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What Mattered in 2010: Greg Martin, Archer Venture Capital

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All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. We've seen a lot of innovation come out of Los Angeles in the past few years, with Demand Media, Socialvibe, Zag, ShoeDazzle, Factual and many others. The next ten years will be really interesting.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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TWTFelipe and everybody like him who want to start high-tech, green tech or other scientific companies in the US should be encouraged to do so. university in math or science — instead of subsidizing their educations and then sending them home&#. Subsidize their education and then send them home. But I have some.

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Interview with Matthew Jenusaitis, OCTANe

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The demand for our products and services is really high, unemployment is high, the need for new technology is high, as is the need to increase efficiency from businesses. Last year, we did fifty different educational programs, talking to on the order of 10,000 people in those fifty programs.

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Pausing To Reflect: Veteran’s Day | Interview with Veteran and Tech Enthusiast Dustan Batton

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Being on the other side of the planet demands as much. I worked on the auto assembly line, I worked in high-tech avionics, and I was able to stay close to my family while I was serving my country. All because of tech. But if you work hard and educate yourself, you’ll have opportunities. Mostly Skype.

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Startups are the Place to Find and Use Baby Boomers

Startup Professionals Musings

The buzz from startup executives, especially high-tech ones, has long been that startups are no place for Baby-Boomers (1946-1964) – you must have the high energy and crazy determination to work 20-hour days to succeed. Angel investor. Boomer angels won’t squeeze you for every dollar; they want to see your joy in success.

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Boomers Lead and Drive the New Wave of Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

The buzz from startup executives, especially high-tech ones, has long been that startups are no place for Baby-Boomers (1946-1964) – you must have the high energy and crazy determination to work 20-hour days to succeed. Angel Investor. Boomer angels won’t squeeze you for every dollar; they want to see your joy in success.

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Boomers are Looking for Another Bite at the Apple

Startup Professionals Musings

The buzz from startup executives, especially high-tech ones, has long been that startups are no place for Baby-Boomers (1946-1964) – you must have the high energy and crazy determination to work 20-hour days to succeed. Angel Investor. Boomer angels won’t squeeze you for every dollar; they want to see your joy in success.

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