Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Studying for the SAT, LSAT, GMAT, TOEFL, MCAT and other standardized tests in the US is a massive market that has been dominated for years by Kaplan and Princeton Review. Knewton, Grockit and others are creating new ways for students to study for these tests in a more cost effective way. The build “implicit social networks.&#

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. When I’m on a VC panel, I’m always amused by the answers from my co-panelists as they are usually the same set of “VC cliches” which makes it even more fun when I blurt out my answer.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Pitching a VC. If you can’t get product released and validated then do user studies. They might be as hard as raising VC. And just like with VC’s – it is as much the partner your working wit as the group more broadly. But if you CAN find a way to even get your 0.1

Angel 291

Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The service can be accessed by computer, mobile phone ( iPhone , Android ) or social network ( Facebook ). While studying at university, one of the founders had a girlfriend who lived in another city. Daimler AG and European VC firm Earlybird are strategic investors in our company. Any user stats? What inspired them?

Training 82

Training Marketing Competition Platform 82

SoCal CTO

MAY 4, 2010

Redeye VC , April 13, 2010 Startup Development - SoCal CTO , April 23, 2010 Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering? . Redeye VC , April 13, 2010 Startup Development - SoCal CTO , April 23, 2010 Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

CTO Hire 150

CTO Hire Venture Capital Startup Social Network 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

After that evaporated, I didn’t invest again until just after the dotcom crash (when my long-suffering spouse grounded me from any further entrepreneurial ventures :-)). The second company in which I invested, back in 2001, was a novel concept from the serial entrepreneur who invented social networking.

Invest 88

Invest Angel Venture Capital Entrepreneur 88

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Social Networks and Citizen Commerce: Reinventing Ecommerce. Entrepreneurism / Monetization Funding, psychology , vc. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization Pitch Session, Startups / Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital (VC) / Angels / Investors. . Case Study marketing, Online community, Social Networking. . .

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69