Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2013

And there are a ton of dog sitters in Sacramento so I’m sure we’ll be able to help.” He wanted to work in venture capital and I was new to the industry and in no position to hire anybody. He was relaxed and told me, “Don’t worry, Mark. Killina will take care of you. ” Booked it.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

My mom was an entrepreneur – she was kind of my inspiration for entrepreneurship. She was president of the UJA in Sacramento – the United Jewish Appeal. Then she opened a bakery and a second bakery and then a restaurant – in Sacramento. Then everyone just started calling me a serial entrepreneur.

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Steve Blank

JULY 1, 2014

. — As Selections Committee chair for our Sacramento Angels investor group, I review applications from dozens of startup entrepreneurs looking for investment. I remind entrepreneurs that investors are implicitly seeking evidence of progress and milestones (but until the Investment Readiness Level never knew how to ask for it).

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Fantag is based in Sacramento. Sacramento has a thriving startup ecosystem with the San Francisco Bay Area just an hour and half by car or train to reach investors and partners. Fantag was started in San Jose and moved to Sacramento to take advantage of this ecosystem. Tell us about the startup scene there.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2010

But I use this all of the time as a metaphor when talking with entrepreneurs in person and I’ve found it to be a useful way of explaining to entrepreneurs what is going in in the VC’s life. I have no idea why, but that’s always how it always felt to me when I was an entrepreneur raising money.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2014

The venture capital firm that bears his name. My parents weren’t rich (there were no rich kids in Sacramento) but we had more than most in this country. Read about the Schmatta business to learn one instance where Jews became great entrepreneurs out of need. Kleiner Perkins. I am a beneficiary of that.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2023

From expert AMAs tailored to your pre-seed needs to hands-on mentorship from relevant, established entrepreneurs within the NextView portfolio to founder-only sessions that create a safe space for sharing and supporting one another, our programming is created to meet you where you are and propel you forward in the direction we believe you can go. .

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