Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Operating experience (Helped run parts of CitySearch & UrbanSpoon, tons of product management experience, Board of Hatch Labs which helped spawn Tinder). Wonderful human being who is civically engaged, mother of 3, mentorer of younger founders, hard worker and arguer extraordinaire (so says her current Twitter bio).

Venture Capital 408

Venture Capital Startup Outsource Development CitySearch 408

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. years there has been an initiative in Los Angeles called Launchpad LA. One senior mentor to Launchpad LA recently said, “I got more out of Launchpad LA than I even put in. For the past 2.5

Venture Capital 287

Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

Working with early-stage teams : coaching, mentoring, setting strategy, rolling up sleeves: 9/10. I divided success into the phases of venture capital and 18 months into writing my first check here was my view (details on each in the link above). Sourcing high-quality leads : 9/10. Since then?

Venture Capital 387

Venture Capital Downey Writing Press 387

Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

This corporate partnership has proven well for these startups in helping them launch their products and services into another galaxy. The company has a majority stake in Team Liquid, a top esports team in the US and Europe with 60 pro players, coaches, and analysts competing in nine games as well as a minority stake in Super League Gaming.

Artificial Inteligence 108

Artificial Inteligence Startup Entertainment Press 108

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

SWNext Los Angeles has teamed up with Cross Campus to host the 5-week class that will be led by the founder and CEO of QuantSoft, Wilton Risenhoover, who also teaches entrepreneurship at UCLA Extension. It is also for established businesses that are working on a new product launch and have hit some roadblocks they need to flesh out.

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Class Mentor Startup UCLA 98

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I’m super excited to announce that GRP Partners led the investment in Ethan Anderson’s new company MyTime (link has LA-based merchants but will give you a good feel for the product). ” So Ethan went to work as a product manager at Google Video. I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan.

CTO Coach 359

CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Los Angeles-based Fuel50 (www.fuel50.com) You can find a mentor, a coach, a project, or experience, to help you prepare for the role you are looking for. We were originally operating as a coaching company, and we built out this assessment technology for our own clients. It's very much matching pieces into a puzzle.

Help 100

Help Southern California Startup Technical Review 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Angels have been prolific for years now and they, too, rely on downstream money to cover their bets. Products that ship late and place entire companies under serious stress. This is when founders need you the most – either are coach, mentor, interviewer, work off-loader or honest-mirror-reflection of reality.

Venture Capital 374

Venture Capital Invest Press Startup 374

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

If you’re an early investor like I am that often means writing the first $2-3 million check into a business that previously had either survived on fumes or on a $500,000 angel round. The best ones bring in more executive leadership so you can appropriate allocate resources across sales, marketing, product, engineering and support.

Startup 381

Startup Resource Venture Capital Activity 381

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 7, 2013

Entrepreneurs will also be able to communicate with the Bloggerati and showcase their products to the world. According to Snodgrass, SGL wants to deliver products and services that can quickly help entrepreneurs get the attention, and funding they need and have been overwhelmed with mentor, Angels, and VC requests since launch and to date.

Google 87

Google Technical Review Press Software Review 87

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The group--which was started by Richard Koffler and John Morris , two well known investors in Los Angeles--has been trying to help connect CEOs with interesting university and other technology projects. We need to be able to determine a pathway to a revenue generating product. Where is this talent coming from? Thanks, and good luck!

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Networking Research Startup USC 215

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

I was very excited by how inclusion was such a priority in the space, Startup of the Year wanted to work with us to make sure the event reflected our community ,” said Denayja Reese, Partnerships and Production Manager of BlackTech Week. Pipeline Angels (National Network). The Case Foundation (Washington, DC).

Startup 139

Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 139

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

It does mean that everyone on the team, from you the founder to your most introverted developer, needs to really understand and believe in the product and strategy, and when asked, doesn’t hesitate to be an advocate for you and the business. Provide cross-functional mentoring and coaching.

Marketing 71

Marketing Tips Technical Review Social Media 71

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Leroy Hood, the well known DNA and genomics pioneer�which combines gene sequencing with a host of other diagnostic tests, with personalized counselors and health and wellness recommendations, recently launched an expansion into California, starting in Los Angeles. Arivale is based in Seattle. What is Arivale?

Coach 100

Coach Startup Study Venture Capital 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

So part of playing an effective coach is helping the team to see the answer for themselves. We talk a lot about his schooling, his early jobs as a developer and then as a VC and we talk about his decision to spend winters in Los Angeles. But unless management buys into your premise then you can’t offer effective input.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Startup Writing Blogging 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2011

If you are new to the entrepreneurial world of startups, you are likely confused by the terminology of seed-stage, lean startups, micro-VCs, and Super Angels. Super Angels. Like most angels and micro-VCs, however, they still start with relatively small sums of money, often investing only $10,000 to $50,000 in the first increment.

Startup 92

Startup Funding Seed Funding Incubator 92

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

I admit that I haven’t yet read it but I’ve had numerous discussions with Brad over the years about board structure & conduct and consider him a mentor on the topic. how to market our products and company. when to build out our offices in Silicon Valley, New York & Los Angeles. In the Early Days.

Startup 325

Startup Sales Technical Review Software Review 325

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

If you are new to the entrepreneurial world of startups, you are likely confused by the terminology of seed-stage, lean startups, micro-VCs, and Super Angels. Super Angels. Like most angels and micro-VCs, however, they still start with relatively small sums of money, often investing only $10,000 to $50,000 in the first increment.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Startup Seed Funding Incubator 101

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

I have been involved with a high profile one in Los Angeles – Launchpad LA – and we’ve decided to make a shift so I thought this was a good time for reflection. Sam is an uber-networker, savvy, helpful, product-oriented leader who had a great eye for young entrepreneurs and a passion about helping them.

Venture Capital 290

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Funding 290

Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

Last year, venture capitalists and angels who co-invested with them placed $7 billion into seed and early-stage deals, an 11 percent increase from 2009, according to the most recent PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report. Meet angels via the entrepreneurs they’ve funded. By Monica Mehta.

Tips 100

Tips Capital Tech Coast Angels Screening 100

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 8, 2011

We started seeing a demand for what we were doing and from there began throwing singles parties, doing match making, and date coaching. After this question, Val and I went on to discuss the dating scene in Los Angeles from both the males and females prospectives. Also the understanding that your product is going to change.

Startup 75

Startup Technical Review Blogging Demand 75

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

A month ago, I participated in my first ever Startup Weekend event in Los Angeles, California in the co-working spaces at Coloft. Because we are still in idea stage, it is in the best interest of the company to keep only a few key people to work on executing the product. But a wise mentor of mine said, “Go with your gut!

Startup 100

Startup Ideas San Diego Mentor 100

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Run great meetings (don’t be a productivity drain on the company). It is such an under-discussed issue as we spend our time in startups mostly talking about products, marketing and fund raising. And as a VC, mentor, angel investor and founder of Launchpad LA I live it as a routine of my life.

Venture Capital 319

Venture Capital Startup Sales Customer 319

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

As a mentor to young aspiring entrepreneurs , I often get asked for tips on a strategy to get started. Check out local sources for coaching and assistance. Don’t be shy about networking for advisors with business experience for coaching and mentoring. The ability to pivot quickly is a key to success.

Startup 114

Startup Tips Coach Satisfaction 114

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 16, 2011

After college I came back to Los Angeles to work in the advertising industry. We began doing singles events, matchmaking, and date coaching. Whether is was what systems to use or the best way to build our product. For a female entering this world you have to get mentors, ask people to coffee. Entertainment. While at E!,

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Santa Monica Startup Beverly Hills Orange County 74

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2017

Business is more about people than product. As an angel investor in startups, I often find myself looking harder at the quality of the team and the leadership, than at the details of the product and business model. For your own business, the right time to address expected norms is during coaching and before hiring.

Funding 55

Funding Satisfaction Customer Custom 55

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2013

You build a team, ship your product, more tech press, more funding. Another meeting last week with a different founder who sold for 100′s of millions and is not an active angel, “Startups are hard. But reality sets in after the first few battles. You raised your seed funds. You get invited to speak on panels.

Startup 371

Startup Press Blogging Entrepreneur 371