Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

Because my role as a VC requires me to take and endless stream of meetings I long ago decided I need to learn as much as I can from the meetings I attend so I often just ask tons of questions and assimilate knowledge. When I think about what defines us as a VC I think: Operationally knowledgeable / strong startup competence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports. Other project and research reports in their library are a rich source of new ideas, if you are still looking for a place to start. Access to entrepreneurs-in-residence, business mentors. Access to intellectual property and current research.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2021

If the entrepreneur wants total control of their own venture, with no one looking over their shoulder, they should work within the limits of their own resources, a process called bootstrapping. Investors will expect at least one seat on the board, and expect a board report from you each month on key items.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

She hasn’t raised any venture capital. It represents the great majority of entrepreneurship and eschews the fairytale rags-to-VC-riches stories we so often read about in the press. I blog on entrepreneurship & VC precisely because entrepreneurs and other VCs are my customers. That may soon change.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. Deal evaluations the Foundry way, which continues into a great discussion about VC decision-making processes. “So Brad’s start in Venture Capital. was starting. Protocol Digital Life.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

I don’t think any serious VC or angel thought it was “collusion.&# They could chat about it with their peers or mentors. I just had this chat last night with a friend / VC who I respect. Sometimes I get requests from college students asking for help on a report. Is VC being disrupted by AngelList?

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 31, 2017

People are building mentoring networks. But women in the industry aren’t optimistic about big changes coming soon, according to a new report and survey from digital healthcare investment firm Rock Health. To close the healthcare and life sciences gender gap, there have been programs to move women into the boardroom.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2012

OCTANe , the Orange County-based organization helping to bolster the high tech industry and entrepreneurs, reported this morning that in the first half of 2012, companies participating in its startup accelerator have raised a total of $26.8M in funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

One of the interesting things about being a VC is that you often see companies in transition. In a VC business when you raise additional capital you need to “level up” and act the round you are. You’re the coach, mentor, cheerleader. But your job isn’t to make every decision for him.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Accepted participants will receive $120,000 in investment capital to develop their ideas, along with mentor support from top Disney executives, including Chairman and CEO Robert A. Recall, in 2013, Los Angeles collectively saw $1.1 For official info including how to apply, visit www.disneyaccelerator.com.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Clearstone Ventures (www.clearstone.com). Venture capital for innovators. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Glendale , Pixelgate , PricewaterhouseCoopers , PRTechConnect , Safire Partners , Silicon Valley Bank , Stubbs Alderton & Markiles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports. Other project and research reports in their library are a rich source of new ideas, if you are still looking for a place to start. Access to entrepreneurs-in-residence, business mentors. Access to intellectual property and current research.

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Entrepreneur Capital Class Startup 55

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 22, 2013

Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur and VC, Karl Mehta has launched Code For India (CFI) to empower the country’s citizens to actively participate in improving their communities. With just a mobile phone, the app connects volunteers at primary schools even in remote villages and gives them the ability to collect and report data.

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Clearstone Organization Education Google 79

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2015

If the entrepreneur wants total control of their own venture, with no one looking over their shoulder, they should work within the limits of their own resources, a process called bootstrapping. Investors will expect at least one seat on the board, and expect a board report from you each month on key items.

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Funding Entrepreneur Startup Report 106

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

If the entrepreneur wants total control of their own venture, with no one looking over their shoulder, they should work within the limits of their own resources, a process called bootstrapping. Investors will expect at least one seat on the board, and expect a board report from you each month on key items.

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Entrepreneur Startup Report Mentor 56

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2014

If the entrepreneur wants total control of their own venture, with no one looking over their shoulder, they should work within the limits of their own resources, a process called bootstrapping. Angel and venture capital money always comes with strings attached, starting with the obvious ones outlined in the term sheet for the deal.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. Over the past 4 years LA’s tech fundings have growing at a 30% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) which is > 4 times the US average VC CAGR (7%). In the last full year where we have data LA attracted $1.5

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Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

Last year, venture capitalists and angels who co-invested with them placed $7 billion into seed and early-stage deals, an 11 percent increase from 2009, according to the most recent PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report. million in angel and venture capital.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Colleen Taylor is based in San Francisco where she is a reporter for TechCrunch TV. Previously she worked for GigaOM, where she reported on startups and Silicon Valley. Earlier, Colleen reported for Mergermarket, an online newswire and subsidiary of the Financial Times focused on M&A. Monday, August 27th, 2012.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2017

The problem with this approach is that most of this information could be disseminated before the meeting and the time you have with what should be some of your most important mentors is wasted as they turn into an audience vs. counsellors. If you’re at that level of reporting you’re probably sub-optimizing your board’s role.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

That’s our great gain as Snapchat has also raised a lot of money at a monster valuation ($10 billion reported) and has been scooping up talented Stanford engineers and relocating them to LA. Local capital matters. Local mentors matter. Locally we call it “the Snapchat effect.” So what can a community do?

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Start Engine offers a team of mentors who have proven themselves as successful entrepreneurs – not professional investors – ensuring that its startups are guided by the right people for the right reasons. We leverage our network in the Los Angeles community to provide members with access to potential employees, mentors and investors.

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. But notably you had the following changes: Horizontally scalable computing & storage systems, which meant you required less capital up front for hardware. It’s worth having a quick read of the first few paragraphs of their annual report. Venture Capital.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Providing more than just money, TCA brings connections, knowledge, mentoring and operational assistance to bold early-stage entrepreneurs with game-changing ideas. Idealab also continues to partner with leading venture capital firms and other strategic investors to provide the resources to maximize the potential of these companies.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Providing more than just money, TCA brings connections, knowledge, mentoring and operational assistance to bold early-stage entrepreneurs with game-changing ideas. Idealab also continues to partner with leading venture capital firms and other strategic investors to provide the resources to maximize the potential of these companies.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

Almost all credited their spouse, or a mentor, in helping them achieve their success. I was actually working for The Hollywood Reporter at the time and enjoyed the benefits of this marketing drive.:). Please excuse the quality of this pic, it’s more to showcase one such partnership. But I digress.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

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. I applied to hundreds of jobs: low-level VC roles, startups jobs, even to big tech companies. But how do you actually get the right people to be your mentors? It’s simple.

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Startup Product Technology Venture Capital 191

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Providing more than just money, TCA brings connections, knowledge, mentoring and operational assistance to bold early-stage entrepreneurs with game-changing ideas. Idealab also continues to partner with leading venture capital firms and other strategic investors to provide the resources to maximize the potential of these companies.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Pricing models, the freemium myth and why you may not be charging enough for your product - Seth Levine's VC Adventure , August 12, 2010 I’ve been pulled into a number of product and pricing meetings recently (for reasons unknown I’ve become the Foundry pricing and productization guy). clearly didn’t cause this.” How it happens.

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Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. ► March (1) Office 2.0:

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