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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

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In some ways it is similar to early stage incubators such as Y Combinator, although FI is even earlier stage, focusing on developing the founders themselves as entrepreneurs as opposed to actual companies. I'm working quite a bit with startups who are leveraging social media, but I'm finding it hard to predict success and metrics.

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Challenge of Predicting Winners

SoCal CTO

At the same time, when I saw an old colleague at an event at UCLA a few weeks back, we both were discussing how hard we felt it was to predict success in this kind of venture. Where LinkedIn Works for Me A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive About this Blog Southern California Tech Central Southern California Tech Central Loading.

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Innovation and Geography

SoCal CTO

Some events, like a recent Tech Coast Angel event at UCLA are really worth it. Where LinkedIn Works for Me A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive About this Blog Southern California Tech Central Southern California Tech Central Loading. Evening events in Orange County require about 2 hours of round trip drive time.

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