Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

.” * I first wrote about the changes to the Venture Capital ecosystem 10 years ago and this still serves as a good primer of how we arrived at 2011, a decade on from the Web 1.0 The market today would barely be recognizable by a time traveler from 2011. And the truth is that several entrepreneurs prefer it this way.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

MAY 15, 2011

April 25, 2011, Irvine, Calif — Tech Coast Venture Network (www.tcvn.org) is hosting the OC Technology Influencer Mixer & Summit 2011, an historic two-day event with partners CompTIA, the world’s largest technology association, the Technology Leadership Political Action Committee and Ingram Micro.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 26, 2011

Tuesday, February 1, 2011 -- TCA Entrepreneur Mixer. TCA Angel Investors Looking for Great Entrepreneurs to Fund If you are an entrepreneur with a new business or idea and want to talk to angel investors, don't miss the Tech Coast Angels OC Angel/Entrepreneur Mixer. We look forward to seeing you there.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 -- TCA Entrepreneur Mixer. TCA Angel Investors Looking for Great Entrepreneurs to Fund If you are an entrepreneur with a new business or idea and want to talk to angel investors and fellow entrepreneurs, don't miss the Tech Coast Angels OC Entrepreneur Mixer.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 10, 2011

Monday, May 16, 2011 -- 2011 OC Technology Influencer Mixer and Summit.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Monday, February 28, 2011 -- Ernst and Youngs Entrepreneur of the Year kickoff with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will host a reception on Monday, February 28, 2011 to kick off the 25th anniversary of Ernst and Youngs Entrepreneur Of The Year® (EOY) program for the Greater Los Angeles area.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 24, 2011

Thursday, January 27, 2011 -- Entrepreneur's Forum. This interactive full-day workshop has been developed by Procopio's Emerging Growth and Technology (EGandT) practice group for entrepreneurs involved with or contemplating involvement in start-up or emerging growth companies. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 1, 2011

Thursday, July 7, 2011 -- LA Entrepreneurs Connecting Communities. entrepreneurs will feature presentations from the main speakers and QandA session with an additional panel of local startups. Come mingle with the top social networks of L.A This networking event for L.A

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 2, 2011

Thursday, May 5, 2011 -- SBDC Dream and Discover Entrepreneurs Conference. The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) welcomes current and future small business owners, students and community members to attend the free SBDC 2011 Dream and Discover Entrepreneurs Conference on Thursday, May 5 from 1-6pm.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 5, 2011

Saturday, June 11, 2011 -- Crowdsourcing for the Entrepreneur: Unlocking the Power of Online Communities. Crowdsourcing, as a method of leveraging the massive pool of online users as resources, has become a viable set of techniques, tools, and marketplaces for organizations and entrepreneurs to drive innovation and generate value.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 14, 2011

Monday, April 18, 2011 -- Why Every Entrepreneur Must Write; Attract Customers, Generate Leads and Increase the Bottom Line. Dr. Flora Brown believes that every entrepreneur has a story or a process to share. Tech Coast Angels.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Friday, December 2, 2011 -- Maverick Angels Boot Camp for Entrepreneurs. Are you a serial entrepreneur and still find it difficult to raise money or communicate your offering in a way that is complete or compelling in the time given for your pitch to investors.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 -- Avoiding Common Entrepreneur Mistakes. Come join our speakers in an interactive forum that will help you identify and avoid some of the more common and costly entrepreneur mistakes. Techbizconnection. Youve got a great idea for a new business. See [link] (more)

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2011

Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2011. A majority of small business leaders intend to be more aggressive in 2011 by implementing a range of actions to advance their businesses. Respondents cited a greater focus on operating efficiencies as the number one step to achieving growth in 2011.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 25, 2011

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 -- LA Web/Mobile Software Entrepreneurs. Special keynote by Eytan Elbaz, current co-founder of Scopely, a social engagement platform, and formerly VP and founder of Applied Semantics, which was acquired by Google. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Thursday, November 3, 2011 -- Young Digital Entrepreneurs. USC Annenberg Innovation Lab. The USC Annenberg Innovation Lab welcomes a panel of tech-savvy innovators to discuss the digital market and social media and how they won success by engaging audiences.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 -- The Halo Effect: How Angels can Bridge the Entrepreneur Funding Gap. You are invited to attend the next Maverick Angels Open Evening for Entrepreneurs at the University of Southern California. Maverick Angels. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 12, 2011

Monday, April 18, 2011 -- Maverick Angels Open Evening for Entrepreneurs and TechBrew Mega Mixer. You are invited to attend the Maverick Angels Open Evening for Entrepreneurs and TechBrew Mega Mixer dual event for the Central Coast and Southern California regions. See [link] (more)

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Entrepreneur Angel Southern California Networking 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 27, 2011

Thursday, June 2, 2011 -- Maverick Angels Boot Camp for Entrepreneurs. Are you a serial entrepreneur and still find it difficult to raise money or communicate your offering in a way that is complete or compelling in the time given for your pitch to investors. See [link] (more)

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Entrepreneur Angel Ideas 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 -- Maverick Angels Open Evening for Entrepreneurs. The Open Evening is a bi-monthly event geared towards familiarizing entrepreneurs with the Maverick Angels process, our members, and our sponsors.

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Entrepreneur Angel Networking Invest 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 -- Unapologetic Rules For Game Changing Entrepreneurs. Drucker Business Forum. Andy Kessler, Co-founder and president of Velocity Capital Management in conversation with Mike Napoli, Chairman of the Tech Coast Angels Board of Directors. See [link] (more)

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Tech Coast Angels Entrepreneur Capital Angel 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 25, 2011

Thursday, March 31, 2011 -- CONNECT Entrepreneur Hall of Fame. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 5, 2011

Thursday, July 7, 2011 -- Maverick Angels Boot Camp for Entrepreneurs. See [link] (more)

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Entrepreneur Angel 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 10, 2011

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 -- THE 5 C'S of a Successful Entrepreneur. CEOSpace ROUNDTABLE EVENT. See [link] (more)

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2011

Welcome to the New Year 2011! If you haven’t tried it, one way to be happier at work is to be an entrepreneur, according to a recent survey in the UK , and an older one in the US. If you haven’t tried it, one way to be happier at work is to be an entrepreneur, according to a recent survey in the UK , and an older one in the US.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 4, 2011

Saturday, December 10, 2011 -- Untold Facets of an Entrepreneur's Success: Failure, Timing, Dumb Luck and Advice (Good and Bad). Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. Beneath the patina of their success, most ventures have a sausage-like story to tell that differs from familiar "how to build a company" lessons and catechism.

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Enterprise Forum Entrepreneur CalTech Marketing 100

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Those of us in the business of calculating (guessing) this mythical peak in value often make the same mistake as our entrepreneurs. LivingSocial took in $583 million in capital in 2010 and 2011 with little left in time to show for the investment and tremendous dilution to the founders. But there are wolves in the woods.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 13, 2011

Thursday, June 16, 2011 -- Financing Lessons from Entrepreneurs Who Funded Their Early-Stage Companies. For many first-time entrepreneurs this is new territory. So why go exploring on your own when you can learn from our panel of seasoned entrepreneurs who've funded and exited more than one successful business?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Thursday, November 10, 2011 -- Accelerators and Incubators: An Entrepreneur's Point of View. Upstart.LA.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 17, 2013

Performers Are Entrepreneurs. Mike was surprised when I identified him as an entrepreneur. Just like tech entrepreneurs, performers must create something from nothing and then package, position, promote and distribute their product to their fans. “It''s However, the title is apt. their) taxes all figured out.[LAUGHS]

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 5, 2011

Saturday, June 11, 2011 -- Crowdsourcing for the Entrepreneur: Unlocking the Power of Online Communities. Crowdsourcing, as a method of leveraging the massive pool of online users as resources, has become a viable set of techniques, tools, and marketplaces for organizations and entrepreneurs to drive innovation and generate value.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Enterprise Forum Netflix CalTech 100

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

The 2011 ARE is bound to go above and beyond last year’s event. If you are an AR Enthusiast – you will feel like a kid in a candy store at ARE 2011. Dates: May 17-18, 2011. ARE 2011 Sponsors: Qualcomm , Occipital , and Ogmento. After speaking with the Los Angeles based Daqri , the future of AR is very bright.

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2018

Culver City-based DataScience.com , a developer of data science software led by serial entrepreneur Ian Swanson, has been acquired by Oracle , the companies said on Wednesday. The exit is the second big one for Swanson, who sold his last startup, Sometrics, a virtual currency monetization platform, to American Express in 2011.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 21, 2011

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 -- Demo Night / Happy Hour. Come join us for happy hour drinks and tech nerdery. There are quite a few startups and apps coming out of LA that are gaining traction very quickly. Let's find out more about them!! See [link] (more)

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2014

I have added my own insights, based on my experience advising and working with entrepreneurs and startups: Pay for results, rather than pay for work. In the US, nearly 18 million workers identified themselves as independent in 2013, up 10% from 2011. Alison Maitland business entrepreneur future work Peter Thomson startup trends'

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InfoChachkie

MAY 4, 2015

The track was Like A Rolling Stone , which became Bob Dylan’s biggest selling song as was voted by Rolling Stone Magazine in 2011 as the Best Song Of All Time. However, like all entrepreneurs, I’ve had multiple versions of my own Dylan Moments. In contrast, successful entrepreneurs are driven by fear of losing out.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Together they envisioned a Match.com type of site for entrepreneurs to find each other and make things happen. In November 2011, they launched the CoFoundersLab.com platform. They took the “Match.com for entrepreneurs” model literally and hired the former CTO of Match.com to create the algorithms to help predict and recommend matches.

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