L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Timothy Draper has a history of funding some of the technology sector’s most prolific startups and now the venture capitalist is bringing his money to Los Angeles.

Draper 182

Draper Venture Capital Los Angeles Funding 182

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

Understanding “The Funding Angle” I sit at enough board meetings to hear conflicting advice given to entrepreneurs about how to handle PR and announcements at startups. I think many board members (including VCs) were trained 10+ years ago when life was very different and their advice often comes from an outdated lens.

Startup 355

Startup Funding News Press 355

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2021

If you want to get in better shape and haven’t read that you might start there. I started advice with the premise that no amount of exercise or food eating plan would help with long-term fitness or weight goals unless you first had a mental plan and a set of measurements to track your progress. I want to share with you how I did this.

Coach 538

Coach Startup Guide Journal 538

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’m enjoying being a VC. 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.&#. I know this sounds superficial.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

TechZulu catches up with the founder of Assignmint, Jeff Koyen, as he talks about Assignmint, freelance, and LA startups. I have been on every end of the business in terms of journalism and publishing. For all those who want to talk about the fragmentation of media and the models for journalism is in trouble; it’s actually not.

Journal 90

Journal Startup Writing Media 90

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 27, 2013

I’ve started a recent series on PR at startups since I get asked for advice on this topic so often. The start of this series was, Should Your Startup Announce Funding ? After that a meme developed amongst many startups (and the advisors that coached them) that, “TechCrunch didn’t matter.

Blogging 309

Blogging Journal Press Startup 309

L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 26, 2017

Prominent seed-stage startup investor Chris Sacca announced in a blog post titled “Hanging up my spurs” on Wednesday that he has retired from venture capital investing.

Invest 174

Invest Startup Blogging Venture Capital 174

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

In a proof that it's not all social media and e-commerce here in Southern California, number two ranking startup in The Wall Street Journal's ranking of the "Top 50 Startups" is none other than wireless hardware provider Xirrus , based in Thousand Oaks. That list included Laguna Hills-based Glaukos at number 7; Donuts Inc. ,

West Hollywood 145

West Hollywood Thousand Oaks Southern California Journal 145

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Krista Berlincourt, the co-founder and chief executive officer of a new startup, Kensh? We are a holistic health platform that approaches things as more of a holistic health medical journal — everything is backed by science.”. Goop is cashing in on pseudoscience and, in the process, giving natural health practices a bad name.

Guide 241

Guide Research Seed Funding Journal 241

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

I made every textbook mistake at my first startup, which is why I believe I was much more effective at my second one. The following are some lessons I learned about early-stage startup marketing. Also be careful about VCs. But once a VC has heard your idea he can’t “un-think&# it. Be careful about this advice.

Marketing 380

Marketing Startup Press Technical Advisors 380

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Handling PR with VCs. This is part of my series on How to Raise VC but could equally be filed under Startup Advice more generally. He started the call by telling me he had exciting news. Just notice how many VC emails you get after your TechCrunch article or after you were on stage at TC50.

Venture Capital 291

Venture Capital Press News Startup 291

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

Since the recession, and at least partially sparked by it, I’m seeing a real resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. The rate of new entrepreneurs increased about 10 percent, from 280 out of 100,000 adults in the 2014 Startup Activity Index, to 310 out of 100,000 adults in the 2015 Index.

Startup 108

Startup Social Media Entrepreneur Satisfaction 108

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

In a startup this is a mistake. And as a result their competitors were able to raise a considerable VC round from well-known firms. In this instance I typically recommend that startups NOT hire a big, well-known PR firm. There are some excellent PR firms that will occasionally take a “strategic view&# on you as a startup.

Startup 349

Startup Writing Press Blogging 349

InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

Upon graduation from Wharton, John and Kyle launched a startup based upon a simple, pedestrian product: a computer mouse shaped like the head of a golf driver. However, a number of them wanted to vicariously experience the startup world through John and Kyle''s venture. It''s gonna highlight our emotions, our ups and our downs.

Newsletter 233

Newsletter Startup Entrepreneur Writing 233

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. I’m enjoying being a VC. 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.&#. I know this sounds superficial.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 176

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series “Start-up Lessons”. I’m not going to cover in this post the obvious post-show marketing tasks such as following up on all those business cards you grabbed, communicating with all those people who registered at your site and leveraging your new found fame to score venture capital.

Startup 310

Startup Venture Capital Press Journal 310

Xconomy

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

You don’t need me to tell you it’s a rough world out there for startups. Venture capitalists have been unusually stingy lately, hanging on to billions of dollars they’d typically be channeling into promising young companies. You could make a good case that these investors are taking the “venture” out of “venture capital.”

Angel 66

Angel Entrepreneur Journal Venture Capital 66

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

When to start PR? Contrary to popular opinion I actually believe crowd-funding is best used after seed capital or venture capital. In a startup this is a mistake. It’s like “direct” traffic to your website that seems to magically appear. What do you do when you have finally raised seed funds?

Press 319

Press Startup Writing Training 319

InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

Upon graduation from Wharton, John and Kyle launched a startup based upon a simple, pedestrian product: a computer mouse shaped like the head of a golf driver. However, a number of them wanted to vicariously experience the startup world through John and Kyle''s venture. It''s gonna highlight our emotions, our ups and our downs.

Newsletter 133

Newsletter Startup Entrepreneur Writing 133

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I recently got together with Aaron Shechet and an early stage startup to discuss the direction the company might want to take. I grew up in Los Angeles and went to undergrad at UC Santa Barbara, graduating in 2003 with Honors in Economics. While at UC Santa Barbara, I started a café which served over 1100 dorm residents.

Startup 150

Startup SEO Pepperdine Blogging 150

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Every tech or major news journal in the country is preparing to write their Snap, Inc (creators of Snapchat, Spectacles, etc) stories and many of them seem to want a “How does it feel to have missed this investment story.” My job as a VC isn’t to beat myself up or any other partner up for the one deal we didn’t do.

Snapchat 214

Snapchat Invest Technical Review Dollar Shave Club 214

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2014

The Los Angeles Business Journal recently reported data compiled by SoCalTech.com showing that “L.A. According to the Wall Street Journal , these included Ooma founder Andrew Frame purchasing in Bel Air, and Facebook head of market development Matt Jacobson buying in Manhattan Beach. percent higher than those of last year.

Entertainment 108

Entertainment Santa Monica Journal Belkin 108

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

As you all know TechZulu is a huge supporter of Startup Weekend, and when we had the chance to be part of the very first Orange County (my home town) Startup Weekend we jumped on board. Tonights Startup Weekend presentations are being judged by the following: Maneesh Goyal. in venture capital and publicly launched in May 2011.

Orange County 106

Orange County Miramar Startup Tech Coast Angels 106

L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Santa Monica venture capital firm seeks out and supports disruption-minded startups

Santa Monica 124

Santa Monica Venture Capital Capital Startup 124

L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 20, 2017

While venture capital investment in L.A. startups rose slightly in the first quarter of 2017, seed-stage investments went in the other direction.

Seed Funding 150

Seed Funding Venture Capital Funding Invest 150

Tech.Co

MAY 1, 2019

Pranksters in Brisbane, Australia, have hacked the audio files on rentable scooters owned by transportation startup Lime. ” In other words, these hackers won’t be headlining any stand-up comedy shows anytime soon. At least eight scooters had their messages switched. How did Lime respond?

News 126

News Software Review Technical Review Journal 126

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

TechZulu is happy to announce that we will be bringing you all the action live from the GLAZED Conference Monday, September 30th starting at 9AM. A Few of Their Confirmed Speakers: Ajay Chopra, General Partner, Trinity Ventures. Amir Efrati, Writer, Wallstreet Journal. Casper De Clercq, Partner, Norwest Venture Partners.

Conference 111

Conference Journal Capital Google 111

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

El Segundo-based Toast Labs , a new startup led by The Honest Co. The startup said it recently closed a seed funding round from BAM Ventures, Chaotic Investments, John Bendheim Enterprises, and Suntoy Enterprises along with Courtney and Carter Reum, Jeff Stibel, and Matt Toledo, Publisher and CEO of the Los Angeles Business Journal.

Seed Funding 100

Seed Funding El Segundo Funding Journal 100

Xconomy

JULY 17, 2020

In the second quarter, 16 of the top 25 largest early-stage venture capital deals were investments in life science companies. The figures come from the National Venture Capital Association and financial research firm Pitchbook.

Venture Capital 90

Venture Capital Invest Research Capital 90

socalTECH

MAY 17, 2012

Rakuten , the Japanese e-commmerce giant which owns Aliso Viejo-based e-commerce site Buy.com , has just grabbed a stake in up-and-coming Internet sharing site Pinterest , according to reports today. The Wall Street Journal reports the round values the startup at $1.5

Commerce 196

Commerce Journal Sites Report 196

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2012

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, does 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 five key things you need to know to quickly find the right angel for your startup: Angels invest in people, more often than they invest in ideas.

Angel 98

Angel Capital Startup Journal 98

socalTECH

JULY 2, 2012

Los Angeles-based YourEvent.com , a startup developing a service to help users share photos of their events, has raised a round of angel funding. Other investors in the round included SLP Ventures, American Pastime Ventures, and other angels. The funding came from the Billiken Angels Network, an angel group based in Saint Louis.

Angel 145

Angel Journal Los Angeles Funding 145

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Many are starting to have Rich Internet Application advertisements (RIA) – with ads that sometimes takeover the entire screen without the users consent – classic interruption marketing. Rupert Murdoch, owners of The Wall Street Journal, has famously come down on the side of charging for content. More on that another day.

Media 288

Media Advertising Screening Content 288

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2014

He just had his Mitt Romney moment and his name will forever be etched in the collective consciousness of the tech community for this terribly insensitive and tone deaf letter to the Wall Street Journal. The venture capital firm that bears his name. Tech Market Analysis VC Industry' Progressive Kristallnacht Coming?

Education 417

Education Venture Capital UCSD Class 417

Frank Addante

AUGUST 29, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! ▼ August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0:

Venture Capital 40

Venture Capital Capital Startup Outsource Development 40

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2011

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, does 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 five key things you need to know to quickly find the right angel for your startup: Angels invest in people, more often than they invest in ideas.

Angel 97

Angel Entrepreneur Startup Journal 97

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2010

But many startups take this too far and I would actually encourage a dose of enemy & friend. Their competitors have already made some progress – here’s what they do and why it won’t be a one-horse race.&# It’s almost a requirement of journalism – in part because that’s also what readers want.

Cloud Computing 320

Cloud Computing Competition Press Startup 320