Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The Gust Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. are eliminated during due diligence. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial angel screening.

Invest 99

Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 23, 2013

It’s a promotional video for a technology company. We talk tech, get a reminder of GumGum’s goals, and get some additional info on what they’re working hard on. “GumGum’s always been ahead of its time in what we’ve introduced to the market. ” Wait, what? And they do what? Why the shift?

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Advertising Google Screening 76

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 Brad on blogging.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The AngelSoft Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. are eliminated during due diligence. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial angel screening.

Angel 89

Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 15, 2012

The voice technology enables a driver to dictate a phone call, an email or SMS, edit it or read (listen) and respond to emails and SMS texts received without the touch of a button or touch screen. Users can also get directions for local businesses, search the web or ‘play’ a song from a particular artist. Distracted driving.

Email 61

Email Technical Review Software Review Mobile 61

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2010

Bill Gates once famously said that people tend to overestimate the impact of technology in the 1-year timeframe and underestimate its impact in the 10-year timeframe. I tend not to go into heat when I hear the latest buzz on the tech blogs about the latest gadgets. Their first batch of shipping is due out in the next few weeks.

Technical Review 278

Technical Review Software Review Startup SoCal 278

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 23, 2012

You should cull this list to the best of the best, those that have a large number of high ratings and gushing reviews. Choosing something completely outside the norm forces users and reviewers to make note of how distinct you actually are. Your research through apps will compile a large list of competitors. What is their hook?

Marketing 84

Marketing Software Review Tips Competition 84

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The mythology of StoryBots, is that they are these little creature who live behind our screens. Gregg Spiridellis: We've got four products in the market right now. On the web, parents can upload photos of themselves, family members, and friends, and put them into a video alongside the StoryBots, in classic kids songs.

Content 224

Content Startup Screening Education 224

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

No cookies for guessing which reason they use to market to us. Before booking a hotel I always check out Trip Advisor and read reviews. It’s hard for angels to assess whether or not to invest because they often have day jobs and can’t commit to the kind of due diligence that most VCs go through.

Guide 293

Guide Funding Venture Capital Technical Review 293

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2008

We're always interested in how technology is influencing the business of Hollywood, and recently ran across Los Angeles-based Scripped. Scripped (www.scripped.com) is applying the world of Web 2.0 Sunil Rajaraman: We provide free, web-based screenwriting software to aspiring writers and professionals in the community.

Content 138

Content Writing Software Review Hollywood 138

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2010

I was an early user of Quora and like all new technologies they take a bit of playing with them for a while, discussing them with others and reflecting on them to let them sink in. Here’s my experience, my “ah ha&# moment and why I think, although still nascent, it’s one of the most powerful websites on the web right now.

Blogging 301

Blogging SEO Startup Writing 301

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2014

For Friday''s interview, we spoke with Terry Kay ithe new Chairman of the Pasadena Angels (www.pasadenaangels.com) on the group, and its relevance in the technology funding world today. To do that, we''ve help organize our members into subject matter areas, whether they know IT, or web stuff, or engineering, or manufacturing.

Pasadena Angels 162

Pasadena Angels Pasadena Angel Startup 162

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The mythology of StoryBots, is that they are these little creature who live behind our screens. Gregg Spiradellis: We've got four products in the market right now. On the web, parents can upload photos of themselves, family members, and friends, and put them into a video alongside the StoryBots, in classic kids songs.

Content 138

Content Startup Screening Education 138

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

It isn’t written by them or any marketing department – so please take it for what it is. The first big wave of this change came from the introduction of the iPhone, which was the first well built mobile device for using the web. Optimization technology is not new. What does it do?

Mobile 282

Mobile Invest Company Companies 282

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Of that smartphone internet time, mobile apps take up 86% of usage and only 14% access time via the mobile web. So what do people like about the mobile app technology? It is a good thing that there is an app for everything today — work, social media, games, shopping, travel, photography, and schedule of movie screenings.

Mobile 40

Mobile Social Media Google Software Review 40

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Looking towards at the end of this year or early next year for our first outside seed round and plan out to build an Android and web version and do marketing and sales. Any opinions on the “phablets” you see on the market? The bigger screen, the better. AM: I think for video they are great.

Startup 106

Startup Design Mobile Software Review 106

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. It’s a gathering of friends and tech enthusiasts of all stripes. This Spotlight takes place Thursday, July 14, at The California Institute of Technology (CalTech).

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Frank Addante

JUNE 10, 2007

the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Technical Review Software Review Advertising 40

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2010

Do you screen all of the documents on the marketplace, or how does that work? Jason Nazar: We screen the profiles, but we don't screen the content. We want to make sure the marketplace is for professional content, so we screen to make sure the seller is a professional or small business owner, or a startup or entrepreneur.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review Rustic Canyon Screening Startup 171

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud. I get approached about clean tech or biotech periodically – I don’t focus on these. In ad tech there’s Seth Levine at Foundry Group and both Dana Settle & Ian Sigelow at Greycroft. Of course much of it is conflicting.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

For decades the “layering&# of technology has allowed us to develop IT systems and networks in a specialized way that let’s best-of-breed technology solutions to emerge at each layer of the stack and to allow people with different skill sets to specialize in key areas without having to have competence in every technology arena.

Startup 343

Startup Technical Review S3 Services 343