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Ryan Blair, HashtagOne: From Gang Member, To Entrepreneur, To Anti-VC

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He eventually founded and sold consumer health firm ViSalus to a public company and is now back making investments, in technology companies, as a venture capitalist here at Los Angeles-based HashtagOne (www.hashtagone.com). I'm a bit of an anti-VC, as you know. It's all about leverage.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

Both Sides of the Table

Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. Los Angeles. There are no $600 million funds in Los Angeles.

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Above the Cloud with Dave Linthicum | Shifting Perspectives on SaaS and Enterprise IT

Tech Zulu Event

Featuring panelists from SOA Software , Edgecast and Bitium , we’ll discuss: Top priorities and challenges for today’s CIO. The rise of the social enterprise and Chief Digital Officer – what it means for the CIO. He lives in Los Angeles. Contact us at sales@bitium.com. Alex earned a B.A. He holds a B.S.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

Both Sides of the Table

Los Angeles. Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. You can hire a talented head of marketing, business development, technology and sales. You need to for conferences, business development and often for sales. People either love it our hate it.

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