Los Angeles-based SeatBoost, which offers up a service which lets passengers use their mobile phones bid on seat upgrades, says it has received an investment from International Airlines Group (IAG).

The price per share of the Series A Preferred Stock that the venture capital investor is willing to pay is equal to the pre-money valuation of the company divided by the total number of shares ...

LEWIS is a global public relations consultancy. Founded in 1995, the agency works with leading and emerging brands in the most demanding industry sectors around the world. (Profile) - (19 clients in ...

Kiss of Death - Contract Provisions Entrepreneurs Should Avoid at All Costs Agreements with Big Dumb Companies (BDCs) are like DC Comic’s evil villainess, Poison Ivy. Both are seductive and alluring ...

I was stuck in traffic yesterday, which I didn’t really mind because I have a fun little yellow convertible, and I was thinking about Uber ($17 billion! – that’s the company’s valuation, not the price ...

The halcyon days of start-up companies and the venture community attraction to them hit a hard stop as the COVID-19 lock down spread across the U.S. earlier this year. As the first half of 2020 nears ...

It's not often that you run across something that Bill Gates calls "a techno tour de force" and Warren Buffet's partner Charley Munger calls "rat poison" -- in the same interview. Imagine a financial ...

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 ...

In the early 1970s, the Seven-Up Company devised an ingenious plan to market its flagship soda. The campaign was so successful it eventually catapulted 7-Up's sales to rival that of both Coke and ...

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.

We are concerned in the venture capital community by the bill known as the "Tax Extenders Bill", which was passed in the House of Representatives last week. The provision on changing the tax treatment ...