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JULY 19, 2019

Welcome to socaltech interviews, where we talk to the startup entrepreneurs, investors, and others in Southern California's technology industry. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 28, 2019

Earlier this month, the annual Montgomery Summit conference was held in Santa Monica, including a special portion of the conference dedicated to the Rise of the Female Entrepreneur. I see you were involved in the Rise of the Female Entrepreneur effort at the Montgomery Summit this year, tell me a little about what that is all about?

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

socaltech interviews talks with Southern California's startup entrepreneurs, investors, and others in the local communiy. What are the lessons that Ronalee Zarate-Bayani , Chief Marketing Officer of the Los Angeles Rams (www.therams.com), has learned as being a female in the executive ranks? READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Shopify , which develops software for merchants to set up e-commerce, mobile, social media sites, online marketplaces, bricks-and-mortar stores, and more, is setting up a space for entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, the company said this morning.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Seattle has GeekWire , LA has SoCalTech and so on. From the local wins you get pools of money from tech entrepreneurs and investors eager to reinvest it back into the community – the most likely source of a return on their capital. It creates recycled capital + 2nd-time entrepreneurs … on steroids. Maker Studios.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Los Angeles-based ECMC Foundation , a foundation that provides funding to both nonprofit and for-profit ventures focused on college success and career readiness, has helped backed two female entrepreneurs, along with investment firm Chloe Capital. Live, where women entrepreneurs pitched live for up to $250,000 in funding.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The founders of Santa Monica-based TaskUs , CEO Bryce Maddock and President Jaspar Weir, have received a national award as part of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year program, the only Southern California entrepreneurs to gain recognition in the yearly program.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Southern California startup founder Isaac Saldana --who co-founded SendGrid --is hoping to help other entrepreneurs create companies , after the $3 billion, all-stock acquisition of SendGrid by Twilio in October.

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JULY 30, 2019

According to Techstars, the deal will help it accelerate its growth, through seed-stage accelerators, global startup ecosystem activations, corporate innovation, and entrepreneur-focused events. Editor's note: Silicon Valley Bank has been a longtime supporter of socaltech, although this does not affect our coverage). READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

A newly launched podcast, Accelerate OC , recently launched a series of interviews from Orange County innovators, trendsetters, entrepreneurs, investors and community leaders, in a live radio show and podcast.

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MAY 15, 2019

As part of our new feature on socaltech, video interviews, we recently caught up with Tavio Hobson , the founder of an early stage startup called Trufl , an app which lets restaurant guests bid on a seat at a restaurant, without a reservation. Hobson previously was in business development for the LA Clippers. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Thousand Oaks-based California Lutheran University and its School of Management said on Monday that it has named both an Executive-In-Residence and Entrepreneur-In-Residence to the school. Custodio is an alumnus of Cal Lutheran; Cathcart is the author of "Relationship Selling: The Key to Getting and Keeping Customers" and other titles.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community.

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JUNE 21, 2013

The San Diego firm is headed by Ethan Senturia , who sat down with us to tell us how Dealstruck is trying to help build small businesses and jobs--and also tells us a bit about what it''s like to come from a family full of very successful, and high profile entrepreneurs, and how that has influenced his experience as an entrepreneur himself.

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JULY 16, 2014

The way we view it, is we''re finding the best entrepreneurs in Southern California, and finding ways to work with them at the seed and pre-seed stage, and working pre-seed and smaller investments that are raising $1M to $3M in funding. Having been here for awhile, is there anything you think entrepreneurs ought to be doing more of here?

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JULY 21, 2014

We spoke with Scott Painter , CEO and founder of the company--and already a successful serial entrepreneurs--about the journey from startup to public company, lessons learned, and his advice to CEOS who might be thinking about an IPO for their own company. Your thoughts on the IPO process and how it relates to those entrepreneurs?

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

We caught up with Mike last week to hear from him why he thinks Science has managed to get some good success out of its companies, the importance of having a multi-year outlook for any startup, especially an early one, and the most important traits he thinks entrepreneurs need. Congrats on another exit� what's the story behind this one?

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JANUARY 31, 2013

However--as one local venture investor confided--what is obvious, is that there are many entrepreneurs who are getting farther, understanding the funding game, getting beyond stage one, and hopefully--either moving their companies to the next level, or perhaps taking those lessons learned and applying it to their next startup or company.

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JULY 24, 2014

I believe that sales people are entrepreneurs in the enterprise. They are truly entrepreneurs, as they live with risk of their commission. We''re really bringing back the spirit of sales entrepreneurs, and bringing back the mindset that we''re here for you. You''ll be saving money because you don''t need that CRM person.

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MARCH 15, 2019

The Techstars Foundation , the nonprofit arm of startup accelerator operator Techstars which is focused on increasing the number of under-represented entrepreneurs in the technology industry, is looking to give $10,000 to $50,000 to nonprofits working in the area, Techstars said Friday. Applications are open through April 8th.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

We sat down with Kelly ahead of the announcement to chat about the new fund, why they think military veterans are particularly well suited as startup entrepreneurs, why the two went from organizing individual deals for funding to a formal fund, and more. Usually, an entrepreneur, hearing that, won't say no.

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AUGUST 22, 2014

Jonathan David: This might sound like a cliche, but I consider myself a serial entrepreneur. I''ve now been in Santa Monica as an entrepreneur for thirteen years, at this point. jonathan david tapstone interview startup entrepreneur advertising online programmatic buying' What''s your background? READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

There's a tightness which is squeezing the lifeblood from the entrepreneurs, even as it remains an amazing place. But, there is broad agreement that it would be a wonderful thing to get more entrepreneurs and venture capital into the region. The first step, is to attract more entrepreneurs. You want those investors to be local.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

VCorp services was founded in 2003, and was led by Isaac Muller; the company is chaired by Los Angeles serial entrepreneur Shai Stern and Seth Farbman, who were the founders of Vintage Filings (acquired by PR Newswire). READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 29, 2014

Los Angeles-based TeleSign , the developer of security and identification technology headed by serial entrepreneur Steve Jillings, has raised $40M in a Series B funding round, the company announced this morning.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

The coworking space now has plenty of competition (ROC in Santa Monica, Nextspace @ Amplify, NextSpace Culver City, IO/LA, Coloft), but it appears there are enough entrepreneurs and others with an interest in coworking and temporary space that multiple providers are needed to support the community.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. We launched a Digital LA - Women series with four panels starring female founders, entrepreneurs, developers and PR, which will also continue into the new year.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Los Angeles-based StartEngine , the equity crowdfunding site led by serial entrepreneur Howard Marks, told its supporters on Friday that it is planning to launch a new, equity crowdfunding effort: for itself.

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MARCH 14, 2018

Finally, how can entrepreneurs make sure they're creating something their customers will keep coming back for? Jon Ferra: Entrepreneurs will know they've created something that their customers will keep coming back for when they've dialed in the product-market fit. Being too early can be more dangerous than being late to market entry.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Constance Curtis: I have been a successful entrepreneur for the past thirteen years. At that time, I didn't know it would cost me $14,000 to hire my own personal matchmaker, and leaving my first meeting when I learned that, and being an entrepreneur, I realized I had identified a huge problem. How did you start the company?

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JULY 30, 2019

The new podcast is run by Minnie Ingersoll and David Waxman, partners at TenOneTen, and it intended to help entrepreneurs get to know LA-based funds and the people behind them, according to Waxman. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 18, 2019

Caradoc Ehrenhalt: I've been at a startup before, before Avery Dennison, as a serial entrepreneur creating different products and inventions. Being able to pivot in a new direction is very important for entrepreneurs, and never giving up, never letting anything stand in the way of moving forwards.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

What are some of the biggest issues that brand new, first time entrepreneurs run into in starting their companies? Matt Crowley an attorney who runs the LAVA First Time Entrepreneurs Workshops and also has his own practice in Los Angeles, Crowley Corporate Legal Strategy, gives first time entrepreneurs some advice.

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JUNE 12, 2013

For venture capital investors and entrepreneurs, used to making the commute between Silicon Beach and Silicon Valley, the distance--and time--between the two technology centers has just dropped, thanks to the launch of Surf Air , an all-you-can-fly membership airline.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The Alliance said it has launched its new SoCal Venture Pipeline program, to help bridge a key funding gap for Southern California entrepreneurs, by connecting them to relevant venture capital firms. The new program is being run in partnership with Silicon Valley Bank.

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MARCH 19, 2018

According to Techstars, the two will work together to run Startup Boost programs for pre-seed, early stage entrepreneurs around the world. Startup accelerator operator Techstars has teamed up with Startup Boost , which recently launched a program in Los Angeles, to help more startups get off the ground.

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AUGUST 7, 2014

The two of us really wanted to be entrepreneurs. We were really stubborn entrepreneurs, and worked at it for three years, because we were really determined to make it work. angeles startup taskus outsourcing phillippines growth bryce maddock entrepreneur' I had worked a year in investment banking, and Jasper was out of USC.

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