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Reflections on 2018: Michael Jones, Science Inc.

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Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. Our investment in PlayVS and the subsequent launch of their Season Zero high school e-sports platform was very exciting.

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Fuel50: Helping Employees Figure Out Their Career Path, With Anne Fulton

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com) � backed by local investors Rincon Venture Partners and Bonfire Ventures�is helping to solve that problem, with its career pathing software designed for helping employees at large enterprises figure out what's next. I also find that Southern California is an amazing place for talent. Los Angeles-based Fuel50 (www.fuel50.com)

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VC Confessions: We Passed On Twilio’s Seed Round

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I recall being impressed with Jeff, but I was concerned that he was creating a platform, which often requires a significant amount of capital, takes an extended amount of time to establish and can be subject to margin pressure as the enabling technologies become commoditized. Tech Diligence - Consider The Source.

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I Just Invested in @Burstly, a Mobile Ad Management Company

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I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ). I don’t intend either, Burstly has respectable and strong competition.

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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

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5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 I just reviewed several hundred startup pitches for Capital Factory. So, I’ve had about 4 years on the “inside” of a fast-growing, venture-backed B2B SaaS startup. They ignore/disrespect the platform. Not that I blame you!

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Startup CTO or Developer

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I provided a whole set of questions that I go through with founders before Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything. How do we need to structure the systems to get ahead and stay ahead of the competition? These questions are critical background for any developer at any level.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

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The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. But I don’t think so. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. One out of ten of Americans are out of work.