Unless a start-up is raising at least $750K for an angel financing, it may not make sense from a practical standpoint for it to issue preferred stock. Indeed, preferred stock financing are complicated ...

Building a successful tech startup in Southern California isn't easy, but it's sure a beautiful place to start your next venture. The region has it's own set of challenges because it lacks the ...

Frank Peters runs his podcasts at the Frank Peters Show, and is past chairman of the Tech Coast Angels. Frank's given us permission to cross post his podcasts here on socalTECH. Frank recently spoke ...

Cresa is a real estate service firm that represents tenants exclusively. Services are designed to help clients find the right space, negotiate the most favorable lease terms, and manage ...

Venture Capital: A Practice Guidebook for Capital-Seeking Business, Owners, Managers and Advisors is a complete book covering the basics of venture capital funding, including a overview of venture ...

The VC environment isn't what it used to be. Guess what? That's not a bad thing. The venture environment has evolved and understanding three key trends in that evolution can be critical to getting ...

Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor indicated that it is cracking down on the use of unpaid interns, saying that the practice is a violation of minimum wage laws and other requirements. Robin D.

It was a rough weekend for the cloud, with an outage over at Amazon Web Services, plus a leap second bug. Steve Zivanic, at San Diego's Nirvanix, makes the case for avoiding those issues. At a time ...

Andrew Warner is founder of Mixergy, which runs a popular series of technology networking events in Los Angeles. Andrew has recently been interviewing interesting entrepreneurs and thought leaders.

Are you about to test the waters as an entrepreneur? One of the most important first steps is to spend a lot of time, money, and energy designing your logo since that represents your company, right?

Prudent investors often request some protection against the risks associated with a decrease in the value of a company in which they have invested (referred to herein as the issuer). This protection ...