Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 9, 2012

From Lean Startup Machine , Lean LA and San Diego Tech Founders , to countless speeches and workshops, I have seen the impact that their leadership has had first hand. But that's not what founder Chris Lindland had in mind for BetaBrand, an online clothing company. A good way to think about market segment is by thinking about fishing.

Entrepreneur 167

Entrepreneur Lean Southern California San Diego 167

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2009

With open source software (LAMP stack) and cloud computing infrastructure it just wasn’t that expensive to get your company going and founders just wanted to raise less money. But I’m no longer an entrepreneur – I’m a VC at a $200 million fund called GRP Ventures , the largest active fund in Southern California.

Software Review 283

Software Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Southern California 283

techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

Alexia Tsotsis is the co-editor of TechCrunch. She attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA, majoring in Writing and Art, and moved to New York City shortly after graduation to work in the Media industry. Founder Stories) Aereos Chet Kanojia Urges Entrepreneurs To "Go For The Difficult Problems" [TCTV].

Early Stage 70

Early Stage San Francisco Los Angeles Southern California 70

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

and before that, Co-founder and Senior Vice-President at Clearview Networks, Inc. He is a former chairman of the Business Software Alliance, and currently is Chair of the LA Chapter of the Technology Council of Southern California. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer & Strategic Creative at USA GROUP, INC.,

Social Network 150

Social Network Networking Los Angeles Fractional CTO 150

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

From there, I became the first non-founder employee at an e-commerce startup called BITSource, which was the first electronic software distributor delivering electronic volume software licenses to corporations. Tell me a bit about the Founder's Institute. That's a great point, but also one that I think a lot of founders overestimate.

Management 150

Management Product Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 150

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 ). He knows the ad management and ad network businesses.

Mobile 282

Mobile Management Southern California Application Development 282

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 7, 2013

Givebag was also founded by Brian Schroth and other college students in Southern California. Founder Josh Weingart started WaterDrop Shop while enrolled at Illinois State University. Founder Jaijeet Kakkar is a college student at UC Riverside but co-founded Imprue while still in high school. Represent with Imprue.

Haiti 250

Haiti Southern California Rwanda California 250

Scalable Startup

JUNE 7, 2012

Southern California Angels on Twitter and Facebook. Are you a southern California angel (or do you know one) who’d like to be on our list? Click here to add an angel. Jason Calacanis (Los Angeles). Sample Investments: [link]. Matt Coffin (Los Angeles). Sample Investments: [link].

Southern California 22

Southern California California Los Angeles San Francisco 22

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

They are l ongtime sales leaders, practitioners, and professors of Entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. Also, they are investors, startup advisors, and co-founders of Agency18, a firm that helps mission-driven companies adopt their Unsold Mindset.

Sales 98

Sales Technical Review Minnesota Conversion 98

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We were talking about a company, Factual (disclosure my firm is an investor), which was founded by one of LA’s most talented Internet entrepreneurs, Gil Elbaz , who as co-founder of Applied Semantics (purchased by pre-IPO Google for $102 million and now Google AdSense) is responsible for a large portion of the Internet’s monetization.

Silicon Valley 313

Silicon Valley Southern California Los Angeles Semantic 313

Haystack

OCTOBER 16, 2019

I’m at an offsite down in southern California. The act of convincing a new investor to get conviction & set a price is a healthy checkpoint for all parties – founders, early employees & existing investors.” Hi everyone. ” Whoops!

Southern California 83

Southern California Marketing Venture Capital California 83

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Ciro Donalek , CTO and Co-founder, believes immersive environments are a great way to collaborate with other people and build compelling stories about your data anywhere in the world and in real time. Department of Defense, Nestle and University of Southern California. The platform runs on both desktop and through VR.

Southern California 67

Southern California Los Angeles California Artificial Inteligence 67

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Most founders have a strong sense of what they’re trying to achieve. They hire their initial co-founders and early employees and everybody has a sense of “mission.” In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. A Sense of Purpose.

Leadership 150

Leadership Southern California San Diego Hiring 150

K9 Ventures

AUGUST 18, 2018

I co-founded CardMunch in 2009 to solve one side of this problem — taking the sea of business cards on the side of my desk and accurately and reliably converting them into digital contacts. I have a role at K9 Ventures, but I also am a co-founder of HiHello, and I am also a kid-parent, and I am also a dog-parent.

Southern California 90

Southern California Cofounder Widget Artificial Inteligence 90

Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2020

Tony Martens , Co-Founder at Plantible Foods , moved his company to San Diego from the Netherlands The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2020 Plantible Foods wants to contribute to a more sustainable and responsible future while meeting the food needs of a hungry planet. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown.

San Diego 62

San Diego Memphis AJAX Netherlands 62

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

There were prominent founders of business like PriceGrabber, LowerMyBills and MyLife. The team has experience in building startups (Doug Ludlow was formerly a founder in a TechStars company) and have all worked at local Los Angeles based startups. DoubleClick and Amazon and is led by co-founders Jason Lehmbeck and John Zimmerman.

Los Angeles 276

Los Angeles Stealth Securities and Exchange Commission Southern California 276

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2020

Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin are the founders of a company called Bitwise. Here's my conversation with the founders of Bitwise. I am the co-founder and CEO of Bitwise Industries. Irma Olguin : My name is Irma Olguin, I'm the co-founder and CEO of Bitwise Industries. So what are we going to do?

Fresno 60

Fresno Community Technology California 60

Business Plan Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Co-founder Giovanna Scheidler embodied the excitement with a big smile and not only took the judges, but the crowd as well, winning the audience award by a mile. We even met up with Dustin Bradley, a client and founder of FlipManager.com. Scores were given for content as well as presentation style.

San Diego 49

San Diego Southern California Angel Investor Startup 49

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Founder Collective – If you were an early-stage startup and wanted to be funded by entrepreneurs who had walked in your shoes before, you wouldn’t have to stretch the imagination far to think of what “Founder Collective” is meant to stand for. I know that I call them often to co-invest. And for me.

Community 304

Community Los Angeles Startup Silicon Valley 304

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2010

He said it’s really impactful both to help the founders clarify their vision and to more effectively communicated it to others. Your wife, husband, girlfriend, sister or co-workers should be sick of hearing it. I’m a partner at the largest VC fund in Southern California. Even if you’re a more accomplished company.

Elevator Pitch 315

Elevator Pitch Southern California Media Hosting 315

www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

He has hired engineers from Loyola Marymount University , CalTech, University of Southern California and UCLA , he says. Jen Sargent, founder of entertainment news site HitFix, says she can get folks to work for her at much lower rates than the "inflated" fees being offered in Silicon Valley and New York. Reprints/Permissions.

Los Angeles 87

Los Angeles San Francisco Southern California Silicon Valley 87

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

Why does this hurt, well I was just reading a few blog posts yesterday on finding startup co-founders: Where do you Find Cofounders? Startup Co-Founders: If You Cant Recruit Em, Should You Join Em? Finding Startup Co-Founders You would hope that networking events would be a good way to find suitable folks.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Technical Cofounder Southern California Networking 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

The articles I cited there around finding co-founders suggests that Ben is on the money. Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. No small task Ben.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Networking Southern California Los Angeles 150

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Jillian Darlington, right, the founder of the MomCo app, with her co-founder Beth Bryan. Initially, she cast a wide net, focusing on any angel investors who would meet with her locally in Southern California. However, the somewhat niche nature of her app proved a difficulty.

Southern California 60

Southern California Angel Investor Social Media Cofounder 60

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 22, 2020

They co-founded it with former U.S. Jen is the founder and former executive director of Code for America. My parents and my brother live in Southern California. For episode 4 of Out of the Crisis, Jen Pahlka and Raylene Yung joined me to talk about the U.S. Digital Response. She served as the U.S.

New Jersey 60

New Jersey Government CTO America 60

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S.

Open Source 150

Open Source Business Model Technical Cofounder Southern California 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Search Engineer 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles Internet 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Some items from the pod cast: 100,000 - babies born as a result of relationships started on eHarmony 15M registered 1% of marriages in US this year resulting from eHarmony I dont know if these are true, but still, the impact of the vision of the original founders Neil Clark Warren and Greg Forgatch is amazing. in Computer Science.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

Part of the discussion around this is the talk about the founder who only got $83M (as compared to $3xxM for the other founders) who bailed out early and choose to go back to school. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

Incubator 150

Incubator Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles Mobile 150