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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
40% of our deals are done in Los Angeles but 100% of our deals leverage the LA networks we have built for 25 years. I think most people know we’re HQ’d in LA (Santa Monica to be exact) but we invest nationally and internationally. We have a team of 7 in San Francisco (a counter bet on our belief that the Bay Area is an amazing place.)
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OCTOBER 30, 2014
We hired IP specialists to review prior art. We grilled their IP attorneys. Note: Company headquarters is in Los Angeles with major R&D also happening in Northern Virginia. Did anybody hold patents that would prevent us from using this technology? We hired OSHA regulatory lawyers. Upfront Ventures'
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2010
Taking it from an investor perspective (not me, angels) I think it’s totally unfair to see early angels invest, take more risk, help you get to the next level through both sweat & money, and then pay a higher price because the round had a convertible note with no cap.
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MAY 5, 2011
In Los Angeles we don’t have “patron technology companies&# that are big enough to matter – we’re still hoping to see them emerge. But every time I talk with senior executives a the big studios or talent agencies I tell the same story, “You know that your industry is being disrupted. Elder Statesmen.
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JUNE 8, 2014
To interconnect these computers we needed IP-based telecommunications equipment build by the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. The problem that I’ve seen historically in cities like Los Angeles, San Diego or Seattle is that their historic high-net-worth individuals didn’t come from the tech startup world.
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FEBRUARY 10, 2011
Companies on the west coast ideally located in Los Angeles or San Francisco. Thomas says the maximum size of an angel round he’ll invest in is $2.5M. soft circle : when an angel gives a verbal commitment to invest but hasn’t actually signed any legal documents or written a check. 3 things that excite Mark (1:18:06).
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