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Interview with Mike Napoli, Tech Coast Angels

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In your opinion, are your angels more or less active this year? Investors are very focused on diligence, on business models that make sense, and those companies that have a definite competitive advantage and defensibility to what they're doing. Mike Napoli: We've revised the way we review companies at the prescreening stage.

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Reflections On 2018: Matt Stodder, Startup Boost LA

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During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions for 2019 from Southern California's technology industry. My biggest takeaway this year was truly understanding the strength and cohesion of the Los Angeles startup community.

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Open Angel Forum San Fran – Team Calacanis Raises the Bar

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I attended the inaugural Open Angel Forum in Los Angeles back in January and wrote about it here. Jason Calacanis started this initiative in response to the pay-to-play network of angel events that he despised. The first event was a big success and brought out many of LA’s angel elite. Ambitious goals.

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Launchpad LA – More Details Revealed

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There is no cost but you must physically be based in or move to Los Angeles for the 6 months of the program. Applications are due April 6th, 2010, the form is on the website and the Twitter address is @launchpadlad. John Morris from the Tech Coast Angels was encouraging me to do something similar. We connected.

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Fuel50: Helping Employees Figure Out Their Career Path, With Anne Fulton

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Los Angeles-based Fuel50 (www.fuel50.com) Anne Fulton: Fuel50 is a career pathing startup, part of the HR technology landscape. We're a disruptor, the third wave in human resources technology. You can find a mentor, a coach, a project, or experience, to help you prepare for the role you are looking for.

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Omkar Kulkarni On The Cedars-Sinai, Techstars Health Accelerator

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The Techstars Health Accelerator recently set up shop in Los Angeles with Cedars- Sinai�the second, Techstars powered startup accelerator in the city--in a move to help healthcare startups get to market quicker. It's hard to get that kind of rapid feedback, guidance, coaching, and mentoring in such a short period of time elsewhere.

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Omkar Kulkarni On The Cedar Sinai-Techstars Health Accelerator

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The Techstars Health Accelerator recently set up shop in Los Angeles with Cedars Sinai�the second, Techstars powered startup accelerator in the city--in a move to help healthcare startups get to market quicker. It's hard to get that kind of rapid feedback, guidance, coaching, and mentoring in such a short period of time elsewhere.

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