socalTECH
MARCH 21, 2014
In a world with a rash of startup incubators and accelerators, super angels, crowdfunding sites, and more, what''s the relevance of organized angel investments groups? First off, for those not familiar with the Pasadena Angels, talk about the group? Without that, many companies would not have gone very far.
SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 12, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012 -- How Investors Really See Your Startup. SCV Startup. Ever wonder how an investor would view your startup? If you read Tech Crunch it seems like every startup is raising capital.that's far from the truth. How do they make decisions on what to invest in? How do they decide how much to invest?
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Steve Reich
JULY 20, 2013
Here is the Angel Capital Association’s take: SEC regs. Please–call your Congressman, write your Senator, and post a comment at the SEC’s website. Because our Nanny State thinks Angel Investors need “protection” I normally try to keep my politics out of my blog, but this is ridiculous.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 10, 2012
The clean technology sector is infamous for taking a big toll on startups--requiring large investments, risky technology propositions, steep international competition, and fickle government policies. We spoke with founder Neal Roche about his startup, which provides testing tools for the electric vehicle (EV) market.
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 28, 2012
The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.
Steve Reich
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
was launched with nearly $2mm in Angel funding from the Pasadena Angels and Tech Coast Angels. We had an advocate in each Angel group who aggressively lead the effort. Someone has to do the heavy lifting of advocating, organizing, and building enthusiasm about your company within their Angel group.
Steve Reich
SEPTEMBER 14, 2014
We never did really figure out how to monetize the app itself, but the team kept up a weekly email dialogue with active users. No great fortunes were established, but it was nevertheless a substantial success, given the 95% failure rate for startups. Is a team who takes a moderate outcome giving up too early? For investors?
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