SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Southern California - my primary location - looks to be about the middle of the pack. Caution - there is not much data for many of the geographies. CTO Founders in India, have a very low equity stake. CTO Founders in UK, US Mid-Atlantic, US Pacific NW, US Northeast, France, Australia have a higher equity stake.

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YFS Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2018

million-sf expansion to the University of Southern California campus and marks the largest development project in the university’s history. The recently completed USC Village brings a 15-acre, 1.25 The $700 million project provides an additional 2,500 beds and 100,000 sf of retail space to the Trojan campus.

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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. 30:30 Mike Jones is one of the five most prolific angel investors in southern California.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 22, 2012

Founder Dating Los Angeles LA Demo Day Startups Uncensored Tech Cofounder Dating Los Angeles TechCoastAngels Online Events Venice Tech Entrepreneurs Downtown Startups LA Startup Nights Santa Barbara Startup Weekend Silicon Beach Fest Silicon Beach Startups Los Angeles Startup Weekend Hollywood Hackday Startup Weekend Los Angeles LA Tech Happy Hour (..)

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Phoebe had moved to the US (to Southern California) to set up shop, raise money and build a digital team to start to develop her online direct business (much of her product is sold through third-parties today – most of it offline) more fully.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 18, 2010

When I kicked off Launchpad LA a year ago I had a few objectives: Create an ecosystem where all Southern California VC’s had the chance to work together more actively outside of the boards on which we mutually sit. We get participation from nearly every major VC firm in Southern California, which was magical.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2018

A BS from IIT-Bombay and a PhD from University of Southern California, he has previously held key technical and management roles at Qualcomm, Ericsson, and Morphics. . Abhijit Shanbag is the CEO of real-time multimedia analytics firm Graymatics. He previously cofounded Scintera, a fabless semiconductor company in 2001.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

He then said EXACTLY what he was going to be shipping first: A 100% online, fully-accredited Masters in Education degree with the University of Southern California. is an education technology company that partners with top colleges & universities to bring their degree programs and credit-bearing courses online.”.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to? We should keep comparing notes on your list and my Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California. I'm not sure how to find these and have wondered that myself. Advice for Steve? What was the best one you’ve been to recently?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

As it turns out, innovation is not so much systems and processes as it is about building a risk-taking culture, according to Tellis, a professor of marketing, management and organization as well as the director of the Center for Global Innovation at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

— Sajan Pillai is the CEO and Managing Partner of Season Two Ventures, an early-stage venture fund based in Southern California. These five forces should ensure continued acceleration towards innovation spurred by technological advances. He is also the Chairman of SP Life Care, a senior living and health care platform in India.

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Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

Over time, though, military spending wound down and many large aerospace and military companies left Southern California. Dealflow in Southern California is much more organic and less efficient. Los Angeles, at least metaphorically, became more of a media/entertainment town.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

We will stay in LA and then Southern California before branching out into our 2nd & 3rd markets. So the team set out to solve the “chicken or the egg” problem by onboarding > 1,000 high-quality merchants across 50 service categories while going deep in two micro-areas within LA as our test market.

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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. Our investment strategy has always been to do predominantly Series Seed & A round deals, which makes up > 85% of our first investments.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

Tech Events / Meetups - In Los Angeles, There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. Take lots of them out for free coffee, food, beer. Ask them about your concept. You should definitely hit up the Startup Weekend events as well.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

He mostly covers Southern California. of Stubbs Alderton, a firm that focused exclusively on early-stage tech, media and game companies in Southern California. Anyone who does IP law in Southern California seems to use Knobbe Martens. We’ve had great experiences with Michael Pfau in Santa Barbara.

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socaltech.com

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Southern California. High Tech News and Information for Southern California. The Complete Guide To Southern California Accelerators and Incubators, Part III. In an attempt to help people navigate the landscape of accelerators and incubators, weve come up with a (hopefully) comprehensive list of Southern.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 28, 2010

There certainly are a lot of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that you can use. That’s actually how he met the person who introduced us. But he felt that it was rather random whether he was meeting the right folks.

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Gust

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Dave Berkus is a founding member of the Tech Coast Angels in Southern California, a lecturer and educator. (in the case of one investment round, no subsequent investment and therefore no dilution). Then: Post-money Valuation = Terminal Value ÷ Anticipated ROI. The Dave Berkus Method. He has invested in more than 70 startup ventures.

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Gust

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Boston, New York City, Seattle and Southern California spawn many exciting startups…but do not exceed the Valley in any measure of entrepreneurial achievement. Many other communities are entrepreneur-friendly and, by any measure, have the tools in place to spawn new high growth companies.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

If you are looking to rent office space in Southern California, consider renting a space with the help of Jeff Tabor Group. Having a designated office space allows meetings to take place on your turf, in a setting where you can control the external factors. This lease will impress your potential customers.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2011

What’s better than chilling out on a Southern California beach? Chilling on a Southern California beach with a great drink in hand, believes The Chill Group. We are excited to launch the brand in Southern California where our roots are,” said Max Baumann, Just Chill ‘s 21-year old co-founder and CEO.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2021

We invest 40% of our dollars in Southern California firms?—?and what makes you different and complimentary to all the other funds in their portfolio? What’s your unique selling proposition? For Upfront, it’s about Los Angeles.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to? Tony: I come at this a bit different, especially a focus on use of social networking tools as part of this. Still it’s something that most managers need to learn how to do better. Tony: So how do you do this and still have dinner at home?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 10, 2014

With 39 million people in the state, there’s no rational reason there aren’t condos, hotels, houses, shopping centers and freeways, wall-to-wall for most of the length of our state’s coast (instead of just in Southern California). The Coastal Act saved California from looking like the coast of New Jersey. And the farmers retire.

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www.socaltech.com

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

In recent months, a dozen accelerators and incubators have emerged in the Southern California area, looking to help take the new generation of technology startups to funding and beyond. However, with the proliferation of incubators, the difficulty in figuring out. Part II: The In-house Incubators. What is an in-house incubator?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

A group of friends at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) got together to form a league and also had several members of our client at the time Southern California Gas Company. I began playing Fantasy Football in 1993 before it was even a big thing.

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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].

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 14, 2009

What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to? The one on mind maps makes me wonder: (1) Cliff, where's your mind map for SureToMeet? (2) 2) How do these mind maps change in a 2.0 What was the best one you’ve been to recently?

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Gust

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Dave Berkus is a founding member of the Tech Coast Angels in Southern California, a lecturer and educator. We recently started a series of posts on establishing the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue startup companies for purposes of investment by seed and startup investors. He has invested in more than 70 startup ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2010

I generally try not to stalk people I don’t know when they announce they’re in town, but as a fellow VC (and a partner in Southern California’s largest fund), I felt we had a legitimate reason to connect. One day Brad Tweeted he was going to be in LA with his dad.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

I joined immediately and became the Zevia go-to-girl for Southern California. They were in need of someone in California to close deals and quickly manage this Southern California territory. This family-like environment and team was fun, dynamic and we seemed to be good friends. The company was based in Seattle.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. Visit your friends and ask them to bring you to their dev shop. Ask your friends to visit their dev shop/programmers on their behalf.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

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. Many clients turn to him for advice on and negotiation of international transactions, often in Latin America. He has written several books on intellectual property law.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 2, 2020

is from the University of Southern California. is from the University of Southern California. Last year alone, BNI generated almost 12.3 million referrals resulting in $16.7 billion dollars worth of business for its members. Dr. Misner’s Ph.D. Last year alone, BNI generated almost 12.3 million referrals resulting in $16.7

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Dave’s Note: William Fisher is CEO of Quicksilver Software, a software and Internet game development company in Southern California. Guest Post by William Fisher. Bill has survived multiple cycles in the game industry, and writes here his thoughts about his longevity in a volatile niche.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Joe Coulombe had an idea after running a small chain of convenience stores in southern California. The method in which Joe Coulombe turned his company around is the best example of a successful business or entrepreneurial turnaround tale.

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