socalTECH

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Enter HONK (www.honkforhelp.com), a new startup which is looking to bring fast, easy, and affordable roadside assistance via mobile phone--without the need for a membership. There are a lot of very well established companies in this area, why go up against them? We''re not one of those pre-revenue startups with big crazy dreams.

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Startup Services Southern California Mobile 173

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

Want to debate Naval about AngelList? I had come off of a Hashable party and dinner with Naval Ravikant , Farb Nivi (Grockit) & John Price (Vast). And we’re here with Dan Martell , who like any great startup founder is wearing his company t-shirt for Flowtown. But at SXSW? We’re there to hang out. He then left.

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Ideas Startup Marketing Pricing 294

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. Here are some basic principles: Angels invest in people, more often than they invest in ideas. Or does it? Angel investors are people too.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

Rincon is part of the new breed of Seed Stage VCs and with the leadership of Jim Andelman has charted out the most authentic early-stage investment strategy in Southern California. Nowhere is social proof more prevalent than in angel investing. From there Rob decided to make a small investment.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

If I check Twitter it’s usually because I’m waiting for a meeting to start and I never write posts during the day. Other people felt sure there was nothing out of line – just friends talking about topics, catching up on what is the latest or blowing off steam. They could start to form an opinion. I enjoy that.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

When I described to people why I initially invested my calls went something like this, “He’s taken kicks to the face for nearly 2 years and is still standing. I just had to line up behind him. We then started talking about Dave McClure. EcoMom originally started as SproutBaby. I appreciate it. Show Notes.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

If your startup is looking for an Angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of Angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. Here are some basic principles: Angels invest in people, more often than they invest in ideas. Or does it? Angel investors are people too.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2011

We caught up with founder Aviv Grill to dig deeper into what the firm is doing. Other investors include Justin Timberlake, Dave McClure of 500 Startups; Keith Rabois, CEO of Square; and Lauren Sizkin, the recently deceased producer of Spider Man. Seventy percent of the people we met with invested in the company.

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Media Education Google Startup 267

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. Here are some basic principles: Angels invest in people, more often than they invest in ideas. Or does it? Angel investors are people too.

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Angel Keiretsu Invest Networking 96

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

We’re staring to get the hang of how to divide the show up into talking about deals but also talking about issues for entrepreneurs during funding. Nevertheless, if you share too much in your funding process or meet too many VCs expect a certain amount of your ideas to spread around the startup community. We spoke briefly about why.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Chris Dixon , September 12, 2010 My most useful career experience was about eight years ago when I was trying to break into the world of VC-backed startups. Why You Should Write. Your service: the game.

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

Jonathan, who was Founding CEO and President of AdColony (which sold to Opera for $350 Million in June of 2014), also told us why he got back in the startup game, even though he could be just sitting on a beach in Bali after his prior success. Why launch into a new startup now? What is AppOnboard? It's been a resounding success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. Here are some basic principles: Angels invest in people, more often than they invest in ideas. Or does it? Angel investors are people too.

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Angel Keiretsu Invest Networking 67

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. So, before Zach and I started the company, we spent six months talking with constituents at the studios, and made sure things were possible.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

It’s why I still randomly meet up with people I’ve met on Twitter or this blog. I had so many casual meet-ups with random people that I wanted to spend quality time with, like Naval Ravikant and Farb Nivi. As a founder you end up having to deal with a lot of sensitive information & discussions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

If your startup is looking for an Angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of Angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. Here are some basic principles: Angels invest in people, more often than they invest in ideas. New England Investment Network. Or does it?

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Angel Keiretsu Organization Invest 108

socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2018

We caught up with Oded Vakrat , CEO and co-founder of Earny, to learn more about the service and his startup journey. Oded Vakrat: Retailers usually offer 30 day price protection, and on top of that, most credit card issuers offer up to 90 days of price protection. That's when we started. What's Earny? How are you funded?

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