Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

“A remarkably useful playbook that every business, government, and nonprofit needs to ignite the spark of innovation and fuel the fire of change.” From New York, Philadelphia, and Boston to Los Angeles and San Francisco, entrepreneurs came out to share their enthusiasm -- you really are everywhere.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Formerly, he was Managing Director of both Product Management and of Business Development at Los Angeles Times Interactive. an enterprise social networking platform provider located in Los Angeles, CA. Before that, he was VP, Client Strategy at Blast Radius. He has also sailed a boat across the Atlantic.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

I told her that I believed America’s best asset – driven initially from software innovation mindset in the San Francisco Bay Area and media innovation driven from Los Angeles – was our willingness to accept failure. And that is what we’ll do.” Now they are partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

I attended the inaugural Open Angel Forum in Los Angeles back in January and wrote about it here. Jason Calacanis started this initiative in response to the pay-to-play network of angel events that he despised. The first event was a big success and brought out many of LA’s angel elite.

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Growthink Blog

JULY 18, 2011

I attended a meeting last week with Austin Beutner, The City of Los Angeles’ first deputy mayor and economic policy chief. For example, one of the landlords complained about the difficulty of attracting tenants to the area because of the Los Angeles City Business Tax, which does not have to be paid in nearby El Segundo.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Hypemarks was a Los Angeles social sharing startup that after about a year of failing to gain traction and turn a profit, changed course, moved to San Francisco and became Tint , an embeddable social-feed service. The story of pivoting direction is common in the U.S. start-up world. He retains both French and British citizenship. .

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And there is so much money around being thrown at so many entrepreneurs that many firms don’t even care about board seats, governance rights or heaven forbid doing work with the company because that would eat into the VCs time needed to chase 5 more deals. A seed round these days is $3–5 million or more! there are many other great firms here.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 19, 2019

This is the time when he and co-founder Mark Okada decided to relocate the firm from Los Angeles to Dallas. The Dallas investment management firm was founded by James Dondero and Mr. Okada in 1993 in Los Angeles, over the course of more than two decades, Highland has become a multibillion-dollar global asset manager.

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Austin Startup

MAY 19, 2019

Kennedy International and Los Angeles International Airport and through major airlines like JetBlue, Delta, and British Airways. The government and the airlines pay attention to opinion of their customers. Currently, the program is operating in several major airports like John F. What could they possibly do in 12 hours?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

It seemed that back then the US government recognized the importance of attracting the best and brightest from around the world. It was also in a group of about 15 people in law offices in Los Angeles. My Dad was drafted into the Air Force and was given accelerated citizenship. He was fortunate.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2020

When none came to light, he followed a lead to Los Angeles and by Wednesday he was signing a contract with a lab there that usually does anti-doping testing. The story of how Curative pivoted and scaled is about moving with entrepreneurial speed to find a solution, then collaborating with investors and government for the public good.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 16, 2016

government organizations who want to a more efficient way to deliver needed solutions with speed and urgency to their stakeholders. In exchange our government sponsors benefit from access to talent that most likely would never have served the country. We trained our first group of educators and sponsors three months ago.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 16, 2016

government organizations who want to a more efficient way to deliver needed solutions with speed and urgency to their stakeholders. In exchange our government sponsors benefit from access to talent that most likely would never have served the country. We trained our first group of educators and sponsors three months ago.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

He was running to be the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles and he outlined his vision to “open up the city government to technology and innovation” if he were elected. 43% of all goods arriving into American ports come through LA and Long Beach ports in Los Angeles.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 12, 2017

Jamie Wright is a millennial attorney who specializes in millennial issues, government affairs, crisis communication, and conflict resolution, among other areas. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, she practices law in Los Angeles.

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Board Effect

JANUARY 6, 2021

United Way partnered with Northwestern University’s Kellogg School Center for Nonprofit Management to offer classes on general board governance topics such as finance and accountability. Shields for Families, Los Angeles. Impact of systemic inequalities connected with the challenges facing various Chicago neighborhoods.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2018

The clients, competitors, providers, intermediaries — distributors — and other public (such as the government or the press), are known as the company’s micro-moments. He is the founder, CEO and creative head of DG Studio, a Los Angeles based digital agency with Sister companies in India and Mexico.

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 26, 2014

After that it quickly gained credibility and spread throughout government, and corporate America. Drupal is now driving some of the largest and most critical websites in the world, including The White House, The Oscars, Twitter, Mercedes Benz, Warner Music Group, The Louvre Museum, The City of Los Angeles and Stanford University.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 15, 2018

Some other relevant startup centres are Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, Phoenix, and Austin. Canadian government provides numerous grants to new and small businesses (including grants that don’t have to be paid back). The Rise of the Canadian Startup Scene. And, there’s a reason for that.

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David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

I’m excited about the program below on “Investing in Intellectual Capital: Intellectual Capital: Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names, Litigation, Government Rights, and other Intangible Assets” Click here to make a reservation.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

One of my ex-engineering students helped start a six-year old company headquartered in Los Angeles that sells to government agencies. We’re suddenly getting our butts kicked in our sales to the government.”. Large procurements for government agencies are being played out on level you aren’t participating in.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Join us and learn how to attract Venture Capital investment in your startup when you live somewhere other than Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, or Boston. Hear from venture investors and successful entrepreneurs to find out what factors they considered and how you can make your pitch stand out from the rest. Time: 12:30PM?

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 22, 2013

If you’ve heard me talk about startup communities, you’ll recognize this as the same approach I take when talking about larger communities like New York, the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Boston/Cambridge. Oh – and Digital Sabbath #5 was excellent.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Alex has helped bring more than $160 million in funding to Texas startups through SBIR, STTR and other government funding programs for companies like Essentium, ICON 3D, and LIFT Aircraft. STOIKY is his callsign. He’s one of the first people many execs in town call when they are looking for a key technical hire.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

The world still has economic challenges that often aren’t perceived by many of us the tech world in our little cocoons of Silicon Valley, NYC or Los Angeles. And the solutions to many of the worlds problems will come from the people as much as from governments. Network Up. But what else? And rebellion. Collaboration.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

16: Los Angeles, CA Oct. 17: Los Angeles, CA Oct. City governments connect with local entrepreneurs, corporations, and community leaders to grow and sustain a vibrant startup economy. 18: Startup Week?—?Denver, Denver, CO?—? RSVP here Sept. 23: Raleigh, NC Sept. 24: Charlotte, NC?—? RSVP here Oct. RSVP here Nov.

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Scalable Startup

JANUARY 12, 2015

RI is a small Los Angeles are company that’s been in business for about 3 years with a couple of major pivots under their belt. For B2B, online reviews and testimonials and becoming a requirement in healthcare, automotive, government and other industries. And there’s a ton of overlap, making the line pretty fuzzy.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Take a tour of the campus and you’ll see representatives from corporations, universities, governments and the investment community. NestGSV’s solution is to provide ongoing support for startups and connect them with corporate, venture and government programs and funding that can help them survive. OK, maybe not.). well, you know.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 5, 2018

I frequently re-direct inquiries about the process to obtain French nationality: only the Consulate general in Los Angeles handles that process. The French government, through the French Consulates in the U.S., But one event will always stand out.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 11, 2011

As Nigeria’s former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala understands how trade, aid, private investment and government support all impact an economy differently. Try a few of these for starters! Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on aid versus trade.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 11, 2017

This trend is due in part to converted industrial complexes such as defunct factories in areas such as Brooklyn, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Like solar panels, your local government may offer rebates for your landscaping. Thanks to these entertaining sensibilities, open space is much preferred.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Take a tour of the campus and you’ll see representatives from corporations, universities, governments and the investment community. NestGSV’s solution is to provide ongoing support for startups and connect them with corporate, venture and government programs and funding that can help them survive. OK, maybe not.). well, you know.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Join us and learn how to attract Venture Capital investment in your startup when you live somewhere other than Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, or Boston. Salon C Register: SXSW badge only Getting and Making Angel Investments Are you founding or joining a startup venture? Time: 12:30pm to 1:30pm Location: Hilton?

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The company provides management consulting services to small to mid-sized businesses, as well as government agencies – I wanted clients to know that the company’s values include balance, perspective, integrity, stability, and practicality. Los Angeles St.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 29, 2011

I imagine Lean Startup principles applied to government programs, to healthcare, and to solving the world's great problems. From there, the tour goes through Los Angeles, Seattle, Toronto, New York, Boston, Chicago, DC, and culminates back in San Francisco at the Commonwealth Club on September 27.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Take a tour of the campus and you’ll see representatives from corporations, universities, governments and the investment community. NestGSV’s solution is to provide ongoing support for startups and connect them with corporate, venture and government programs and funding that can help them survive. OK, maybe not.).

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Selfishly, to me, this means we need more progressive voters coming from Manhattan and Brooklyn and San Francisco and Los Angeles and other cities that will lose some of their grip on jobs and buzz and quality of life for creatives after COVID. I’d also love Austin to be on the international radar.

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