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.

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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. For the last couple of years, I’ve been investing in startups as a partner at Mucker, while spending a lot of time in the Valley working with potential co-investors and partners.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple Jeremy Liew at Lightspeed Venture Partners has an interesting post: Time Rich or Time Poor? Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. in Computer Science. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. .

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

"I'm looking for a partner / cofounder who can not only head the technical aspects and build a working model of the site, but someone with the connections to put a great development team together when we need it. I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Founded it as a California LLC but your potential VC wants a Delaware C-Corp? Focus on the partner you would be working with. One issue he talked about was working with partners. I also like to work with partners. But I also know it’s not realistic for the partners to do all of the work. Get to know them.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2021

Now it’s time to convince them why they need to invest in your fund, when they could invest in other funds with more proven returns or partners. We invest 40% of our dollars in Southern California firms?—?and And again, just like in enterprise sales, this is all about differentiation ?—?what For Upfront, it’s about Los Angeles.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Charles Edge :: Partner, 318 Author :: Mac Tiger Server Little Black Book April 16, 2007 1:37 AM Shashank said. 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. in Computer Science.

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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. You are much more flexible than VCs or strategic partners – they prefer not to travel, a they have lots of local opportunities to invest their money.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2010

But I had an hour to kill before lunch and I was on California Street in Palo Alto. 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.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

My partner Greg Bettinelli is an avid sports fan who throughout his career has developed an expert understanding in online ticketing (at eBay has was a champion of the StubHub acquisition) and online marketing. I began playing Fantasy Football in 1993 before it was even a big thing.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

This included health insurance and making them domestic partners. Joe Coulombe had an idea after running a small chain of convenience stores in southern California. When Koum was young, his poor family emigrated to California from Ukraine. Koum read more about computers in California. 10- Elon Musk. 24- Jan Koum.

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techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

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. The partners are currently in the middle of successfully raising their second fund. San Francisco, California. Alexia Tsotsis. 2011 Holiday.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 9, 2012

In the kelp beds off the coast of Southern California, one can find thousands of species of fish, but two of the most sought after by commercial fishermen are the California Halibut and the White Seabass. A good way to think about market segment is by thinking about fishing.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Richard Neff, Head IP & Tech Group of Greenberg Glusker Richard Neff is a partner at the law firm of Greenberg Glusker in Los Angeles and Chair of the Firm's Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer & Strategic Creative at USA GROUP, INC., He was raised and educated in London.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

His goal was to find a programmer who would come in as an early partner and work as an Equity-Only Developer. 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.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

His goal was to find a programmer who would come in as an early partner and work as an Equity-Only Developer. 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.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

. “Yes&# was given to me by one of my favorite angel investor / seed VC’s to work with – John Greathouse of Rincon Venture Partners and author of the blog InfoChachkie that you should check out because it is filled with great info from a guy who has been a very successful operator.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Thomas and his partner lived off of credit cards, and used crappy data centers and open source software (LAMP). The #1 lesson learned: having a business partner (50/50) is just like a marriage (although Thomas has never been married). Looking back, what did you learn and what would you have done differently? (0:14:15).

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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 ).

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 6, 2018

In it, he talked about his own experience expanding his investment horizons beyond the bay area, but also mentioned some other folks, including us and USV, where he did a quick analysis of the location of our partner funds. The geographic breakdown of our 123 direct investments follows: Twelve years later, we were pretty close.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. My fund – at $200 million – is the largest in Southern California. The LA / Southern California market has many people who are now on their second and third companies. Brett Brewer has AdKnowledge.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

Los Angeles LA Tech 101: The Company We Keep A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA Los Angeles Startup Networking Here are some guides to many of the different networking events around startups, technology, etc.:

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SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

Los Angeles LA Tech 101: The Company We Keep A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA Los Angeles Startup Networking Here are some guides to many of the different networking events around startups, technology, etc.:

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

This can be based in the founders (strong hiring relationships locally), the local industry (access to customers, partners, talent) or academic hubs (research, talent).

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Hunter Walker

JULY 14, 2016

Phin Barnes, Partner, First Round Capital. Marc Bodnick, Co-Founder, Elevation Partners. Brad Burnham, Managing Partner, Union Square Ventures. Patrick Chung, General Partner, Xfund. Stephen DeBerry, Founder/Managing Partner, Bronze Investments. David Grain, Founder/Managing Partner, Grain Management, LLC.

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Hunter Walker

JULY 14, 2016

Phin Barnes, Partner, First Round Capital. Marc Bodnick, Co-Founder, Elevation Partners. Brad Burnham, Managing Partner, Union Square Ventures. Patrick Chung, General Partner, Xfund. Stephen DeBerry, Founder/Managing Partner, Bronze Investments. David Grain, Founder/Managing Partner, Grain Management, LLC.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

He’s done several startups and is a board member of the Technology Council of Southern California (which is where I met him originally). A day might include a discussion with a finance partner, an investor, a customer or a fusion partner. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

And I also now have to raise money myself, but this time from bigger institutions that our industry calls LPs (limited partners). Partners make investment decisions. Also recognize that WITHIN a VC you have partners who focus on different areas. Most VC partners do 2-3 deals per year max (except for the higher volume shops).

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2020

They created a program called Onward California in partnership with the State of California and with the support of governor Newsom. Their model in California was so successful they eventually created a new organization, Onward US, dedicated to putting American workers displaced by COVID-19 back to work.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2012

I explained that the goal of the Innovation Corps was to bridge what the NSF calls the “ditch of death” – the gap between when NSF research funding runs out and when a team is credible enough (with enough customer and market knowledge) to raise private capital or license/partner with existing companies. Concentric Technology.

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Up and Running

MARCH 16, 2016

Southern California. One look at sites like socalTECH, which covers tech news for Southern California, and you can see that there’s an ongoing flurry of startup and VC activity in this region. Flybridge Capital Partners: This early stage firm’s investment focuses include software and next generation hardware markets.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 15, 2010

– I spoke about GRP’s recent exit of Ulta in which we returned $320 million to our limited partners. In the first 10-15 minutes of show I answered the following questions: - What is my greatest exit? Yes, that was the value that we actually returned as opposed to the value of Ulta. Great exit. -

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Hearpreneur

JULY 5, 2019

And we all have some Irish ancestors so we settled on Fior Partners. We like to think we’re our clients true partners… Thanks to Dana Sullivan Kilroy, Fior Partners ! #5- It’s our spot to unwind and unplug, to get away from the busy Southern California lifestyle. 5- The concept of the momentum.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. We try to recruit investment partners who bring startup operating experience. We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. That’s healthy.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2017

Hacking for Defense is now offered at eight universities in addition to Stanford – Georgetown , University of Pittsburgh , Boise State , UC San Diego, James Madison University, University of Southern Mississippi , and later this year University of Southern California and Columbia University. Sign up here.

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Early Growth Financial Services

AUGUST 22, 2013

New VP of Sales to lead EGFS business development efforts in California San Francisco, CA Early Growth Financial Services (EGFS), an outsource accounting, finance, and tax support firm that provides on-demand services to early-stage companies, has just announced a new partner to their leadership team. Originally published in PRWeb.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Eliqs is a Southern California based start-up who creates custom-designed craft beverage cans for any occasion worth celebrating. Creativity helps spark innovation and break the norms in an industry. Eliqs brings innovation by filling a gaping hole through custom-designed labels to make events more colorful.

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