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Upfront Ventures Announces $400-Million Investment Fund

July 5, 2017 by Steve Meyer Leave a Comment

Upfront Ventures Announces $400-Million Investment Fund

Upfront Ventures, announced in June, the close of a record setting $400-million investment fund from which it plans to make multiple investments in startups in the coming years. Adjusted for inflation, it beats out their $390-million Fund II from 2000 which included such winners as Ulta Beauty (exited with an IPO in late 2007) and […]

Filed Under: Trends Tagged With: IPO, Ring, True Car, Ulta Beauty, Upfront Ventures, Venture Capital

IDC Projects Augmented Reality To Reach $50 Billion by 2021

March 22, 2017 by Steve Meyer Leave a Comment

IDC Projects Augmented Reality To Reach $50 Billion by 2021

In 2016 augmented reality finally became real for many consumers with the success of Pokemon Go. And all the industry heavyweights such as Google, Apple, Microsoft and Facebook are reportedly working on augmented reality devices that are being touted as the next ‘next big thing’. Even Apple CEO Tim Cook recently proclaimed that augmented reality will be bigger as the smartphone. […]

Filed Under: Featured, Trends Tagged With: AR, Augmented Reality, IDC, Statista, Virtual Reality, VR

Immersive Entertainment awarded Tech Coast Angel’s 2017 Angel Wings Award

March 14, 2017 by Steve Meyer Leave a Comment

Immersive Entertainment awarded Tech Coast Angel’s 2017 Angel Wings Award

On Wednesday, March 8th 2017 the Tech Coast Angel’s graced the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Samueli Theater in Costa Mesa once again with their 2nd Annual Tech Coast Angels Celebration of Entrepreneurship. And as part of the celebration they honored Immersive Entertainment with their Angel Wings Award, an annual award celebrating Orange County’s most promising entrepreneurs. […]

Filed Under: Events, Featured, People Tagged With: Angel Wings Award, award, Immersive Entertainment, TCA, Tech Coast Angels

The Smartphone’s Victims

March 14, 2017 by Steve Meyer Leave a Comment

The Smartphone’s Victims

Recently the mobile industry met in Barcelona and the latest trends in smartphone technology are center stage. With all the success of the smartphone in the past ten years most people have all but forgotten the devices we used to depend on that are now left as road kill. It’s time to spare a thought for those devices that […]

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Tech Coast Angels Prepares for Celebration of Entrepreneurship 2017

February 18, 2017 by Steve Meyer Leave a Comment

Tech Coast Angels Prepares for Celebration of Entrepreneurship 2017

Orange County’s Tech Coast Angels is back for 2017 with their second annual Celebration of Entrepreneurship. The event, hosted at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ Samueli Theater, will feature the hottest startups in Southern California all seeking to win the first place prize of a $25,000 investment from Tech Coast Angels & media interview.   Last years’ attendees included […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Celebration of Entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, fast pitch, pitch contest, Quick Pitch, startup, TCA, Tech Coast Angels

6 Steps to a Business Model and Value Proposition – Episode 6: Telling Your Story

February 13, 2017 by Steve Meyer Leave a Comment

6 Steps to a Business Model and Value Proposition – Episode 6: Telling Your Story

Episode 6 – Telling Your Story So you have a great idea for a product or service! What do you do now? In the coming weeks we will discuss the steps required go forward, pivot or head back to the drawing board. In this six-part video series on the “Business Model Canvas” from The Kauffman Foundation you’ll […]

Filed Under: Featured, Resources Tagged With: entrepreneur, Kauffman Foundation, MVP, prototype, startup

6 Steps to a Business Model and Value Proposition – Episode 5: Proving It

February 6, 2017 by Steve Meyer Leave a Comment

6 Steps to a Business Model and Value Proposition – Episode 5: Proving It

Episode 5 – Proving It Now that you’ve built your model and made your best guess it is time to fail! But do not worry. Even though many of your hypotheses are going to be wrong, using the Business Model Canvas will allow you to make changes. Using Lean Startup methodologies and Customer Development you […]

Filed Under: Featured, Resources Tagged With: entrepreneur, Kauffman Foundation, MVP, prototype, startup

6 Steps to a Business Model and Value Proposition – Episode 4: Navigating Your Environment

January 23, 2017 by Steve Meyer Leave a Comment

6 Steps to a Business Model and Value Proposition – Episode 4: Navigating Your Environment

Episode 4 – Navigating Your Environment Now it is time to test your business model in the real world. As you learned in your previous models, some things are within your control while other are not. Mapping the environment is critical if your business model is to fight for survival. Identify market forces, key trends, industry forces and […]

Filed Under: Featured, Resources Tagged With: entrepreneur, industry forces, Kauffman Foundation, key trends, macro-economic forces, market forces, MVP, prototype, startup

6 Steps to a Business Model and Value Proposition – Episode 3: Prototyping

January 16, 2017 by Steve Meyer Leave a Comment

6 Steps to a Business Model and Value Proposition – Episode 3: Prototyping

Episode 3 – Prototyping Now you are ready to use the Business Model Canvas to explore different  business models. Thinking broadly, you can experiment with tweaks to your model to discover which has a the greatest market opportunity. And don’t be afraid to look at other successful and disruptive business models in other industries to […]

Filed Under: Featured, Resources Tagged With: business model, entrepreneur, Kauffman Foundation, MVP, planning, prototype, Prototyping, startup, value proposition

6 Steps to a Business Model and Value Proposition – Episode 2: Visualizing Your Business Model

January 9, 2017 by Steve Meyer Leave a Comment

6 Steps to a Business Model and Value Proposition – Episode 2: Visualizing Your Business Model

Episode 2 – Visualizing Your Business Model Now that you have your idea for a business it is time to map it out. In episode 2 we are given the tools to move forward towards the successful implementation of your business model. Beth and Carl are given the Business Model Canvas to further evaluate and […]

Filed Under: Featured, Resources Tagged With: business tools, entrepreneur, Kauffman Foundation, MVP, prototype, startup

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