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Budding Entrepreneurs at CSLA? Yes, Really!

Steve Reich

Mark asked Kevin Scanlon, Chairman of the Pasadena Angels, to critique his student’s draft business pitches, and I joined the two of them. I suppose you don’t get admitted to an Engineering Master’s program if you’re not… ) They came from as far away as Pakistan to study at CSLA.

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Venture Totals Drop In Southern California For Quarter

socalTECH

A study of the venture capital deal flow in Southern California conducted by socalTECH shows that venture capital deals dropped for Q3, to around $720M in deals, in a market dominated by clean technology firms. in venture capital deals in the third quarter, down dramatically from $1.2B

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The Odd Couple: Angels and Accelerators

Steve Reich

At a recent accelerator event on the West Side, a friendly young founder told me that he had been coached by his mentor not to talk to Angel groups. As a Pasadena Angel, I wanted to be shocked, but I wasn’t. The Angel funding process can be arduous.

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How Yapert Puts All Your Interests In One Mobile App, With Phil Kelly

socalTECH

Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests. We really started to study the current generation of smartphones and what people do with them.

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Interview with Costin Tuculescu, Freebinar

socalTECH

Freebinar is backed by the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. Costin Tuculescu: I cam out of UC Irvine as a software engineer, studying computer science. We spoke with Costin Tuculescu , CEO of Freebinar, about the firm, how it's reaching out to Dimdim users, and the background on the company.

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Entrepreneurial Metrics-Measurements for Success

SoCal Tech Calendar

Join Pasadena Angels Chairman, Chris Wadden, at this special evening where he will talk about various methodologies that investors use to evaluate entrepreneurs. Chris will offer case studies and talk about ongoing research and start-ups addressing this topic. Appetizers and drinks will be served.

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Interview with Alan Horsager, Episona

socalTECH

We have done both retrospective proof-of-concept and also prospective studies to prove out the concept, which is based on probably 100 papers worth of articles published in scientific journals. Alan Horsager: The funding originally started with a convertible note, through the Pasadena Angels.

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