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Open Angel Forum San Fran – Team Calacanis Raises the Bar

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Marco Zappacosta served up an cogent, business focused and nicely demo’d pitch of their product. – and provide a way to facilitate a match between vendor and person needing service. .&# Essentially I see it as two things: 1) an aggregator of social content from multiple places including Twitter, Facebook and soon even Gmail.

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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

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The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company. So I stand by my well-read Quora post of why I don’t attend demo days.

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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

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The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company. So I stand by my well-read Quora post of why I don’t attend demo days.

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Silicon Beach Fest | Panels, Hackathons, and Much More!

Tech Zulu Event

Gretchen Fox, Live Nation , VP of Marketing, Social Media. Lindsay Gabler, The GRAMMYs , Social Media Specialist. StartEngine and K5 will host a Global Demo Day showcasing startups. StartEngine and K5 will host a Global Demo Day showcasing startups. Ian Rogers, TopSpin , CEO & Founder. Register Here.

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Mark Suster, Nely Galan to Keynote Silicon Beach Fest

Tech Zulu Event

Silicon Beach Fest covers more than 30 topics that uniquely reflect LA’s strengths, including: Investors, Entrepreneurship, Entertainment, Games, Social Media, Digital Content, Advertising Technology, Design UX/UI, Fashion, and more. Social Media. and launching at Silicon Beach Fest.

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5 Steps To Reduce Due Diligence Investment Failures

Startup Professionals Musings

Others schedule long and exhaustive practice and coaching sessions for everyone on the team, including showcase customers, to make sure that everyone tells the most positive and consistent story. Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references.

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