InfoChachkie

APRIL 14, 2014

Even the organization''s lexicon reinforces its startup mindset. Like a venture capitalist, ABC''s involvement does not end when a grant check is cashed. Rather, the organization provides ongoing support of its "portfolio," including strategic planning, recruitment of Board members and public relations expertise.

Organization 199

Organization Startup Technical Review Invest 199

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

In the early days of the Internet as an advertising medium the industry organized to create “standard ad units&# for which most media companies would sell their inventory. by having the user enter a small code before seeing the content much like you do with a “Captcha&# screen to prove you’re a human. I know, I know.

Media 288

Media Advertising Screening Content 288

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 22, 2010

This week I was preparing for my weekly This Week in Venture Capital web show and was researching some of the deals that were announced for the week. I registered it in my mind at the time, “hmm, a screen cast while you’re on Skype, that’s pretty clever.&# CloudShare as a product also sounded like a great idea to me.

Screening 266

Screening Screencast Web Yammer 266

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

At night I had a group dinner where I met 6 new entrepreneurs and hung out with some old friends from law firms, banks and other VC funds. On a phone call it’s too easy to be distracted and thumb through paperwork, stare out the window or glance at your computer screen. You can’t remember why you loved somebody over the phone.

Software Review 381

Software Review Startup Email Conference 381

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

He found creative ways to politely stay on my radar screen. But … we had committed to setting up an EIR program where we would fund people to work on their ideas in our offices and also get the dual experience of working inside a VC. The choice of how much VC work and how much start-your-company work you want to do is up to you.

Startup 372

Startup Course Ideas Invest 372

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

We can help you organize video on demand and pay-per-view offerings. What happened with smart phones, is consumers are buying more and more applications, but a screen can only fit a dozen icons. Patrick Kennedy: We've had fantastic funding from a venture capital firm called Mobile Media Ventures.

Content 189

Content Screening Mobile Customer 189

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

This is perhaps the most reliable source of information on angel investor groups across the world, and the software is used by most of the other angel organizations mentioned below for deal flow. It boasts 595 member-managed groups and VCs, 30,203 investors, and 2,900 new company applications a month. Keiretsu Forum.

Angel 102

Angel Keiretsu Organization Template 102

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Equally, I encouraged entrepreneurs to spend time getting to know their future VCs early because getting a feel for your chemistry is far more important than how the VC is ranked in some survey. Equally, I encouraged entrepreneurs to thoroughly reference check their VCs – you’ll learn much more from this than anything else.

Entrepreneur 330

Entrepreneur Marketing Venture Capital Hulu 330

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2015

We all have strengths and special interests, and it always pays to capitalize on these, rather than assume all opportunities are the same. I am not convinced that any organization has the ultimate system to map your DNA to business success, with all the unknowns of a new business and personal idiosyncrasies, but it’s a good start.

Startup 106

Startup Incubator Entrepreneur Metrics 106

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

Many sales organizations or inexperienced startup CEOs spend their time with leads who either aren’t a good fit for their solution, aren’t decisions makers in their organization or don’t have budget and therefore they aren’t likely to buy. I think that’s where many startups and even VC funds go wrong.

Sales 150

Sales SaaS Startup Venture Capital 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

Kind of like a law firm (or VC firm) with four partners but shortened to just two, people dropped off his second two words. The power of large screen real estate. .” Part of the beauty of blogging that in two sittings Fred was able to influence what was built over the next 12 months. The power of a keyboard.

Web 334

Web Mobile Startup Software Review 334

Steve Reich

AUGUST 9, 2012

With the VC ranks shrinking, founders need to tap every source of capital out there. The accelerators are succeeding in generating more companies at the same time that the VC industry is contracting. A VC I respect just told me “the environment is not flush with cash, no matter what the media is saying.”

Angel 49

Angel Pasadena Angels Venture Capital Pasadena 49

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

in venture capital and publicly launched in May 2011. Currently an active angel investor (venture capital) with over 20 investments in startup companies, Mr. Sudek sits on the Tech Coast Angels board of governors (the largest angel investment organization in the US).

Orange County 106

Orange County Miramar Startup Tech Coast Angels 106

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

On Losing in VC. So I organized a team dinner with all four of my partners and all three of their founders. I know I won’t win every deal I want to in VC. There are other great VC’s in SoCal and there is always the allure of the NorCal guys flying down and talking about how they invested in Google, Facebook, Yahoo!

Outsource Development 333

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 333

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

On Losing in VC. So I organized a team dinner with all four of my partners and all three of their founders. I know I won’t win every deal I want to in VC. There are other great VC’s in SoCal and there is always the allure of the NorCal guys flying down and talking about how they invested in Google, Facebook, Yahoo!

Outsource Development 328

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 328

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2016

We take this data, and organize those into dimensions�your diabetes range, your cardiovascular system, optimal aging, nutrition, stress. The second thing I learned as a VC, is that data paralyzes people. It's all about the app, or the computer screen, or the data. VC is definitely a dream job.

Coach 100

Coach Startup Study Venture Capital 100

Tech.Co

JANUARY 19, 2016

Investing in Caplinked was an easy decision for us,” explained Subtraction Capital General Partner Jason Portnoy. Given the nature of the venture capital industry, we understand the need for a secure deal management and stakeholder communications platform. It complements other tech you are using. They are great filing cabinets.

Doc 120

Doc Invest Screening Capital 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

As an entrepreneur, simply enter your location online, and it will list the angel and VC organizations near you. You can then begin your application to one or more of these organizations right on the same screen. A caveat is that this is a for-profit organization, so fees to present may be significant.

Angel 48

Angel Keiretsu Startup Template 48

socalTECH

JULY 28, 2017

Jeff Kukowski: From an overly simplistic perspective, is in addition to the identity and access management we provide, what we are best in the world at is the risk analysis we show before we even show someone a login screen. Vinny Smith was the founder of Quest, and Toba Ventures is his venture capital firm.

IP 100

IP Artificial Inteligence CIO Startup 100

Xconomy

JULY 13, 2016

More body cameras might deter police when they’re tempted to use excessive force—or support an officer’s side of the story—but they won’t cure systemic racism, in which law enforcement organizations are merely a participant, not a first cause. Hint: more face to face, less screen time.).

Social Media 40

Social Media High Tech Media Organization 40

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

I never felt threatened by having a smart wife who’s also much more organized and much nicer than I am. I told this story at our screening of the must-see movie —  Code: Debugging the Gender Gap. I couldn’t have married somebody I didn’t feel was my equal. I didn’t tell Kara until recently. She’s a competitive athlete.

Startup 150

Startup Los Angeles Help Screening 150

Steve Reich

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Someone has to do the heavy lifting of advocating, organizing, and building enthusiasm about your company within their Angel group. Getting Angel funding can be a challenge–you have to submit a business plan/presentation, survive the screening process, and then deliver a compelling presentation.

Tech Coast Angels 40

Tech Coast Angels Angel Pasadena Angels Startup 40

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2009

If I were writing about the most important attributes of a VC (hmmm) one of the things that would make my list is “ability to spot patterns.&# I see the same things over-and-over again and being able to spot things and compartmentalize them is important – it helps with short-handing analysis and learning.

Entrepreneur 306

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Customer 306

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2009

We met everybody in the organization. Something happened and it was clear to me that this IE issues was just a smoke screen. Somebody had gotten to somebody senior in the Thames organization. I know I won’t win every deal I want to in VC. But we worked the account tirelessly for months. The momentum had shifted.

Startup 151

Startup Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review 151

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2010

We help them identify products that are safe and health for them and their families, from organic baby food, to household items. Once that a product has made that initial screen, we look further, to make sure it's also cost effective and easy to live with. So, I reached out to this VC I mentioned, who sent him an email.

Software Review 200

Software Review Commerce Startup Sites 200

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

It’s why before every speech I call the organizer and drill them about who will be in the audience. As a VC it’s how I think through which markets will be attractive in the future, which ones I want to be in now and how the technology & business world will likely evolve. I look carefully at who is speaking before me.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

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. Everything happens in the browser (no software to download) and the finished product looks amazing on large screens! It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship. SuperDemo: Bill Gross.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

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. 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.

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Jake Wood serves as President of Team Rubicon , the organization he co-founded following the massive earthquake in Haiti. Capsule is an event planning and group sharing platform built to help anyone who is planning, attending, or organizing a trip, party, or event. Jameson Morris – Founder of Organic Soul and Conscious Box.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Frank Addante

JUNE 10, 2007

► 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. ► July (1) ► June (3) ► May (5) the Rubicon Project The Journey Startup 6.0: Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Technical Review Software Review Advertising 40