Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Most early-stage entrepreneurs who have worked with me (either as an angel or as a seed VC) know that I don’t rely at all on the social proof of other investors. Importantly any VC investor will understand the “first close&# mentality since nearly all VC funds are raised this way from our investors.

Venture Capital 286

Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review Startup 286

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

I often tell people in this scenario to focus on a VC “fixer upper.” You will learn about running board meetings, setting up the ultimate financial plan, leading a team from the top, dealing with the press, raising capital, etc. Incoming into a VC fixer-upper you often have leverage over personal compensation.

Technical Review 150

Technical Review Startup Venture Capital IP 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. Founded it as a California LLC but your potential VC wants a Delaware C-Corp? I recently wrote a post on how to get access to VCs and angels where I outlined why lawyers are such an important tool for VC introductions. Our lives are intertwined.

Startup 318

Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

Having street smarts with no inspirational ability to build teams can yield a great small business but will be difficult to scale into a large VC-backed business. So we as VCs search for entrepreneurs/founders who have the whole package or as much of it as possible. In the book they profile how VC worked in the early days (60s / 70s).

Entrepreneur 293

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital CTO Hire 293

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 3, 2009

The competition is drawing players from diverse marketsincluding digital media, internet services, and Telecom/IP communications companies.

Enterprise Forum 100

Enterprise Forum CalTech IP Content 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

This needs to include estimates for spending by department – IT, HR, office rental, marketing, legal and other professional services. Comparison shop when it comes to fees, and consider other aspects like the ability to get in-person assistance when necessary versus online-only customer service and support options.

Tips 90

Tips Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development 90

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

They now have a strong VC lead from Foundry Group and from experience when you get advice from Foundry it comes with authority, experience, empathy and the right amount of straight talk. If anything it felt like a public service to founders to me. His editors can’t be wrong, can they? This is a hard one.

Angel 150

Angel Startup Seed Funding Invest 150

socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2013

We''ve now branched off to connecting service providers and utilities, providing a home to cloud platform. What our platform does, it is connects them to the cloud and a base service, for energy management, home automation, and media services. What is your product all about? Explain the problem you are tackling more?

Startup 202

Startup Platform Networking Services 202

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 6, 2014

This needs to include estimates for spending by department – IT, HR, office rental, marketing, legal and other professional services. Comparison shop when it comes to fees, and consider other aspects like the ability to get in-person assistance when necessary versus online-only customer service and support options.

Tips 101

Tips Startup Outsource Development Sales 101

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Peter Csathy - CEO Manatt Digital Media Ventures. Peter Csathy is CEO of Manatt Digital Media Ventures, a division of Manatt Digital Media, which offers innovative full-service business consulting and legal services, as well as venture capital. He began his career as a media, entertainment and IP attorney.

Startup 111

Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

To interconnect these computers we needed IP-based telecommunications equipment build by the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. Web Services, led by Amazon’s AWS, which reduced the costs a further 90%. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Kelly Tompkins: Yes, in 1998, there was Away.com, iExplore, and there was significant venture capital thrown at that segment. Tags: tompkins travel interview entrepreneur adventurelink services kelly adventure. They all failed, because what they decided to do was be a single, standalone website. Talk about your VoIP network?

Web 100

Web Altadena Sites Activity 100

Xconomy

JULY 5, 2016

Both patented and non-patented intellectual property from universities and colleges in Indiana have been turned into successful products and processes by licensing IP to already-established companies or to entrepreneurs looking to launch a startup. Some of these entrepreneurs are faculty and staff members who license their own work.

Patents 67

Patents Research Anthem Education 67

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

I love the enthusiasm, the boundless energy and the sense of possibility that comes from having an idea that hasn’t yet been beat up in the marketplace of competing ideas, customer contracts, VC skepticism, jaded journalists or fickle consumers who are on the The New, New Thing. Legal threats from other IP holders?

Outsource Development 150

Outsource Development Metrics Startup Sales 150

socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

I have been involved with a number of companies that had raised a large amount of money, and one of the things I really wanted to do, was do something that didn't require a large amount of venture capital--something that we could do with a small, lean team. So, we were toying around with ideas, when the idea behind Bccthis came up.

Email 185

Email Startup Mobile Ideas 185

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

They also talked about their outlook on the venture capital market, and how likely they are to be investing this year, given the worried economy. Richard Yen: The first thing I look for, is something unique in the product or service--not a me-too. Hi guys, thanks for getting together. Let's switch gears a bit.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Ideas Entrepreneur Invest 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I need to take some VC meetings. But it did take Brad as a public spokesman, consummate networker and successful VC to help create legitimacy to let David’s ideas flourish. When you think about the success that is Silicon Valley, the unfair advantage is not just the huge amounts of available venture capital.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2015

The vendor who previously serviced those accounts sued them. This also happens out of “startup weekends” where it’s unclear who contributed to the IP and where many people don’t continue with the idea beyond the first 30 days. Make sure you have standard vesting – even before your raise capital.

Startup 150

Startup IP Writing Ideas 150

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

I had joined AC in 1991 as a programmer when it was a relatively small practice focused on building corporate IT systems for Fortune 500 companies and there were a handful of companies that offered the same service. Double-down on great people, process & IP. By 1999 it seemed like everybody was growing, though.

Technical Review 302

Technical Review Marketing IP Outsource Development 302

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. - First Principles.

Startup 378

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

some fun, big tech issues like privacy, net neutrality, location-based services and real-time data. Part 1: Inside the mind of an angel investor and how it differs from professional seed investors and VC. A typical VC (A round) will reserve at least 100-200% of initial investment. Hope you all enjoy. what is your ratio? (0:37:35).

Angel 302

Angel Startup Ideas .Net 302