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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

To see the video of This Week in VC click on this link. What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). Total raised: $5.0mm.

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

Both Sides of the Table

This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. It’s always such a pleasure for me to spend time with Farb because he has all of the enthusiasm and energy you love to see in entrepreneurs. They sponsor TWiVC. BlockChalk.

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What Startups Can Learn From The Pizza Business: Samit Varma

socalTECH

In our interviews, we normally talk to entrepreneurs, investors, and others involved in the technology startup industry. However, for today''s interview, we''ve decided to venture a bit farther afield--talking to Samit Varma , founder of Los Angeles-based pizza franchise Pizza Studio (www.pizzastudio.com). What is Pizza Studio?

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Last Exit Wall Street: 7 Considerations When Raising Venture Capital

From the Venture Trenches

While taking a startup public is a goal most entrepreneurs dream of, the general rule of thumb is the more capital your raise the more control you have to cede and the less tolerance your investors will have of poor financial performance. So, whether an entrepreneur raises money or not, they have to have a long-term vision.

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Interview with Todd Jerry, Marmol Radziner

socalTECH

Many local entrepreneurs might know Todd Jerry , formerly a venture capitalist at Anthem Venture Partners. Todd has a unique view, having worked both on the venture and high technology investing side at Anthem, as well as the architecture and construction industry now. It's a truly interesting product.

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

In the bay area it’s quite common for the entrepreneurs starting a company to be developers or technologists who can build the first versions of their products. He just pounded out design and code for a few weeks and got Plancast up on the web and users adopting his product right away.

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3 Things You (Probably) Don’t Know about Indiana Innovation

Xconomy

The Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University shared data that shows the state is the nation’s second-largest exporter of life sciences products , with $9.9 Some of these entrepreneurs are faculty and staff members who license their own work. billion in exports during the 12 months ended Sept.

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