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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

There are other great VC’s in SoCal and there is always the allure of the NorCal guys flying down and talking about how they invested in Google, Facebook, Yahoo! I had been competing to win a contract at Thames Water, the largest water company in the UK. I was to tell noone until the contract was signed. And so on.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

There are other great VC’s in SoCal and there is always the allure of the NorCal guys flying down and talking about how they invested in Google, Facebook, Yahoo! I had been competing to win a contract at Thames Water, the largest water company in the UK. I was to tell noone until the contract was signed. And so on.

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Embrace Losing

Both Sides of the Table

I had been competing to win a contract at Thames Water, the largest water company in the UK. They were looking for a collaboration tool to manage all of their large water development projects. The initial contract was worth about $500,000 and the whole value of the contract would have been worth a couple of million over the years.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. Christopher Brereton is one of the founders and lead guru of PictureHealing , a company that develops community, awareness and support through photo sharing on iPhones. Sizhao “Zao” Yang – COO and Co-founder at BetterWorks.