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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone

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Had a great chat with Jim Armstrong who is a General Partner at Clearstone Venture Partners today on TWiVC. It was especially fun for me because we got the chance to talk about the VC industry and how entrepreneurs should think about the VC industry in addition to discussing deals. ICQ (sold by AOL to Digital Sky Technologies ).

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What Mattered in 2010: Jim Armstrong, Clearstone Ventures

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We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks. For today's contribution, we spoke with Jim Armstrong , a venture capitalist at Clearstone Venture Partners. I think we are there.

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BetterWorks Taps Nicole Jordan For Communications Head

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Santa Monica-based BetterWorks , the employee fringe benefits services provider headed by Paige Craig, has tapped LA technology advocate Nicole Jordan as its head of Communications. Craig is a well known angel investor and entrepreneur, and the firm's other co-founders include Zao Yang, creator of the popular FarmVille social game.

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Rubicon Project: LA's Next IPO?

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Rubicon Project , the online advertising technology firm headed by serial entrepreneur Frank Addante, looks like it may just be the next Southern California company to file for an IPO, based on a number of executive appointments made Tuesday.

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Insights and Opinions: Top 10 Board Meetings Do's And Don'ts For CEOs

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This morning's Insights & Opinions piece comes from Jim Armstrong , Managing Director at Clearstone Venture Partners. Jim is very active helping Southern California's aspiring entrepreneurs, and has been instrumental in helping to promote the technology industry here. On key metrics, send (continued).