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Information Technology Bucks Downward LA Employment Trend

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Bureau of Labor Statistics released its March 2010 employment numbers today, showing that the information sector was one of the only employment sectors to buck a further decline in employment in the region in March. percent between March 2009 and March 2010. percent, compared with March of last year in the region. percent gain.

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South Bay Tech Group

SoCal Tech Calendar

Thursday, May 21, 2009 -- South Bay Tech Group May Happy Hour. No cover charge and this event is not sponsored so please bring a few bucks to pay for your own drinks. Monthly casual networking meeting with technology and online media entreprenuers who live and/or work in the South Bay.

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Southern California Investments On Uptick, Totals $686.5M For Q1

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for the quarter, up from both Q4 of last year as well as the comparable Q1 quarter in 2009, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the NVCA. in Q1, up from $588.033M tallied by the report in Q4 of 2009, and up significantly from the $320.2M received in the region in Q1 of 2009. across 31 days.

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Websense Sees Strong Q1

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Bucking the overall economy, the firm said that it is increasing its expected, full-year cash flow from operations. In addition to the strong results, Websense said that it is "confident" it can achieve its financial guidance for 2009. The strong results came despite a soft information technology industry.

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SoCal Venture Totals Slip, But IT Shines

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However, Southern California's IT industry actually saw an increase in investments, bucking a national downturn in IT industry investments. Tags: california jones 2009 venturesource southern venture capital investment. billion--that drop represented the weakest quarter in SoCal in 5 years, according to Dow Jones. billion in deals.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

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In the first instance many angels made beaucoup bucks by getting in on deals that IPO’d quickly. The lucky cards some angels are dealt with mostly have to do with the timing of their investments. Let’s call these cards 1996-99, 2005-08 and 2010+. got picked up early without raising a lot of VC.

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What I’ve Learned About Venture Funding

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If one entered between 2009-2015 he or she is no doubt in the “hazard” phase where one need to be careful about thinking he know more about the industry than perhaps he do. Founders who took mega bucks off the table already may not want to stick around beyond today’s salad days. I see it in many young pups.

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