crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

But this is becoming less true today, as more and more entrepreneurs find their way across the U.S. Foundry Group’s founder Brad Feld noted : Entrepreneurs here use a ‘give before you get’ mentality. Los Angeles. Los Angeles is known for sun, stars, and surf, and now you can add startups to the list.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

From New York, Philadelphia, and Boston to Los Angeles and San Francisco, entrepreneurs came out to share their enthusiasm -- you really are everywhere.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Hypemarks was a Los Angeles social sharing startup that after about a year of failing to gain traction and turn a profit, changed course, moved to San Francisco and became Tint , an embeddable social-feed service. “Most entrepreneurs go through failed startups before they succeed,” Marks noted. start-up world.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Just saw a great post by Mark Geller - Developers wanted… in Los Angeles, U.S.A. you can get to know Mark a bit more in my post Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller ). Mark tells us: there is a lot of demand for developers right here in L.A. who would love to talk with you.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2014

by Sean Broihier is the founder and CEO of Fine Art America and Pixels.com , As an entrepreneur, you’re probably used to wearing multiple hats and tackling all sorts of problems by yourself. It’s easy to work with, and most of the programmers you hire will already be familiar with Amazon’s server infrastructure. Web Hosting.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

I guarantee that there comes a time when growing businesses outgrow the original span of control of the entrepreneur. It is a critical period and is a test of the entrepreneur’s desire and ability to delegate. Hire for growth, or grow slowly and comfortably? Hire for growth, or grow slowly and comfortably?

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

If the best client success person is in Oklahoma instead of LA, we’re going to hire her, (in fact, we did). Hire versatile players and lean into your team The SVB collapse reminded us that staffing matters. It emphasized to us that we need to make versatile hires with a focus on talent and ability to learn over experience.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

In the last few days of 2019, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- 13- Educating budding entrepreneurs. Along with revising and implementing better strategies for business, I thought to work for budding entrepreneurs and business people around me.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 24, 2017

In the last few days of 2017, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- 4- Hiring amazing team. At Cave, our biggest accomplishment this year was hiring impressive new people. The end of every year is the opportunity reflect on a 365 day journey.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

But this is becoming less true today, as more and more entrepreneurs find their way across the U.S. Foundry Group’s founder Brad Feld noted : Entrepreneurs here use a ‘give before you get’ mentality. Los Angeles. Los Angeles is known for sun, stars, and surf, and now you can add startups to the list.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 9, 2020

I was a hustler or in today’s vocabulary, an entrepreneur. I moved to Los Angeles in the summer of 1978 after graduating from Ole Miss to go to law school. In my meeting with Walt, he hired me on the spot and on October 23, 1978 I started in the William Morris mailroom earning just $125 a week. Taking The Big Leap.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

While many were going on vacations and traveling, business was still being completed for many entrepreneurs and business owners. I was immediately told I needed to redo my packaging, which presented its own set of challenges including finding a French translator, hiring a graphic designer, and managing a tight deadline. Summer is over.

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Version One Ventures

JUNE 3, 2013

So it is time to get some help to manage the fund and I am excited to announce that Version One is hiring an analyst. Working with existing portfolio companies, including helping out with hiring, financial modeling, and research. Strong interpersonal skills – you’ll often be talking to entrepreneurs and other investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. But it turns out I met a bunch of really interesting entrepreneurs. But TWTFelipe is an entrepreneur. Irony, hey?). Her response?

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JULY 7, 2011

My immediate goal was to have a showroom in every market in the US – Atlanta, Dallas, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. After Atlanta, we added our Dallas showroom and then Los Angeles. Our Los Angeles showroom opened up the specialty realtor Nordstrom account for us.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And there is so much money around being thrown at so many entrepreneurs that many firms don’t even care about board seats, governance rights or heaven forbid doing work with the company because that would eat into the VCs time needed to chase 5 more deals. And the truth is that several entrepreneurs prefer it this way.

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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. After four years of living in New York and attending courses at New York University, she returned to Los Angeles in. → Learn More.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

A friend calls me up from: Boston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, wherever and says, “I’m thinking about moving to Los Angeles (or SF, NY, etc) and I’d love to start interviewing. If you really think you’re committed to Los Angeles — then just move there. I’ve had this conversation many times. Make a life decision.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. For the past 2.5

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2016

Below, you’ll find the top five mistakes to avoid as a young entrepreneur – things we wish we knew when we started out two years ago: 1. As an entrepreneur, you’ll inevitably experience extreme ups and downs, but don’t get too high or too low on good or bad news. Wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve. and Boston.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 24, 2012

For starters, David had once been an entrepreneur himself so it seemed like such a natural fit. At GRP Partners we’re all in on Los Angeles having written about $35 million in early-stage venture capital investments in this market alone in the past six months. Congratulations to all those involved.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

If you’re an entrepreneur who would like to see this clause in more startups please ask your VC to include it in future term sheets and link to it from their home page. “We While we would never impose hiring decisions, we aim to reduce the potential impact of unconscious bias for key C-Level and senior roles within a Company.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

I guarantee that there comes a time when growing businesses outgrow the original span of control of the entrepreneur. It is a critical period, and is a test of the entrepreneur’s desire and ability to delegate. But for now, let me digress to the story of my first hiring decision for my first company, years ago.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 23, 2020

Like many entrepreneurs, I began starting businesses young. By 18, I was already pitching investors, hiring employees, and learning some hard lessons about what it takes to build a business. Prior to a ski trip to Japan, I found myself in a Los Angeles barbershop, considering my options. The Entrepreneur’s Advantage.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

My partner Greg Bettinelli (worth following on Twitter) was recently named by The LA Business Journal as the “ Top deal maker in Los Angeles in Venture Capital.” Upfront: “Direct, Approachable, Early-Stage, WYSIWYG & Unmistakenly Los Angeles” (Upfront is also a term from the media sector).

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

For starters they has asked him to hire a CEO (Hamet was a first timer) and that person lived in Seattle even though NextMedium was based in LA. At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs. Los Angeles' I stayed close.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

They hire their initial co-founders and early employees and everybody has a sense of “mission.” We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. We try to hire deeply analytical associates to can help companies problem solve and who make us better investors.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2018

Remember this formula: (Geographic location of your business) (Type of service you offer) (Your name/Your business name), i.e. Los Angeles Financial Planner Jesse Simmons; Inwood Orthodontist Kathy Petersen. Don’t bother doing this one yourself – just hire someone whose job it is to make sure you look good on mobile.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The best entrepreneurs and innovators draw inspiration from everyday life – and then they exhibit their forward-thinking results at the following conferences and expos. Locations and dates : Miami, May 1-7; Detroit, May 19-25; Chicago, June 23-29; New York, September 29-October 5; Los Angeles, November 17-23. Social Media Week.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles. We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. You don’t have a pool of thousands of Google engineers to hire when they’re ready to leave the mother ship. People either love it our hate it. You don’t.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Despite what many entrepreneurs may think, know this: Not all growth is good growth. This was an obstacle I encountered while at Roozt.com, the Etsy-style platform for social entrepreneurs we launched in 2008. We listened and hired another team member — but our customer service needs continued to double as the company expanded.

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Scott Edward Walker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Introduction This post was originally part of the “ Ask the Attorney ” series I am writing for VentureBeat (one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs). And please don’t tell us to hire a lawyer.) Below is a longer, more comprehensive version. I’ve been reading a lot on the web about incorporation and other legal stuff.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2010

A friend calls me up from “you name it&# city: Boston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and says, “I’m thinking about moving to Los Angeles (or SF, NY, etc) and I’d love to start interviewing. If you REALLY think you’re committed to Los Angeles – then just move there. Lots of reasons.

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO There are not many to be found. He or she might call himself a “consulting CTO,&# “freelance CTO,&# “on-demand CTO,&# “CTO on call,&# “CTO for hire,&# or just a “technology strategy advisor.&#

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

” Them, “Oh, we’ve hired A,B,C company to do it for us.” I’m looking for a new breed of entrepreneur. And I’m seeing it emerge all around me in Los Angeles. And I’m also funding a new breed of entrepreneurs bringing tool sets to this new Hollywood ecosystem that has developed.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 13, 2023

I started expanding into Los Angeles. There was an experimental hire to see if there's opportunity for Reddit as a business in la and of course there was. Will (03:08): Yeah, the way that I approach it is with this speak, listen, build framework. So I've been at Reddit for over eight years now.

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