LA Techstar Class Includes Local Startups
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 20, 2021
Several local startups are among the 2021 class for Techstars' Los Angeles Accelerator.
Here is How to Make Sense of Conflicting Startup Advice
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 30, 2014
Many startups now go through accelerators and have mentors passing through each day with advice – usually it’s conflicting. There are bootcamps, startup classes, video interviews – the sources are now endless. Because I’ve asked more than 100 VCs similar questions I start to notice patterns in thinking.
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Whom Should You Hire at a Startup? (Attitude Over Aptitude)
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 17, 2011
Your ability to keep up is dependent on having a great team of differing skills. We know that if you start with ho-hum founders you’re less likely to assemble a world-class team. Find people to “punch above their weight class”. So what do it mean to “punch above one’s weight class?” Is this philosophy exaggerated?
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Why “The Culture of Failure” is Imperative to Startup Communities
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 4, 2012
I recently wrote about the 12 tips to building successful startup communities. I lived in London from 1997-2005 and for 6 of those years ran my startup based out of London. It was a strange contrast for me having grown up in Northern California where failure seemed to be a badge of honor. 3:30 What is the class all about?
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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
Tracy DiNunzio isn’t your typical Silicon Valley startup founder. She did her first tech startup after the age of 30. And she didn’t start her company in Northern California. She leveraged herself and even sold many of her possessions to get started. She started her business from a personal need.
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363 Startup Sales – Why Hiring Seasoned Reps May Not Work
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 12, 2010
If you’re interested in recruiting sales people, I wrote on the topic of startup sales people: who to hire & when – understanding the roles of Journeymen, Mavericks & Superstars. Evangelical sales – Understanding startup sales people and process. Here is my recommended approach. You learn by asking.
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Some Thoughts about Selling at Startups
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 31, 2012
Her post is short & well written so definitely worth a read if you’re a startup person and want to hear some sensible views on sales. Erin’s main points: “As a former tech sales executive, I agree with many of [Mark's] lessons — when applied to later-stage, post-traction point startups.
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Helping Startups Understand Salespeople & the Sales Culture
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 3, 2014
Most technology startups seem to be funded by product people or business people. My first startup was no different. They are the lifeblood of many companies yet they are different than the traditional technology startup DNA so the ways that you hire, motivate, compensate and assess performance of these individuals will be different.
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Precellerator Opens Up Applications For New Class
socalTECH
MAY 21, 2019
The Precellerator , the Santa Monica-based startup incubation and accelerator effort with ties to local technology law firm Stubbs, Alderton, and Markiles LLP, has opened up applications for its next class of startups, the accelerator said on Tuesday. The new class starts on September 3rd. READ MORE>>.
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Everything about Java 8
TechEmpower
MARCH 27, 2013
I'll do my best to keep this document up to date. A common scenario in Java libraries is, for some interface Foo , there would be a companion utility class Foos with static methods for generating or working with Foo instances. An interface cannot provide a default implementation for any of the methods of the Object class.
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Startup Boost Los Angeles Opens Apps For Fall Class
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Startup Boost Los Angeles has opened up applications for its Fall 2019 class, according to the group. The programs--which does not charge fees or take equity from companies in its program--says it is seeking nine early stage startups to take part in its eight-week program, designed to help early stage startups.
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Preccelerator Takes Apps For Next Accelerator Class
socalTECH
MARCH 5, 2019
Santa Monica-based Preccelerator , the early-stage, startup accelerator associated with Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, says it has opened up applications for its next class. Deadlines for applications are March 20th.
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New Startup Incubator Launches At Loyola Marymount
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
There's a new, startup incubator in town in West Los Angeles--this time, launching out of Loyola Marymount University and its College of Business. According to the school, it has launched the The LMU CBA Business Incubator , a brand new startup incubator focused on companies in the technology and consumer products area. READ MORE>>.
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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 13, 2013
One of my favorite events last year was attending Startup Grind where I got to interview Clayton Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma. ” We talked about my influences as a younger person and what got me started in technology and entrepreneurship. And of course we talked about many of my views of building startups.
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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup
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. But the most important metric has been the deep and lasting relationships that have been built with startups and also between senior executives. So What is Different for Class Three?
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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.
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286 Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 20, 2010
I recently did a post for startups on understanding sales people. A few people have asked me to try and define the perfect startup organization chart. But I do have more insight into understanding your startup team. Often I’m asked by startup CEO’s about how to best build an engineering team.
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400 GRP Excited to add Sam Rosen to Its Ranks. How Did He Get the Role? Hustle. Here’s the Story.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 16, 2013
It’s the first EIR that we’ve had in the years that I’ve been with the firm and I hope will be the start of our investment in this program. I became aware of Sam several years ago as I started noticing his name repeated in the comments section of my blog. Sam later decided he wanted to do a startup.
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372 The Truth About Convertible Debt at Startups and The Hidden Terms You Didn’t Understand
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
When convertible debt first started being introduced as a “faster, cheaper way to get startups funded” they didn’t have pricing built into them. In fact, most early investor work hard to help their startups get to the next level so it makes no sense for the angel investor and founders to be at odds.
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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 17, 2012
Brad wrote up his answer here – you should read it because it’s very instructive for how I believe communities ought to think about naming conventions. I recommend that you start by writing down the attributes you would want people to think about when they think about your brand. This is the list I would start with.
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304 What Startups Can Learn About PR and Crisis Management
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 14, 2011
I was recently approached by Fast Company to comment on “crisis management&# at startups in the wake of the Airbnb “ranksackgate&# story. During the 2004 election he was accused of having made up material facts from his service in the Vietnam War in an election against somebody who didn’t serve in a war.
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329 Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One
SoCal CTO
DECEMBER 10, 2012
I did a presentation recently for a graduate class from The Founder Institute around getting online/mobile products out the door. It was like having a bunch of mini- Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions all in one room. This is exactly the kind of thing I'm doing as a Part-Time CTO or Technical Advisor for startups.
Be Careful not to be Penny Wise, Pound Foolish
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
It’s a great topic, his post is well written and given that he’s going through it right now in his startup it’s worth reading his point of view on the topic. Startups often make this mistake. Like everything, I screwed this up in my first startup. I was too much Accenture, not enough Startup.
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How TaskUs Is Powering LA's Technology Startup Boom
socalTECH
AUGUST 7, 2014
Los Angeles has been in the midst of a technology boom over the last few years, with many of high profile startups growing in the area. We spoke with Bryce Maddock , founder of TaskUs, about the company and how it has been providing the manpower behind a lot of LA''s technology startups. So, what is TaskUs?
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231 Tips to Help you Think About Sales at Your Startup
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
It’s the lifeblood of any organization and yet most startups don’t have any sales DNA on their teams. It’s important enough that I dedicate a tab on my blog to startup sales & marketing. 15:00 Hire somebody who will punch above their weight class. 24:00 Selling a startup today.
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Los Angeles-based childcare and co-working startup Bümo adds more virtual classes for kids at home
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 16, 2020
In April the company shifted its attention to virtual classes. These classes won’t so much replace kindergarten as provide a two-hour supplement to it. The company offers two-hour classes for two-to-five students twice per week. . “We were planning on opening in June,” said Nguyen.
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Why Startup Entrepreneurs Need to Communicate More Like George Bush Than Al Gore
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 5, 2012
Partisan rancor aside, we had just come off a boom decade – especially in tech – and many people at the start of the election thought Al Gore was a shoe in. You imagined him as the kid in your class at school at the front of the room raising his hand at every question and saying, “Oooh, me. WTF does that even mean?
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Scale Ventures Launches First Accelerator Class
L.A. Business Journal
MAY 17, 2021
Los Angeles’ latest startup accelerator is welcoming its first class of fledgling companies.
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130 Are you ready to take on an office lease?
Berkonomics
NOVEMBER 2, 2017
During the discussions with the CEO about hiring North American managers, he made it clear that he wanted us to find a first-class office facility from which to start the search process, and proceeded to name cities that attracted him. So, can a startup exist for a reasonably long time as a virtual company?
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5 Practices For Developing A World-Class Startup Team
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 20, 2021
The most effective teams are built from people with a strong sense of values and commitment, starting at the top of the company. Members push themselves and each other to speak up, question the status quo, take bold risks, and confront hard truths. Teams must openly deal with their own weaknesses and take action on underperformers.
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155 Why Venture Capital is So Much More Compelling Now
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 29, 2014
It’s not hard to find people willing to write the narrative that “venture capital is not an asset class” or “venture capital has performed terribly.” I hope to publish that deck and a full write up in the next 10 days in partnership with Dan Primack at Fortune (if my write up doesn’t suck, I guess ;-)).
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Who Should be on Your Startup Board?
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Do you need a board when you first start you company? If you haven’t raised any money or if you raised a small round from angels or friends & family I would suggest you avoid setting up a formal board unless the people who would join your board are deeply experienced at sitting on startup boards.
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The Importance of The Narrative
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 17, 2011
I went to undergrad at UCSD, which is not a place known for its Greek institutions and my father grew up in South America and had know idea what a fraternity was. Yet being in a fraternity was one of the most transformative experiences I had in college and prepared me better for becoming an entrepreneur than any class that I took.
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365 Techstars Los Angeles Launches 2019 Class
socalTECH
JULY 17, 2019
Techstars Los Angeles , one of the startup accelerators run by Techstars in Los Angeles, has announced its 2019 class. According to Techstars, ten companies were selected for the startup accelerator, which kicked off this week. The companies will have their Demo Day on October 15th.
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127 UCSB Tops Harvard & Wharton In Startup Wars
InfoChachkie
OCTOBER 20, 2014
According to a recent Forbes article , UC Santa Barbara''s Technology Management Program offers students a superior startup education over the University of Pennsylvania (home of Wharton), as well Harvard, Northwestern and even its acclaimed southern neighbor, the University of Southern California. Techpreneurs. All-Star Alumni. Am I biased?
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Snap’s Yellow accelerator debuts its third batch of investments
TechCrunch LA
MAY 12, 2020
This morning, Snap joined a host of startup accelerators shifting its demo day online amid the COVID-19 quarantine. With its third class of startups, Yellow, Snap’s in-house startup accelerator that launched in 2018, brought investors and founders together in private slack channels after a live-streamed presentation.
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237 Techstars LA Announces 2020 Class
socalTECH
JULY 13, 2020
Techstars LA , the startup accelerator run by Techstars in the Los Angeles area, announced its 2020 class on Monday, saying that it has selected 10 companies to participate this year in a "socially distanced" program.
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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 16, 2014
Our 3rd fund began investing in March 2009 (raised in 2008) and our 4th fund started in April 2012 so this fund will naturally begin investing around March / April 2015. Our investment strategy has always been to do predominantly Series Seed & A round deals, which makes up > 85% of our first investments. It’s exciting.
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396 Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator Debuts First Class
socalTECH
JULY 18, 2019
The Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator , the new, space-themed startup accelerator run by Techstars in Los Angeles, has announced its inagural class, naming ten companies that will participate over the next three months in its startup accelerator program. READ MORE>>.
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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 3, 2013
Let me start by saying that Clayton is one of the most influential people on my thoughts about markets that led to both the concept behind my first startup and my main theses in investing. Startup Grind was a truly awesome conference and Derek the consumate host. .” Who else does Clayton pray for? Stay Out of Jail.
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Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs?
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 3, 2011
I would love to see Tara follow up with blog posts on: why she believes this is the case & what we can do about it. She encouraged me to take acting classes as a child, which gave me confidence as a public speaker. We need to start encouraging it in our youth. AWS helped lower the cost of starting a company by 90%.
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Lean Startup Legend Steve Blank Discloses His Most Daring Guerrilla Marketing Tactics
InfoChachkie
NOVEMBER 5, 2012
In addition to being a thought leader within the Lean Startup Movement , Steve is also a professor at Stanford and Berkley. The team failed to understand that marketing's primary role at a startup is to drive sales. Lean Startup Lessons - For Free. I highly recommend Steve's How To Build A Startup online courses.
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271 Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Names New Class
socalTECH
JULY 1, 2019
The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator , the startup accelerator associated with Cedars-Sinai, has announced its next class, saying it has added 11 new health-tech companies into its newest accelerator class.
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113 What Should We Make of Peter Thiel’s “20 Under 20? Education Program?
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 2, 2011
Several people have been asking me to weigh in publicly on the “20 under 20″ initiative announced by Peter Thiel in which he will award up to $100,000 to 20 people under the age of 20 who agree immediately to pursue entrepreneurship (the implication of which is that they’d drop out of university to do so). My 2 cents: 1.
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