SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

She is a go to person for me when I have questions around technology or early stage marketing and branding. We downsized from 35 people in 2001 and are now a size that allows us to work directly with clients. We do a lot of B2B and also have an "Early Stage Branding" practice for technology startups.

Early Stage 150

Early Stage Southern California Los Angeles Marketing 150

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. And even for early stage startups, VCs raise eyebrows at companies that have modest gross margins. VC funding for startups is drying up quickly. 2020 and Beyond?

IPO 202

IPO Early Stage Cofounder B2C 202

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. And even for early stage startups, VCs raise eyebrows at companies that have modest gross margins. VC funding for startups is drying up quickly. 2020 and Beyond?

IPO 100

IPO Early Stage Cofounder B2C 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

We were immediately thrust into a globally competitive market for B2B collaboration tools. But this was early 2000 and our US competitors had already closed rounds North of $45 million. Then I got engaged to be married in late 2001 and had the motivation to get really serious. Our first big institutional round was $16.5

Entrepreneur 308

Entrepreneur Silicon Valley San Diego Non-Compete 308