socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

In recent months, a dozen accelerators and incubators have emerged in the Southern California area, looking to help take the new generation of technology startups to funding and beyond. which programs are--and aren't--worth looking at has become very difficult, if not impossible, for startup entrepreneurs. Amount: Varies.

Southern California 145

Southern California Incubator Guide Truecar 145

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Tech Coast Angels is the largest angel investor group in the US, with nearly 300 members and $100M personally invested in startups over the last decade. And in recent years, they’ve been involved in some interesting SoCal startups such as Zag, SodaHead, and Vokle. Visit TechZulu for full story.

Tech Coast Angels 61

Tech Coast Angels SoCal Southern California Angel 61

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

I was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA.&# If you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a read, but I thought I’d elaborate on the topic since it comes up all the time. So it’s always a trade-off.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Top for January 16, 2009 - January 31, 2009 Posts Are You Selling Online Yet? Here’s how to do it.

Layoffs 159

Layoffs Woodland Hills Southern California Orange County 159

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 31, 2011

As I discussed in Matching Algorithm , I end up talking to a lot of startups who want to become the eHarmony of careers, eHarmony of clothes, eHarmony of jobs, eHarmony of tutoring, eHarmony of services, eHarmony of investments, etc. So, it makes it much harder to predict, test and scale a network effect startup.

eHarmony 204

eHarmony Marketing Startup Zag 204

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 31, 2011

As I discussed in Matching Algorithm , I end up talking to a lot of startups who want to become the eHarmony of careers, eHarmony of clothes, eHarmony of jobs, eHarmony of tutoring, eHarmony of services, eHarmony of investments, etc. So, it makes it much harder to predict, test and scale a network effect startup.

eHarmony 196

eHarmony Marketing Startup Zag 196

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. Mark Suster: Let's start at the 50,000 foot level, then I'll segue into that question.

GRP Partners 157

GRP Partners Southern California Santa Barbara Rustic Canyon 157