yet by definition not all of his investments succeed. I like to invest where I have a personally strong connection with the entrepreneur and/or a strong intuition on the market from prior experience. Who ultimately invested in FourSquare?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I believe the rise in angel investing is here to stay and the professionalization of this class (aka “super angels&# or “micro VC&# ) is a good thing for the VC industry and for entrepreneurs. But I fear that for most angel investors who invest over the long haul angel investing will not be a profitable endeavor.

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Xconomy

JULY 15, 2019

The Printing Press. I was asked recently if there was a meaningful analog to AI – its pervasiveness, its transformative potential, its power – in the annals of technology, and I answered with a straight face: “Yes. Electricity. The Internet.”

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Xconomy

JULY 21, 2017

Agtech startup Plenty has reeled in $200 million in financing as the company presses forward on its plans to build a global network of indoor vertical farms. Softbank Vision Fund of Japan led the Series B funding round for South San Francisco, CA-based Plenty.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. I only recently invested and I only got here through persistence. The opportunity came up to invest in this one and I pounced. But I never gave up.

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Xconomy

MAY 24, 2019

Both were at the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation before founding Inhibrx with Lappe, its CEO, who previously was the founder and managing partner of a fund that invests. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

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. We jockey to make sure the press release has our names on it. It was an investment management class.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Here in LA we ran three programs this year - Techstars Music, the Cedars Sinai Accelerator powered by Techstars, and the inaugural class of Techstars LA, which invests across all verticals. Those three LA programs alone invested in a total of 38 companies this year. What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017?

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socalTECH

MAY 22, 2018

Santa Monica-based Halogen Ventures , the female-focused venture capital fund run by Jesse Draper, has made an investment in email newsletter and millennial women's news source TheSkimm. Halogen specifically invests in female founders. TheSkimm is based in New York City. TheSkimm is based in New York City. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

At the time I pointed out: “If I had realized exits almost certainly it would be because I invested in a company that failed. I have done 6 VC investments – all within the past 20 months. ” So it’s now March 2014 – 5 years since I started investing. Lemons ripen early, great companies take time.”

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

Ever notice how some companies tend to be in the press all the time and your big new product launch struggled for inches? Here’s what’s going through his/her head: Is this story “newsworthy” or am I being asked to publish a press release? ” Can you imagine that ever getting inches in the press?

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Berkonomics

MARCH 16, 2023

Early-stage investor groups often list these traits at or near the top of their list when filtering opportunities for investment. And I have numerous stories from personal experience that reinforce these two traits as the most positive indicators of future success in business.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Local angel investment group Maverick Angels is merging its membership base into the much larger Tech Coast Angels , according to members of the groups. As of press time, The Maverick Angels did not respond to emails asking for comment on the move.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2015

So Why Did We Invest? Third, for viewers the product allows viewers to easily scroll through your video album or story without having to watch the full video and if they find it interesting they press the button to consume it. Yes, we’ve only launched on iOS for now. As a VC (especially based in LA), I see hundreds of video apps.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

It has even gone so far that we now have evocative headlines in the tech press such as “ Buy or Die ,” which is what got me thinking about this post. But the press (and I suspect many of the senior execs of these companies) don’t really explore the corrosive downside of these acquisition. Woo the press.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 18, 2016

We were the only such facility on the West coast to provide and control the entire process from studio, through finished vinyl record pressings in the same building, therefore able to promise quality control others could only dream about. Over fifty years ago, I was CEO of a record manufacturing company in Hollywood.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Since it's inception, TechDay has introduced thousands of companies to the public, press, and investing communities. Thursday, September 22, 2016 -- TechDay West Coast. TechDay launched with the goal of fostering and highlighting emerging technology. We are proud to bring the largest startup event series in the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

I don't have any predictions, but in terms of goals I'm looking to invest in future of work, media & entertainment, e-commerce and supply chain and social impact companies. Anna Barber is the Managing Director at Techstars LA where she invests in B2B and B2C early stage startups.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2017

Barber--who has been in LA for 17 yyears--previously was GM and VP at Fingerprint Digital, and was founder and CEO of Scribble Press, and also served at McKinsey & Co., and was a corporate lawyer.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Liver disease is challenging for doctors because it can develop without symptoms, making diagnosis difficult without removing cells for examination. For these reasons, fatty liver disease is often called a “silent disease,” says Ariel Feldstein, a gastroenterologist at the University of California San Diego.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 2, 2020

Record plants were noisy, dirty places, using chemicals I can only imagine now rest somewhere in the ocean, to electroplate the “stampers” and press the records. It is human nature to protect your investment of money, time and brand in your enterprise. A more modern example. Resist your “resistance to change”.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2012

The acquisition of Los Angeles-based Savings.com is apparently worth over $100M, plus an unspecified additional amount based on future performance of the firm, according to new numbers provided to the press by acquiring firm Cox Target Media. Savings.com is a provider of online coupons and deal information.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

At Upfront, our partners have been fortunate enough to be part of 18 companies that have reached north of $1 billion and the average tenure of an investment that exits at this scale is more than 10 years. We have invested in every round and as a result our ownership has actually gone up over time.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2011

Intel Capital has committed $200M of new investment in U.S. companies as part fo the partnership, and IBM said it will invest $150M in 2011 to fund programs promoting entrepreneurship and new business opportunities in the United States. The partnership is being announced at the White House in a press conference this morning.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2020

But the broader issue that hasn’t garnished much press attention is how the restaurant industry itself is being transformed and what tools a modern restaurant will need to compete. So while many restaurants knew they eventually needed to invest in better order management software, many had been putting it off.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The incubator/accelerator did not give any details on its acceleration program, how or whether it makes investments, or other details. Be Great Partners' press contact did not reply to requests for comments on the TechCrunch article.

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socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

For today's Insights and Opinions section, we're sharing the opinions and views of Megan Lisa Jones , an investment banker, attorney, and author. I've been reading the recent press on the Facebook IPO with an increasingly unsatisfied feeling of unease. Megan shares her view on what the Facebook IPO means--and doesn't mean. Continued.).

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Think USV is only invested around Union Square in NYC? And in many communities that are new to building tech startups I’ve found that a lot of angel money is not very sophisticated at investing in startup companies. And so you have great local tech press like Business Insider who covers the industry very well.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The MoneyTree Report is a quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States. The MoneyTree Report is a staple of the financial community, relied upon by entrepreneurs, government policymakers and the business press worldwide. See [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Startups usually think in terms of a million to 10 million dollar infusions, but aspiring unicorns usually need to seek financial investments of hundreds of millions, or even a billion dollars. Then there is the pressure to go public ( IPO ), and open your investment to thousands, maybe millions, of small investors.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 3, 2019

More than 6,500 people descended on HLTH in Las Vegas in late October to “solve the most pressing problems facing health care today.” Check back tomorrow for Part 2 by Bryony Winn, chief strategy and innovation officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. Contrary to some of our own predictions , digital health is not dead yet.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 31, 2012

The MoneyTree Report is a quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States. The MoneyTree Report is a staple of the financial community, relied upon by entrepreneurs, government policymakers and the business press worldwide. Wednesday, June 6, 2012 -- PwC MoneyTree Report. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2010

KPCB announced its new sFund, a $250M fund which will invest in entrepreneurs in the social space, specifically highlighting Facebook as "the best place to build the next generation" of social businesses. KPCB said its new sFund will focus on the next generation of social entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2022

This round is being led by Point72 Private Investments, with previous backers Toba Capital, Index Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, BoxGroup, and VMG Partners also participating.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2014

I had dinner this week with a top new customer at one of our enterprise software investments. I wish I did more enterprise software investing because when I attend meetings like this I realize that this is my core DNA – rolling out business software solutions to customers. If they want to invest that’s great.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2021

Most entrepreneurs view a mentor as someone older and more experienced who takes the time to personally give guidance, advice, and takes an emotional investment in your success. Your mentor should not be driving your business, or expected to provide critical feedback on actions taken or missed.

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