Notable startup fundings for the week ending 12/8/18 featuring funding details for Looker, Farmstead, NuORDER, Amplitude, and much much more .
The LA TechWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 12/6/18
The latest venture capital, seed, and angel deals for LA startups for 12/6/18 featuring funding details for Happiest Baby, NuORDER, Copper Cow Coffee, and Mythical Games.
10 Business Constants Flourish In This Age Of Change
In this age of constant change, I usually find myself writing about what has changed. Yet I find that periodically it pays to reflect on what hasn’t changed in business, probably won’t change in the foreseeable future, and is still critical to our success in our professional career, as well as the success of our business.
3 Tips For Running A Successful Family Business
Gary Vaynerchuk offers a few tips for anyone interested in starting or joining a family business.
Shipsi Raises $1.9M to Bring Online Retailers the Power of Instant Delivery
Amazon has set the precedent for shipping methods, and now every consumer expects instant delivery, so how can online retailers meet these new consumer expectations? Shipsi is the frictionless solution that provides an “Instant Delivery” option that integrates into any existing websites checkout page. Shipsi partners with last-mile delivery networks, so consumers can receive their online […]
These 15 US Startups Raised the Most Funding in November 2018
Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest US startup funding rounds from November 2018. I have included some additional information such as industry, company description, round type, and total equity funding raised to further the analysis. CLICK ON THE ARROWS BELOW TO NAVIGATE THE FULL REPORT The TechWatch Media Group […]
5 Inertia Traps To Avoid In Your Business Leadership
Why owners and executives fall into traps of inertia and the critical pragmatic leadership skills needed to regain the required momentum.
VC ‘Gut Feeling’ : What Does That Actually Mean?
There was an interesting tweet thread started by Semil of HayStack about why he passes on some investments; personal, gut, intuitive feeling. I’m a big fan of him, his investments and his advice, so I wanted to expand on my thoughts around this. It is common for me to politely pass on an investment b/c […]
Interpersonal Skills Are Still Key to Team Engagement
Your challenge as an entrepreneur and business leader is to discover ways to improve the fulfillment of your team, without turning back the clock on technology.
Learning From Your Mistakes Doesn’t Have to Be as Painful as It Sounds
Failure is difficult for anyone. But it becomes a part of your story, often in positive ways.
These are the 8 Largest LA Startup Funding Rounds for November 2018
Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest LA startup funding rounds during the month for November 2018. I have included some additional information as well such as industry and brief funding description, to further the analysis for the state of venture capital in LA. For the purposes of this analysis only completed […]