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Reflections On 2017: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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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 from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. This morning, we have a contribution from investor and investment banker Peter Cowen of Sutton Capital Partners.

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Reflections on 2018: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank

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Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. SoCal tech and life science companies are scaling faster than at any point in history. Given SVBs market position, that is great news.

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Report Tallies $7.7 Billion In SoCal IT Exits In 2011

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The report--compiled by Ocean Road Partners--included both venture-backed and self-financed information technology companies. Green Dot's backers included Sequoia Capital, Total Technology Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. The exit was the eighth highest in the database, according to Ocean Road Partners.

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Eight Repeat Entrepreneurs To Watch In SoCal

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Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp. Getting lots of notice--and controversy--at Demand Media for its use of writers to create content specifically to attract web traffic. which he sold to AOL. Let us know in the comments below!).

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As Groupon Files For IPO, What SoCal Firms Might Be Next?

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Interest in technology IPOs appears to have hit a new high Thursday, as daily deals firm Groupon filed for an IPO, saying that it is looking to raised up to $750M in an IPO. Southern California has had its own share of IPOs over the last year, including Demand Media, Active Network, and Boingo Wireless. Those firms are: 1.

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Six SoCal Firms Make Forbes List

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The firms were ranked by how fundable they are, with the top 20 appearing to have a better shot at raising capital after interviews with Forbes. The firms were ranked by how fundable they are, with the top 20 appearing to have a better shot at raising capital after interviews with Forbes.

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Surveying SoCal's M&A Landscape, with David Siemer

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I think that the market was, however, hotter two years ago, when companies were buying more aggressively, and there was lots of pent-up demand. What do you think will take Southern California''s technology community to the next level? acquisition merger exits interview capital venture banking investment siemer david'