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Social Enterprise Venture Competition

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 -- Social Enterprise Venture Competition. The program provides training and mentoring programs for mission-based nonprofits seeking to create an earned income stream through a social venture.

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Reflections on 2019: Kelly Perdew, Moonshots Capital

socalTECH

Due to this, seed rounds have become more competitive, with more expensive valuations and more oversubscribed rounds. Since 2010, $6.3B Perdew earned a BS from the US Military Academy at, West Point and served in the US Army as a Military Intelligence Officer after he and completed Airborne and Ranger training. READ MORE>>.

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OK, So Maybe Not ALL MBA Entrepreneurs Are Oxymorons

InfoChachkie

MBA’s are trained to design, organize and manage such large-scale, complicated operations. billion from 2010-2015. Despite their attitude and personality shortcomings, an MBA degree can provide certain types of startups with a distinct competitive advantage. and Wharton 2.7%.

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What I *Would Have* Said at TechCrunch Disrupt

Both Sides of the Table

I used an analogy I heard from Michael Dougherty (founder of Jelli) recounting what First Round Capital told him, “sometimes you’re on the local train and sometimes you’re on the express train. The express train might get you there faster but there are no options to get off along the way.

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Thinking Beyond the Everyday Ad

Tech Zulu Event

Consumers and businesses, in an ever-competitive marketplace that has been energized by the internet, no longer wants ads that just tell them something. Sales and negotiation training have become common place in corporate training regimens to help marketers and strategists understand how to engage customers and make them come back.

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10 Examples of Companies With Fantastic Cultures

Tech Coast Venture Network

New employees are offered $2,000 to quit after the first week of training if they decide the job isn’t for them. Warby Parker has been making and selling prescription glasses online since 2010. It offers other health-oriented programs such as massages and personal training. What does that culture look like? Warby Parker.

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10 Examples of Companies With Fantastic Cultures

Tech Coast Venture Network

New employees are offered $2,000 to quit after the first week of training if they decide the job isn’t for them. Warby Parker has been making and selling prescription glasses online since 2010. It offers other health-oriented programs such as massages and personal training. What does that culture look like? Warby Parker.

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