Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). Founded it as a California LLC but your potential VC wants a Delaware C-Corp? Much of this is unfounded – some is not. the link is here.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

And I had been telling my partners for a couple of years that I thought Ethan was one of the more talented entrepreneurs I had come across in San Francisco. We generally have a policy to only fund entrepreneurs once the first version of a product has shipped or it near to shipping. We like to be able to see the concept.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

As an entrepreneur, simply enter your location online, and it will list the angel and VC organizations near you. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally), and I have a connection there if you need a start. You can then begin your application to one or more of these organizations right on the same screen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. But this measurable difference in outcomes, however significant, is not stopping aspiring entrepreneurs from building businesses where they live today.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

. &# Mobile penetration set to double next year reaching all time highs,&# “venture capital market set to implode next year – more than 70% of firms may disappear&# or “drug use in California growing at an alarming rate.&# We buy headlines. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. But this measurable difference in outcomes, however significant, is not stopping aspiring entrepreneurs from building businesses where they live today.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Geographically our strategy is to fund about 50% of our deals in Southern California (from San Diego to Santa Barbara) and 50% of our deals on a national basis. As I like to say when asked, “For entrepreneurs you generally need to go to 2-3 cities max and probably pitch 5-15 investors. Was it hard to raise the fund?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

We sat down for an hour to talk about why what GaiKai built was able to overcome its much better funded rival and to dispel the myth that great engineering teams don’t exist in Southern California. 12:00 It seems like there’s a shift in the VC world to more ex-entrepreneurs. 8:00 Is your model still a hands on approach?

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Express thoughtfulness and kindness. 3- I’ve always been an entrepreneur. For me, I’ve always been an entrepreneur at heart. I decided to decline that job offer and start my new career as a real estate entrepreneur.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2023

The last few months have been an unprecedented time for entrepreneurs and startup founders on the market. Entrepreneurs Want a Great Place for Their Startup A slowdown in economic activity has made it increasingly challenging for entrepreneurs to establish themselves against the backdrop of reluctant consumer spending and recession risks.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 2, 2020

However, what many first-time entrepreneurs fail to realize is that there are limits placed on personal asset protection, and there are circumstances where the court can find that you are personally liable for the debt of your business. Entrepreneurs are only as good as the people advising them.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

00:00:06] DEREK: Tell us about growing up in Northern California, tell us about what your dad did, what your mom did, and your family a little bit. [00:00:52] I grew up in Northern California. My mom was an entrepreneur – she was kind of my inspiration for entrepreneurship. As an entrepreneur you have to suspend disbelief.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2020

In California, regulators have forwarded a measure to have buildings achieve zero net energy consumption. Distinguished entrepreneur, Rusty Tweed is a strong proponent of renewable energy. According to Moxiefuture , US buildings account for over 70% of the electricity consumed domestically.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The CEO, Phoebe Hayman, is an amazing entrepreneur who had built up this amazingly well-respected crafting company sold globally in high-end stores like Barneys, Harrods, Selfridges, Le Bon Marché in Paris, etc. She created the company in New Zealand and without raising any institutional capital had grown a global business.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

Legendary tech entrepreneurs, startup celebrities, and even the creators of Twitter itself are on the service. photomatt : Social media entrepreneur Matt Mullenweg is doing a little bit of everything these days, tweeting about his roles with WordPress, Automattic, Akismet, and more. Business Advising & Resources.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners on their best business or entrepreneur turnaround story and here are the responses. #1- As a toddler, he keeps on dreaming to become a successful entrepreneur someday, and with that dream in mind, he committed himself to hard work that brought him to where he is now. 1- Reed Hastings.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about their best business or entrepreneur turnaround story and here are the responses. #1- My favorite entrepreneur turnaround story is that of Lord Alan Sugar. My favorite success story is of one of the most influential, richest, and talked about, entrepreneurs i.e. Mark Zuckerberg.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Different entrepreneurs take on diverse approaches to implement innovative ideas in their businesses and some emerge to be successful. This gains them recognition as innovative and inspire other entrepreneurs to be innovative as well. No other entrepreneur is disrupting many initiatives at the same time and getting them known too.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

During the first year of the fund they took forty-eight trips to California! The Exchange Fund – This allows the entrepreneurs to diversify their founders stock into other portfolio companies stock. Office Hours – Two or three partners post a sign-up sheet to meet with entrepreneurs. In 2008 they raised a much larger fund $132.5

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

I often talk with entrepreneurs who are kicking around their next idea. I don’t know 100% that this is true in all 50 states (if any lawyers read this please put notes in comments section) but I’m pretty darn sure that this is statuary law in California. Register a company.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 1, 2020

Here are the various ways entrepreneurs and business owners stay motivated in business. #1- As an entrepreneur, it can sometimes be difficult to stay motivated because the traditional metrics of success– income, influence, etc.– Thanks to Indira Hodzic, Image Spa Encinitas, California ! #8- Photo Credit: Nicole T.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2017

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – Food is Always Needed. The Carson, California company employs about 800 people in its 4 Southern California plants. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same. Image Credit: Robert Atallah.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2011

He is the CEO of Hunch , company that I believe is solving a very big problem that I have been telling entrepreneurs needs to be solved for the past 2 years. The firm focuses on early stage companies in the Northeast but occasionally invests in California startups. If you haven’t checked that out you really should.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 6, 2016

How to make corporate innovation work and drive success in startups were the topics of discussion with the guests on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. As an entrepreneur, and later as an investor, I came to see sometimes, by associations, and sometimes very directly, what a good team can do.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In the case of the entrepreneur that was the genesis of this post, he had done a lot on paper. Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. In this case, these sites didn't pan out all that well for the entrepreneur. More on this below.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

I even prefer to fund entrepreneurs who have experience some level of set-backs in their careers or startups because I think it brings a humility to decision-making that I find healthy. I talk about failure a lot because I think it can be tremendously instructive and I think that success without failure often masks underlying lessons.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

At a young age I watched her open a bakery, which in the early 80′s was ahead of its time in serving croissants, gourmet coffee and high-end, homemade cakes, cheesecakes and french pastries for our small town of Sacramento, California (Carmichael, if you know the area). If you give up after this you’re not an entrepreneur.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Babak Nivi is one of the most understated, helpful & important people on the entrepreneur / startup scene in NorCal. What he (along with Naval) started with AngelList is also a very important transformation to the communications between first-time entrepreneurs & angels. But it +is+ an anti-entrepreneur stance.&#

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 18, 2020

In the last few days of 2020, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and businesses what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- I started the company when I was 25 years old and had just moved from California to NYC. I was an entrepreneur and I worked long hard hours to build my company. Photo Credit: Justin A.

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Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2021

New tech entrepreneurs can find it difficult to surmount the onslaught of obstacles to getting a new business off the ground. Some days can feel so frustrating that you consider giving up. However, the challenges you face are the same ones that every successful small business owner has faced and then surmounted in some way or another.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Many entrepreneurs attribute their success to the mere factor that they had a business coach guide them through the process. Here’s what entrepreneurs had to say about the role a coach plays in their business. #1- A business coach is like a compass that helps you navigate the ins and outs of the entrepreneur world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2017

I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. But this measurable difference in outcomes, however significant, is not stopping aspiring entrepreneurs from building businesses where they live today.

Silicon Valley 149

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

After in-person briefings to Marine Corps and Navy commanders and staff across major commands from California to Hawaii, they received interest in establishing a future collaboration, validating our hypothesis that Hacking for Strategy would be a welcome addition to our course offerings. interviews (a national H4D class record.)

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

Rincon is part of the new breed of Seed Stage VCs and with the leadership of Jim Andelman has charted out the most authentic early-stage investment strategy in Southern California. Any SoCal entrepreneur raising early-stage money should put Rincon on their short list. Nowhere is social proof more prevalent than in angel investing.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 23, 2022

I always wanted to be an entrepreneur and have my own company, which is why I started my own business. GreatPeopleSearch is my Dream come true and the first step to becoming an entrepreneur. As a female entrepreneur, I had to overcome several challenges. So I decided to become an entrepreneur instead of an advocate.

Los Angeles 133

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In the case of the entrepreneur that was the genesis of this post, he had done a lot on paper. Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. In this case, these sites didn't pan out all that well for the entrepreneur. More on this below.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ). This is his third company that is in this related space and he was an early investor in Adconion.

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