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Mark Suster: New, $200M Fund, and GRP's New Name, Upfront Ventures

socalTECH

Despite the increase in startup activity in Southern California, local venture capital funds are still few and far between, and a large chunk of the funding here is still from Sand Hill Road. Being so open, when entrepreneurs think about capital, we want to be top of mind. Mark Suster: It''s our best source of deal flow.

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

SoCal Delicious

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. The CitizenNet platform helps you measure, analyze, and automate social media marketing and engagement.

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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

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Part 1: Inside the mind of an angel investor and how it differs from professional seed investors and VC. Thomas and his partner lived off of credit cards, and used crappy data centers and open source software (LAMP). Entrepreneurs should also use social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) Hope you all enjoy.

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