Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

Because Bird was first to market, extremely innovative, quick to hire talented leadership and an experienced founder it was able to raise $125 million in an extraordinarily short period of time. Does it surprise you that the fastest-growing “unicorn” was launched in Los Angeles and not San Francisco? There is nothing viral!

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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

OCTOBER 19, 2014

We funded about $2 million, which allowed a full team in Finland to be recruited for building the app and an international management team led from Los Angeles. The results? Massive success after just one week of launching that has continued into the third week (this week) with their first property. Get more cash even before end proof.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 20, 2021

Cody Simms is presently SVP of Climate and Sustainability at Techstars, before which he was a Partner and SVP on Techstars’ investment team and was Techstars’ first Managing Director in Los Angeles. And Troy Henikoff was formerly the founding member of Techstars Chicago and is now General Partner at Math Ventures.

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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. Leadership over backbenchers? Are you willing to give them the benefit of the doubt?

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 11, 2016

The Los Angeles Times ‘ web properties are a good example of this strategy, splitting various pages into LATimes.VIDEO , LATimes.SOCIAL , and LATimes.NEWS. Complementary domains give businesses the ability to maintain more control over their brands and create a better experience for their customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Many companies don’t reach the next phase either because their leadership doesn’t adapt as an organization or because they don’t design processes that lead to scaled outcomes. We recently added Richard Mumby to our leadership team. We used our refined playbooks for LA and figured this time we knew how to launch a market.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles is known for sun, stars, and surf, and now you can add startups to the list. The city isn’t lacking for high-profile companies, either, with Snapchat, SpaceX, VR trailblazer Oculus, and League of Legends creator Riot Games calling Los Angeles home.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 5, 2017

by Jon Gordon, author of “ The Power of Positive Leadership: How and Why Positive Leaders Transform Teams and Organizations and Change the World “ Any business leader will tell you that running a world-class organization is no easy feat. Dave Roberts, manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers, is a great example.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Los Angeles. Los Angeles is known for sun, stars, and surf, and now you can add startups to the list. The city isn’t lacking for high-profile companies, either, with Snapchat, SpaceX, VR trailblazer Oculus, and League of Legends creator Riot Games calling Los Angeles home.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 30, 2019

In your mind, the team is in Los Angeles and you start telling them how to get to San Diego. What you learn is that they were not in Los Angeles; they were in San Francisco. You assumed you were giving them directions to get to San Diego from Los Angeles; they assumed you knew they were in San Francisco.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2021

We are successfully dominating the core markets within the Dubai Real Estate arena and our recent growth into New York, Los Angeles, and Miami is proving to be extremely successful. This model needs to focus on creating a positive company culture and healthy executive leadership for the long haul.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

When it’s an older firm (say Fund X or XII) it is often the 3rd generation of leadership, it has historic rules & norms that haven’t been fixed, it has skewed economics and an unclear mission. We also believe it’s important to be strong pillars of our community.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Other than that we’ve adopted a “barbell strategy” where we may choose to avoid the high-priced, less-proven A & B rounds but we have raised 3 Growth Funds that then can lean in when there is more quantitative evidence of growth and market leadership and we can underwrite a $10–20 million round from a separate vehicle.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

He had made some structural mistakes in NextMedium that meant the Cap Table and leadership team was a bit wacky. Los Angeles' So what gives? Mark, why wouldn’t you fund him? I saw too much of myself in Hamet. I believe investors had forced him to do this. I wanted to rub it in but it’s hard not to love RGIII.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 25, 2016

Unfortunately, many real cities don’t work this way (look at the problems Detroit and Los Angeles face), and companies sometimes spend more time fighting than collaborating. Zach Ferres is the CEO of Coplex , a Los Angeles- and Phoenix-based startup studio focused on truly collaborative design and development.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

We strive to invest in companies that are consciously working to create a diverse leadership team?—?one Thank you to Kara Nortman for your leadership on the gender equality topic and your activism with your fellow VCs at Female Office Hours. one that’s inclusive across gender, ethnicity, age and national origins.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

The great-grandson of Hermogenes Lopez had a long history as an executive and angel investor prior to taking on the leadership role at Hawkers. Hawkers corporate partners include PayPal, PlayStation, Ford, the Los Angeles Lakers and Mercedes Benz. A Shining Future for Sunglasses Brand Hawkers.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2018

by Adam Witty, Founder and CEO of Advantage | ForbesBooks and author of “ Authority Marketing: How to Leverage 7 Pillars of Thought Leadership to Make Competition Irrelevant “. But this web copy completely misses an opportunity to attract its target clients, which we will say are Los Angeles area wealthy people who need a financial planner.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Los Angeles. Los Angeles is known for sun, stars, and surf, and now you can add startups to the list. The city isn’t lacking for high-profile companies, either, with Snapchat, SpaceX, VR trailblazer Oculus, and League of Legends creator Riot Games calling Los Angeles home.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2014

” Staying relevant will require leadership. But clearly funding for NPR will required leadership. I’m 10% sorry to see Jarl spend less time in Los Angeles. And of course there are virulent debates about whether publicly funded media should exist at all.

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Board Effect

JANUARY 6, 2021

Research shows that there is a huge disparity in the nonprofit world relative to diversity and equality in nonprofit leadership. Greater understanding is easier to attain when nonprofit leadership is more reflective of its constituency. Research Uncovers Disparities in Nonprofit Leadership. Shields for Families, Los Angeles.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 30, 2020

Adam is author of the #1 Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and Publisher’s Weekly best-seller, “ Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life “. The post Trust And Transparency: Keys To Renewal In Reentry appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

” “The engine for job creation and technology leadership begins and ends with investment in the entrepreneurial community,” adds Shaherose Charania, CEO and co-founder, Women 2.0. “Female founders are a driving force for the creation and usage of technologies that generate jobs.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Also, I had the opportunity to present my “Organic Reach is Dead: Learn to Pay to Play Like a Pro” Masterclass to a standing room only (or sold out) crowd on the main stage at the Social Media Week Los Angeles conference. Thanks to Zorik Gordon, SERVIZ !

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Mentorship / Modeling Behavior An important part of leadership is being a role model for those who may come after you to look up and say, “If she can do it then why can’t I?” You can apply using the links below: Feb 22nd in San Francisco Feb 27th in Boston March 13th in Upfront’s offices in Los Angeles (bonus?—?ocean

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 29, 2014

by Brian Fielkow, owner and president of Jetco Delivery and author of “ Driving to Perfection: Achieving Business Excellence by Creating a Vibrant Culture “ Los Angeles Clippers owner, Donald Sterling (pictured), makes headlines today for his racist remarks captured on audio and published on TMZ over the weekend.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 27, 2020

Adam is author of the #1 Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and Publisher’s Weekly best-seller, “ Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life “ The post What To Do When “Normal” Isn’t Coming Back appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2019

Sites like the Los Angeles Times have specific information about visitors that’s hard to come by elsewhere — such as a local address paired with online behavior. and has previously held leadership positions with Tribune Media, Hearst Television, and Capitol Broadcasting. The Pinpoint Targeter.

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 26, 2014

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. more info on the funding round from @thewhir [link].

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 13, 2017

It doesn’t take long to learn and it’s an immediately useful skill to have that will give your leadership a boost. Originally from Greece, Rafael lives in Los Angeles and when he’s not working at Weberous, he offers business and marketing consulting to small businesses.>

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

The great-grandson of Hermogenes Lopez had a long history as an executive and angel investor prior to taking on the leadership role at Hawkers. Hawkers corporate partners include PayPal, PlayStation, Ford, the Los Angeles Lakers and Mercedes Benz. A Shining Future for Sunglasses Brand Hawkers.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

Business man – (Not only does he have investments in the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dodgers, he owns several franchises such as Starbucks, TGI Fridays, Burger Kings, etc.). Thanks to Daniel Nyiri, 4U Fitness Franchises. #4 4 – Magic Earvin Johnson. Photo Credit: Chantay Bridges. Purchased a television network.

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 3, 2013

This past week, the group was the eight person executive leadership team of one of the larger and more prestigious hospitals here in Los Angeles. I have the great, good fortune to moderate 1 - 2 of these “big” strategic planning retreats each month.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 23, 2022

I’ve spent many years in leadership positions across various reputable brands, and I’ve seen firsthand the influence innovation and creation can have on a community. I founded What's Good Los Angeles to be a cultural and entertainment source that focuses on the best of the best that Los Angeles has to offer.

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Scalable Startup

APRIL 15, 2015

For example, in Los Angeles right now the problem is that a majority of those you meet fall below the level of “qualified” – they’re out there networking but have never sat on a real board or led a startup. Angel Investor CEO Succession early stage SaaS alec baldwin boulder Cash Flow CEOing leadership startup'

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 16, 2020

By age 25, Robinson Lynn had assumed leadership of a Manhattan training and development company, acquired a second location for it, doubled its client base, and reinvigorated its philanthropic activities. Momentum currently has a graduate base of 30,000+ and growing with offices in NYC, DC, Seattle and Los Angeles.

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