Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

One of the great joys of doing the web series This Week in VC every week is that I get to spend time with great people debating the issues of our day including how our industry is evolving as well as insights into how companies got started, got their initial traction and dealt with adversities. Oh, yeah.

Startup 286

Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 7, 2014

On the bottom right hand corner of the screen, an ominous button reads ADD MORE STRESS? . The difference here, is the quick injection of capital and guidance to create bullet train-like growth. The clock boldly stated 46:23:50. 46 days, 23 hours, 50 minutes. “What does that do?” ” I wondered.

Startup 74

Startup Case Study Study Screening 74

InfoChachkie

APRIL 14, 2014

Sound Organization: financially healthy and operationally viable, with strong funder relationships, well-trained staff and reliable systems and infrastructure. We have a rigorous screening process, and we only fund the very best programs that are able to quantify their impact. We differentiate ourselves in four ways. JG: I love it!

Organization 199

Organization Startup Technical Review Invest 199

Steve Reich

AUGUST 9, 2012

With the VC ranks shrinking, founders need to tap every source of capital out there. The entrepreneurs in startups are trained to go fast and run lean. The accelerators are succeeding in generating more companies at the same time that the VC industry is contracting. The conflict is built in.

Angel 49

Angel Pasadena Angels Venture Capital Pasadena 49

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

When I first got into VC I decided I better have some investment themes. Nordstrom sales reps are trained to do this to, but of course they can’t know every customer that walks around the store. “People still want calls …&#. They know what you bought the last time you were shopping. Or can they?

Mobile 329

Mobile Advertising Media Marketing 329

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2016

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. I entered into this study, and thought�since I'd been training for the Ironman�I'd be the healthiest person in the study. Clayton Lewis: That's a great question.

Coach 100

Coach Startup Study Venture Capital 100

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2017

We've partnered with a VC out of New York called Dorilton Capital. My goal is to help people, but I am not a trained therapist. We go through a rigours screening process, where we interact with the therapists on our platform, so that we are comfortable with them speaking to clients.

Social Network 113

Social Network Startup Platform Networking 113

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

On Losing in VC. 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! They had a team trained up in Documentum and we certainly had enemies from the inside.

Outsource Development 333

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 333

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

On Losing in VC. 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! They had a team trained up in Documentum and we certainly had enemies from the inside.

Outsource Development 328

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 328

Xconomy

JULY 13, 2016

Better edtech, perhaps in the form of next-generation MOOCs and other online training, might help people beset by the skills gap enter the high-tech workforce, which might help to slow rising inequality. Hint: more face to face, less screen time.). But building effective courseware and delivering it to the right people will take time.

Social Media 40

Social Media High Tech Media Organization 40

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC. This is not just the perspective of a VC although I can’t say I have zero VC bias. This is not just the perspective of a VC although I can’t say I have zero VC bias. Neither can any VC. Executive Summary. Why buy me?

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2009

They had a team trained up in Documentum and we certainly had enemies from the inside. Something happened and it was clear to me that this IE issues was just a smoke screen. I know I won’t win every deal I want to in VC. But we worked the account tirelessly for months. We met everybody in the organization.

Startup 151

Startup Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review 151

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 14, 2013

When computers moved from “green screens” to Windows we – the educated, young, technophiles – easily grasped the concept. It was hard to imagine customer service reps who had learned every keystroke short-cut by heart on a green screen and weren’t eager to embrace the obvious future.

Product 408

Product Design Technical Review Screening 408

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

As CEO of the consulting, training and research firm Ferrazzi Greenlight, Ferrazzi counsels the world’s top enterprises on how to dramatically accelerate the development of business relationships to drive sales, spark innovation and create team cohesion. Romain Gaillard founded the Detox Market with Valerie.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The idea that your i/o must be a computer log-in screen or even a mobile app is antiquated in a world in which we increasingly like to message either 1–1 or in groups. And of course we welcome Microsoft Ventures. Around that time Salesforce launched “Chatter,” which was led by Chuck — so it’s a space he knows well.

Software 105

Software Mobile Artificial Inteligence Oracle 105

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

This applies equally to VCs, startups & big company executives. Despite the importance of creativity, there seems to be almost no focus on teaching it, encouraging it, training at it & incorporating it into our daily routines. The need for creativity extends well beyond product design. Many people are visual thinkers.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2012

From this debate about Klout John and I have had a series of in person meetings and debates about our industry (both VC & tech) and what is changing. I almost don’t want to tell you because I love the product and would love for them to stay under the radar screen from investors. 2:00 Why don’t you like the term VC?

Cornerstone OnDemand 303

Cornerstone OnDemand Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup 303