We’re in the midst of putting together an industry survey, to collect some data about the Southern California high tech community’s thoughts about the industry and economy. The survey is a collaboration with The David James Agency. I hope you’ll help socalTech.com get a pulse on the local technology by participating in the survey. The survey is designed to [...]
Southern California’s venture capital investment activity appears to have stalled, according to Q4 numbers released over the weekend by Dow Jones VentureSource. The report found that Southern California’s venture capital totals slipped for the first time since 2003, down more than 18 percent for the year. The question is — are the Q4 numbers a [...]
Here’s our weekly roundup of recent Southern California technology news: More music moves at MySpace, with a new deal to distribute music from independents. San Diego’s RoyaltyShare, the firm which tracks digital royalties for record labels, is also part of that deal. EQAL, the firm behind the YouTube sensation LonelyGirl15, has a new deal with [...]
For anyone who’s been in this business for awhile, there’s a clear correlation of the economy and bubbles to the behavior of startups, so I got a great kick out of this graph (posted over at SEOmoz) — graphing out “The Density of Pro Startup Blog Posts in Various Economic Climates”. They also have a [...]
Is the venture capital model dead? At least one prominent (former) San Diego venture capitalist thinks so. Here’s an interesting post, from Enterprise Venture Capital’s Bill Stenstrud, on the end of venture capital as we know it. Stenstrud claims that the venture capital industry is in denial, and that there is a lack of “new [...]
Are you looking to get a face-to-face, in-person meeting with a VC? Well, stop hassling that administrative assistant, leaving unanswered emails, and attending random events hoping to run into one… Marc Averitt, of Okapi Venture Capital, is trying a new experiment he’s hoping will help out folks in the local startup ecosystem. Instead of entrepreneurs [...]
Frank Peters, podcaster at the Frank Peters Show and chairman of the Tech Coast Angels, always has informative and in-depth interviews. Frank recently talked with Clearstone’s Jim Armstrong about Jim’s views on how the economy is affecting both startups and the venture capital business, and it’s well worth a listen to get an idea of [...]
Thoughts and commentary from Benjamin F. Kuo, publisher of socalTECH.com.
