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Reflections On 2018: Matt Stodder, Startup Boost LA

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What was the biggest news for your organization in 2018? I believe that the most important thing for tech companies will be to turn inward and create mature leadership and organizations that can handle growth. We continue to have a steady stream of industry and thought leaders raising their hands to be mentors for our upcoming cohorts.

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Social Networking Addiction Bears Fruit FAST

Eric Greenspan

Lisa is an a skilled public speaking coach. Jeff was tweeting about needing help organizing and promoting the upcoming #140conf LA Meetup. My first step in organizing the #140conf LA Meetup was to reach out to my contacts to drum up volunteers, sponsors, venue providers, and attendees. I’m honored. ’s HQ in Burbank.

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Social Networking Addiction Bears Fruit

Eric Greenspan

Lisa is a skilled public speaking coach. Jeff was tweeting about needing help organizing and promoting the upcoming #140conf LA Meetup. My first step in organizing the #140conf LA Meetup was to reach out to my contacts to drum up volunteers, sponsors, venue providers, and attendees. I’m honored. YouTube and many others.

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CapLinked Raise $1.6m Series A Round & Appoint Adam Sroka As VP Technology

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Adam Sroka, an agile software innovator, is a self-taught programmer with 25 years of writing code and previously combined his coding skills with his knowledge of agile and lean management techniques as a coach and technical trainer. and Schlumberger. Make it Simple to Manage Business Or Close Deals.

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Interview with Lane Soelberg, WePlay

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Where do you organize and share all the information about your team's games? He saw the power of user generated content, and the power of building a passionate community online, which certainly led to a good thing with Yahoo. Los Angeles-based WePlay (www.weplay.com) is hoping to be the site for all of that, and more.

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

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He has grown our US operations from 1 employee (him) to a global organization of 75 employees that will finish the year with 8-digit revenues (90+% recurring) and more than 350% year-over-year growth. I am on a board that does business with Yahoo! Rob is one of the most driven and successful CEOs I work with. Rob is driven to learn.

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As Populist as it May Feel, 98% of VCs Aren’t Dumb

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And Coach Campbell. Hard to imagine that Dick joined “organically” or that his becoming CEO also was organic. I’ve heard directly from top executives that Jeff Bezos (in my opinion the most talented person in the tech industry) has received his fair share of VC coaching in the early years.