Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Our last fund was $200 million but as you may already know since we raised that fund we added new partners Greg Bettinelli and Kara Nortman and Venture Partner Hamet Watt – all of whom are busy looking at new deals for the firm in addition to Yves Sisteron (the founder), Steven Dietz (also part of founding team) and myself.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

I assume that they also had other meetings in LA but they really wanted to meet me. Their plane had to land in Las Vegas unexpectedly to refuel. I’m not talking about two people from the same company (like co-founders) or two partners at a VC firm. They came from New York. I had been introduced by a friend.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2021

As a business adviser, I still see too many new venture founders who skimp on their marketing focus, or start too late. You can get started by visiting your local Chamber of Commerce and attending the next Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Cold calls to strangers and email blasts are not so productive.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

HDI is based in Las Vegas. Our other big wins came from Chicago (Ulta & Envestnet), Baltimore (BillMeLater), New York (DealerTrack) & LA (TrueCar). Our investments focus heavily on the financial services industry, digital media, mobile applications & infrastructure, SaaS / Cloud and retail innovation.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

William Hurley, co-founder of Honest Dollar , an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits. Startup activity in Las Vegas is booming.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Co-founder Holly Liu will walk us through the the decisions that led to that outcome. That’s why we’ve put together a panel that looks at the human side of being a founder. Taking Care of Business AND You brings together experts from numerous fields to talk about founder self-care on every front.

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

By LAURA LOREK Publisher of Silicon Hills News The founders of Geekdom borrowed the “Serendipitous Collision of Ideas” phrase from Tony Hsieh, founder, and CEO of Zappos, and a catalyst in the Las Vegas technology community, said Lorenzo Gomez, chairman of Geekdom.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Phil Randazzo , is the founder of American Dream U , a national entrepreneurship and coaching program that helps transitioning soldiers find work or start their own business. Derek Andersen , is the founder of Startup Grind , a 200,000-person entrepreneurial community with chapters in 75 countries run by more than 1,000 volunteers.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 2, 2015

The founder of the event, Paddy Cosgrave, smartly responded to the critics in a post I just read this morning. I offered a term sheet to a company I met at Collision – the event Paddy’s runs in Las Vegas. I met the founder on the street walking from the conference to my hotel.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 23, 2020

Here’s more from The Startup Magazine Founder Interview series. We interviewed Michel Ruiz, CEO and co-founder of KaviAR Tech , an augmented reality software startup headquartered in Paris. TSM: What is your favorite part of being the founder of KaviAR Tech? Michel Ruiz, CEO and co-founder of KaviAR Tech.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Aaron Dignan --who has described himself as "obsessed with organizational adaptivity" --is one of the speakers at this year’s Lean Startup Conference in Las Vegas , where he’ll be talking about How to Reinvent Your Organization.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

A Strong Pool of Tech Founders – Stating the obvious. Eric Paley , managing partner at Founder Collective , told me that they had implemented a city-wide program in Boston to help local university students get internships at local tech startups. Think Fred Wilson, Tony Hsieh or Brad Feld. Here are mine: 1. Would more come?

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 24, 2017

One of our biggest accomplishments for our ecommerce brands in 2017 was creating LUX Rave, which is a 10,000 square foot pop up store we opened at the Luxor Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. 15- Feature and interview by SCOOP Founder Phil Stoten. I only wish we had thought of this ten years ago!! environment.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 22, 2018

So much happened when the Lean Startup Community came together in Las Vegas last month for this year’s conference that I’m still processing it all. Las Vegas was a new home for the conference this year, thanks to a partnership with Zappos and Tony Hsieh, with whom I talked as part of the program.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2019

by Jack Colton, founder of SilentRich.com. As Founder of SilentRich.com , Jack Colton has always had a passion and a knack for networking and connecting people who can help one another. For better or for worse, true-bred entrepreneurs aren’t like other people.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Wonderful human being who is civically engaged, mother of 3, mentorer of younger founders, hard worker and arguer extraordinaire (so says her current Twitter bio). billion IPO), HealthDataInsights (Las Vegas, $400 million) as well as LA (Maker Studios $1 billion, TrueCar $1.3 billion IPO), Envestnet (Chicago, $1.25

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 2, 2020

by Jack Colton, founder of SilentRich.com. As Founder of SilentRich.com , Jack Colton has always had a passion and a knack for networking and connecting people who can help one another. Normally we can keep our guard up against obvious e-mail scams and get rich schemes. We’re smart after all. It’s likely to keep happening.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2012

I’m in Las Vegas at CES. I walked the floor yesterday, had a bunch of meetings in the afternoon, and then went out to dinner at Nobu with my partners and a bunch of the founders of companies we are investors in. My plan today was to walk the floor of CES some more.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Nature is Earth’s purest form of art and is the ultimate mantra for the ArtLife brand,” says Dominic LaBarbera, ArtLife Founder, designer and a Los Angeles native. Launched end last month, ArtLife apparel is currently available at select retailers in California, Texas, Canada and the Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

When the founders of a startup fail to arrange meetings , there is a communication gap and the business suffers as a result. One of the best and trustworthy internet providers is Cox Communication in Las Vegas. When you have a meeting every morning with your team, it simply means that everyone is likely to stay on the same page.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

Or are they just folks who don’t happen to live in Las Vegas, and thus are getting their adrenaline fix from economic vagaries instead of cards? This leads me to a key question: Are entrepreneurs strategic visionaries or gamblers? Do they have an idea that can change the world? In my opinion, they are a little bit of both.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

by Alon Alroy, co-founder and CMO of Bizzabo . After taking Inside Bitcoins to Las Vegas this past winter, this definitive Bitcoin event is returning to New York City, April 7-8 at the Javits Convention Center. Below, we at Bizzabo have compiled a list of the 20 upcoming US tech conferences you must attend.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

The juxtaposition of the two experiences (my talk vs. the casual madness of the Apple Store) combined with a line from Peter Thiel’s book Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future reminded me of another line that I heard at the UP Global Annual Summit in Las Vegas over the summer.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The roster of speakers was vast and just off of the of my head it included the founders of DropBox, Box, WordPress, EverNote, TrueCar, HootSuite, Charity Water, DataSift, Indiegogo, Huddle, oDesk (and many others) plus the usual cast of characters such as Robert Scoble, Gary Vaynerchuk, Dave McClure, Ben Huh, Shak, Shervin and many others.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Do this, and you will develop a loyal consumer base. While some are still wary, there are many investors out there excited about how fast the marijuana industry is exploding with growth, and they want in on the action. Look here and here for starters.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 28, 2013

And in the early days, positioning the founders as thought leaders through blogging is helpful when raising early investment and working on high-profile deals.”. Courtney Boyd Myers , founder of Audience.io , a New York- and London-based audience development company, preached the important of curation for her own ventures.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 12, 2019

As the co-founder and CEO of Bell + Ivy , a marketing and PR firm in Santa Monica, CA, and Las Vegas, NV. Make yourself a leader that merits being listed here among the “greats.”. In this episode, I welcome Cynthia Johnson , my first guest on the podcast.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Viljakainen, founder of No Fear Community and author of “ No Fear: Business Leadership for the Digital Age “ Right now Samsung is the biggest technology company in the world. This hits home in a very concrete manner as I walked past Samsung’s insanely huge stand here at the International CES in Las Vegas. by Pekka A.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

We attended the Cosmoprof beauty trade show in Las Vegas to catch up with colleagues we don’t see very often and to scout new beauty brands and trends. Image Credit: Trina Albus. It was a busy summer for MAGENTA! Beauty brands relay on social media strategy as much as traditional PR! We look forward to Cosmoprof every year!

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 20, 2012

First things first, here are the things we’ve nailed down so far: MicroConf 2012: The Conference for Self-Funded Startups and Single Founders. April 30 / May 1 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. Mike Taber of Single Founder. Hosted by Rob Walling and Mike Taber. Speakers Include. Peldi from Balsamiq.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2018

by Thomas Smale, founder of FE International. What if there was somewhere you could go where you can be surrounded by founders just like you? Or where you can network with established, successful founders and investors? Or where you can network with established, successful founders and investors? Las Vegas, USA.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The way Bitvibe broke in is that the co-founder is the drummer for several really big bands that you’ve heard of from the 80′s and right now he’s in Gregg Rollie Band. But the answer is the co-founder’s been in the industry for 30 years and he’s somebody and so they can get meetings. Interviewee: Right.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

Reply steveblank , on September 22, 2010 at 2:40 pm Said: Colin, I’ve observed that when you’re a founding CEO delegating things you don’t understand is equivalent to taking the money you raised and going to Las Vegas. so at least some parts are being run by people who know what they are doing.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

He continued to pursue his passion while attending college in Las Vegas, winning championships, teaching the sport, joining the PGA, managing courses, marketing golf at trade shows, and more. As a company founder and owner I have to evaluate people the same way.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 16, 2010

I assume that they also had other meetings in LA but they really wanted to meet me. Their plane had to land in Las Vegas unexpectedly to refuel. I’m not talking about two people from the same company (like co-founders) or two partners at a VC firm. They came from New York. I had been introduced by a friend.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 18, 2019

The founders Alex and Andrew, help change the world by engaging everyone to participate in a no-frills, no-waste, self-sustainable growing business. In my experience, the company and founder I admire the most is Vaynermedia’s. This company has applied that to their infrastructure. I loved that. 8-Vaynermedia. Gary Vaynerchuk.

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The Next Web

JULY 12, 2012

That’s why, when I was given the opportunity to speak to an entrepreneur and startup founder about this subject, I immediately jumped on board. Jeremy Kagan is the founder & CEO of Pricing Engine. First, young tech founders are very supportive of each other and willing to talk and accept advice.

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