Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

It is with great pleasure that I can finally announce that we have added Greg Bettinelli as a partner at GRP Partners. He co-founded a prominent accelerator in Los Angeles called MuckerLab , that has produced a number of impressive companies and he mentored more than 20 of them. You won’t regret it.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

The functions of an early-stage board are pretty obvious and well understood: Providing introductions to customers, biz dev partners, recruits, the press, other investors, etc. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions. Reviewing financial & operational performance. Mentorship.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. In addition to helping manage the board Chris also helps represent the interests of the angel investors / common stock holders.

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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. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer & Strategic Creative at USA GROUP, INC.,

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 2, 2022

Companies right now are looking for one partner to handle all of their in-office food, snacking, and beverage needs, and now more than ever, HUNGRY is that complete partner for them.”. and has rapidly growing operations in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Boston, New York City, Austin, Dallas, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

When we set-up our next business our first decision was to operate with a remote workforce. About the Authors: Troy Lester Troy Lester is a Los Angeles based entrepreneur and the co-founder and president of WARP. Daniel Sokolovsky Daniel Sokolovsky is a Los Angeles based entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of WARP.s

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Board Effect

APRIL 3, 2019

Hospital boards of directors are finding that an asset-only approach doesn’t account for financial and operational risks across the organization. High levels of exposure to the capital markets and operational variability create volatility in the financial profiles of hospitals.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 25, 2020

There is nothing magical about how Uber and Lyft operate. Ridesharing sharing services for kids – there is a huge market in metro areas such as San Francisco and Los Angeles, where busy parents spend a lot of time driving their children around. So, how do you achieve success amidst their dominance? You need an app.

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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. Highland operates globally, but James Dondero chooses to focus on the local community and recognize the change that his firm can offer for the better. Like James Dondero, Ms.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

We talk a lot about his schooling, his early jobs as a developer and then as a VC and we talk about his decision to spend winters in Los Angeles. We talked in the full interview about some of Fred’s partners and the role that they play in the firm. Let’s see: Twitter, Tumblr, Etsy, KickStarter … not bad, hey?

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 24, 2018

Eighteen months later, I’m keynoting at conferences and serving clients in London, Sydney, Singapore, Los Angeles, Lisbon, Vancouver, and 50 other cities,” says Logan Young, the co-founder of BlitzMetrics, a Facebook dashboard and advertising company. “I didn’t even know who Mark Zuckerberg was back in October 2015.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

My partner Greg Bettinelli (worth following on Twitter) was recently named by The LA Business Journal as the “ Top deal maker in Los Angeles in Venture Capital.” I joined Upfront Ventures in 2007 and took over as co-Managing Partner in 2011 along with the founder, Yves Sisteron. ” Numero uno.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 27, 2020

This includes your team, partners, employees, outsourced workforce, clients, and customers. Just because you give them permission to do certain things doesn’t mean they are actually going to do those things, especially if they have become habituated to operating when they are exhausted. Establish rituals for recovery.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2017

by Shane Cragun, founding partner at SweetmanCragun Group and coauthor of “ Reinvention: Accelerating Results in the Age of Disruption “ Two years ago, Boston Dynamics released a video showing a 6’ tall, 320 lb. Think doctors and AI robots operating on patients in tandem and the improvement in surgery outcomes.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

We operate at scale and speed unprecedented in human history.” * I first wrote about the changes to the Venture Capital ecosystem 10 years ago and this still serves as a good primer of how we arrived at 2011, a decade on from the Web 1.0 each with partners as the lead. dot-com bonanza. We aren’t going to win every great deal in LA?—?there

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David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

The three founders (Isaac, Tim, and Jose) were based in the Los Angeles area when they moved the company to Boulder for the Techstars Boulder Accelerator in 2009. The company is based in San Francisco, with significant operations in Africa and elsewhere. #5: Techstars Ventures 2009 invested in the angel debt round in 2011.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

Betancourt Lopez began the Hawkers transformation by fixing the operational issues that had caused the company to struggle. Partner relationships have been in place with model Paula Echevarria, singer Usher and DJs Steve Aoki and Nicky Romero. Growing Hawkers. The company’s influencers program was not limited to college students.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

A friend calls me up from: Boston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, wherever and says, “I’m thinking about moving to Los Angeles (or SF, NY, etc) and I’d love to start interviewing. If you really think you’re committed to Los Angeles — then just move there. I’ve had this conversation many times. Make a life decision.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

While the technology for canning labels is not novel as it stands alone, our biggest accomplishment to date has been our ability to pair custom design and printing with local craft beverages and expert post-canning label operations to develop a novel supply chain and business model in the highly-regulated beer industry.

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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. But a colleague turned him on to a lead in Los Angeles. In one weekend, his assumption was proved correct. This came together incredibly quickly.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

It feels like something you could turn your attention to once you have tens of millions of dollars and a large staff to run operations and you could step back from it all and think about how to lead. We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. That’s healthy.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

More often multiple different manufacturing partners are relied upon to bring products and services to the marketplace. Beyond manufacturing, IT, logistics, and transportation partners are required for the delivery of products and services to the end customers. Provide Training and Education to Your Supply Chain Partners.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

Betancourt Lopez began the Hawkers transformation by fixing the operational issues that had caused the company to struggle. Partner relationships have been in place with model Paula Echevarria, singer Usher and DJs Steve Aoki and Nicky Romero. Growing Hawkers. The company’s influencers program was not limited to college students.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2010

A friend calls me up from “you name it&# city: Boston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and says, “I’m thinking about moving to Los Angeles (or SF, NY, etc) and I’d love to start interviewing. If you REALLY think you’re committed to Los Angeles – then just move there. Choose life.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Splitting time between Austin and Los Angeles, Amber is a whirlwind of energy and is always working on an exciting new project with some mega-brand using her latest tech. There are a bunch of amazing autonomy and robotics startups in Texas, and most of them are working with Guinn Partners in one way or another.

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David Teten

APRIL 18, 2014

In the first full year of operation, VCAP attracted 159 applicants. Following the first completed year of VCAP, NAIC conducted a review of the pilot program to determine how to best maximize its efforts and those of its partners. Several key partners include HBSAANY, New York Angels, and others to be announced. .

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

As you may know we co-lead the first round of financing of Maker Studios, the largest overall producer for online video content, along with Greycroft Partners. We will obviously take a page out of their successful playbook.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

I don’t know how it operates behind closed doors. Stitch Fix CEO Katrina Lake, via the Los Angeles Times. Do you know how many female or minority partners the firm has? I don’t know this world on an intimate, personal level. I have no idea exactly what it takes to get inside that inner circle. And if I tried to find out?

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ithacaVC

JUNE 26, 2013

Yesterday I visited StartFast up in Syracuse with my VC partner Jennifer and Ithaca-based digital media pro Ken Rother. This is the second full year of its operation. We met with teams originally from Los Angeles, Florida, Toronto, Texas… and Syracuse. That is changing.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 20, 2015

Pillow works to solve some pain points for the short-term property rental market, namely how to make it easier for home owners to earn predictable income from their property and know the operational components of hosting (cleaning, supplies, etc) will be taken care of professionally.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 23, 2022

One was the realization of what I was really good at doing – helping organizations with starting and/or fixing their sales operation. 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. Photo Credit: Jason Cutter.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Think about the tension between media companies and cable operators like last year when Viacom threatened to pull Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, BET, etc. My partner Greg Bettinelli gave me the idea for the title of this post because he ran a breakout session at the Upfront Summit titled “How to Out Amazon, Amazon.”

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 23, 2015

Headout focuses on activities that are ready to be booked within the next 24 hours, curating the inventory of tour operators, activity providers, guides and other in-destination service providers. They have a beautiful app that lets you book travel experiences at unbeatable prices. In this $1.8M

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www.inc.com

JULY 9, 2010

The referrals the company got, especially from vendors and external partners were, in Perraults words, "spot on," and the experiment was a success. 500|5000 The 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List The 2010 Top Lists Inc. Good talent is going to make the difference in the growth of our organization and in the future," says Perrault. "So

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

I didn’t set out to write a book but as we looked around the market for an operational playbook for sales, we couldn’t find one, so I tapped into my 20 years of sales experience and my network so that we could create a valuable resource for founders everywhere,” said Schwartzfarb. 16: Los Angeles, CA Oct. 18: Startup Week?—?Denver,

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2016

Kobie Fuller, Partner at Upfront Ventures We set out to build a venture capital firm that would not only be a beacon for the rapidly growing LA tech ecosystem but also one that would compete and collaborate nationally with the best firms in the country. Kobie scored highly on all fronts. Read the responses to this story on Medium.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Tell us your favorite thing about being based in Los Angeles. We built a team of specialists from the food innovation and operations arm of the baby food company Plum Organics, and the marketing arm of companies like JUST Water, Red Bull, Stance, and GoPro, and the business development arm of companies like This Bar Saves Lives.

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