Among one of the biggest issues new entrepreneurs face when trying to raise money, from both angel and venture capital investors, is not doing their research and getting to know their investors before approaching them. In my years tracking the high tech companies getting–and not getting–funding, particularly here in Southern California, I’ve noticed that those [...]
When is too much “social” just too much? The announcement today by Google that it is starting to mix in “social” results in its searches might be considered a good thing, particularly to those who are really into social networks and are tuned into making sure they’re synchronized with their friends. The addition is just [...]
TechCrunch’s Sarah Lacy just called Los Angeles “California’s digital also-ran” today in an article. That, after it’s regularly bagged on local companies like MySpace and Demand Media. It’s a mystery to me why local startups seem to worship TechCrunch. But, I guess we’re better at making money (and IPOs, at least recently) than tooting our own [...]
Thoughts and commentary from Benjamin F. Kuo, publisher of socalTECH.com.
