This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons .” I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I just completed an exercise where I went out to hire a new associate for my VC firm, GRP Partners.  8221; I

started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute of an entrepreneur :  Tenacity .  I The problem was that he was still working out the lock-up period in his big company. He and his partner told me about this new idea over the course of nearly a year. This is part of my series on  what makes an entrepreneur successful .  I originally posted it on  VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs.

started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute:  Tenacity .  I You’ve got to be able to come out of unsuccessful VC meetings, pull your socks up, and go into the next pitch.  You’ve got to hear all of the doubters, and the world is FILLED with doubters, and still not give up.  This is part of my new series on  what makes an entrepreneur successful .  I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs.

started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute of an entrepreneur :  Tenacity .  I Think Yelp doesn’t wake up daily thinking about how to crush FourSquare?  Think Company B had already lined up a significant funding round ($20 million) from some of the most elite VCs on Sand Hill Road but hadn’t signed the term sheet.  She This is part of my series on  what makes an entrepreneur successful .  I originally posted it on  VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs.

was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA .” 8221;  If you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a read, but I thought I’d elaborate on the topic since it comes up all the time. Never say never – GRP Partners is actually looking very closely at a company in its A round that is raising a large sum of money.  I’m Los Angeles.  People People either love it our hate it.  All

The topic is: Betting Your Company On An Internet Platform? A very interesting topic, especially for those of us involved in developing for start-ups. The basic conclusion was that it was a bit premature if you were talking about a serious, funded start-up. Interesting term used in a ZD Net article - Platform as a Service (PaaS) Unfortunately, Peter sells the promise and ignores the I'm blogging from the CalTech Enterprise Forum . At the CTO Group that I organize in Santa Monica, we've had lots of discussions around this.

RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in... Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010

Now Dealmaker has brought this conference to UCLA, and the SoCal Tech Group is proud to be their marketing partner for this event. Building on the Cheap: Starting Up When the Economy is Down, Mike Jones, Tsavo Media How to Create a Website that Users Eat Up & Beg for More, Ted Rheingold, Dogster, Inc. Build it and they will come, right? Everybody is going to love this, won’t they?

Only fools rush in to venture money, and for good reason – underestimate the bargaining power of your target investor, and you may just end up with a broken heart. Before you jump in, you need to understand the strategies and tactics of negotiating a funding round and it starts with the first date. · Room 1 (VC Perspective): Mark Suster, Partner, GRP Partners · Room 2 (Founder and Legal Perspective): Charles Halloran, KPPB & Seth Sternberg, CEO, meebo Dealmaker has been putting together conferences and roundtables in LA of consistently high quality for the past two years.  These

Last week, one of those never-ending topics of discussion came up at Twiistup on a panel about whether or not Southern California was a good place to put your startup. On one side, you had Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Mike Jones of MySpace who were saying “yes”, and on the other side, you had Jamie Montgomery of Montgomery and Co. , pointer to Boulder, where Brad Feld is located–no and David Sacks of Geni/Yammer , who were saying “maybe/no”. It was, at least for me, somewhat of a downer way to lead into the last day of Twiistup.