Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 29, 2010
GRP Partners is looking to hire two analysts (maybe even three) to join our practice in Los Angeles. And none of our partners actually worked for any of these firms. I’m already 2 weeks late in writing this blog post as my partners keep reminding me. It’s often a combination of luck, relationships & timing.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 22, 2014
Of partner? The other problem with extreme success is that for some VCs it makes them disinterested in middling outcomes, things that take a long time to incubate or solving thorny problems when a company doesn’t immediately move up and to the right. Picking a VC is hard. Reputation of firm? Deals done in your industry?
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Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
To give visibility to these companies to: Sources of funding (angels / VCs), business development partners, mentors who have themselves built successful companies, the press and potential employees to hire. But wait, does that make Launchpad LA an incubator now? There are at least 6 incubators now being set up in LA.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 28, 2010
This week’s guest was David Travers from Rustic Canyon Partners. Wildfire was one of the darlings of the fbFund incubator program. What I found strange about this funded was the fact that it was led by Summit Partners. Investors: Summit Partners (lead), Jeff Clavier, Aydin Senkut, Gary Vaynerchuk. 4mm in Series A.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 11, 2010
These kinds of office space arrangement are often called “technology incubators&# or “startup labs&# or something similar. These are not to be confused with incubators like YCombinator or IdeaLab which look to invest in your company and take equity positions. Anyone have positive or negative experience in such an incubator?
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 1, 2010
He eventually applied his lessons learned in these experiences when he founded Zag, a company that helps consumers buy cars over the Internet at pre-negotiated prices with nearly 4,000 dealers across the country [disclosure: my firm GRP Partners is an investor in Zag]. Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008. Current round: $4.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 29, 2012
Nate Redmond is the managing partner of Rustic Canyon Partners – he’s probably one of the youngest managing partners of a major fund you’ll meet. And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. Hope you’re enjoying the show.
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