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Eight Repeat Entrepreneurs To Watch In SoCal

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One complaint we sometimes hear from venture capitalists visiting Southern California for the first time, is the difficulty of finding experienced entrepreneurs and executives. socalTECH.com has mined its proprietary database of high tech companies and entrepreneurs and identified just a few of the repeat entrepreneurs to watch in the region.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market. ” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3 billion dollars of regional GDP.

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NewEgg's Quest Against A Patent Troll

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Most high tech executives in Southern California might not be aware that Newegg , the online electronics and technology products retailer, is based here in the City of Industry. READ MORE>>.

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The Smartest Entrepreneurs Bootstrap Their Startup

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There is so much written these days about how to attract investors that most entrepreneurs “assume” they need funding, and don’t even consider a plan for “bootstrapping,” or self-financing their startup. In fact, most of the rich entrepreneurs you know actively turned away early equity proposals. Your company has outgrown you.

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Entrepreneurs Court New Super-Angel Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

New “up-and-comer” VCs focus on early-stage companies. Twenty years ago, it cost $5 million to really launch a high-tech startup, when the same thing can be done today for $500 thousand. Great companies are made, not born. These Angels typically don’t demand board seats, and are not as heavy-handed as VCs.

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Most Entrepreneurs Should Never Bring On Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

There is so much written these days about how to attract investors that most entrepreneurs “assume” they need funding, and don’t even consider a plan for “bootstrapping,” or self-financing their startup. In fact, most of the rich entrepreneurs you know actively turned away early equity proposals. Your company has outgrown you.