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Will Facebook's IPO Unbottle Southern California's Pipeline?

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The firm reported net income of $1 billion on revenues of $3.7 billion in 2011 in its S-1, which is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs & Co., BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, and Allen & Company. READ MORE>>.

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Why the Former President of Nickelodeon Joined mitú as CEO.

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Nickelodeon under Herb was the top-rated network in cable for 10 straight years. He was also Vice Chairman of MTV Networks and oversaw adult brands Spike and TV Land. The obvious slight he made that went largely unnoticed was the lack of Latino representation and it’s a big freaking market gap that is set to explode.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

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While Google and Facebook will buy “acquihires” (at least as of Dec 2011), many acquirers hate the idea of buying companies that aren’t profitable. As I like to say, “If you’re really on to an enormous idea then other people in the market are going to spot that and want to compete with you.

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TechStar Co-Founder @BFeld: Are We Experiencing A Startup Accelerator Bubble?

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By mid-2011 he noted, “As seed accelerators have exploded in number world-wide, it’s become nearly impossible to keep this (Google Doc) working.” Many experienced entrepreneurs choose to go through an accelerator because of the network effect and the dynamics of the mentor help that they get.

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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

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A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. That is $12 million in profits over 3 years. This is a huge mistake.

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More Startups are Getting Less Venture Capital

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Many of the large endowments that invest in the venture industry have seen their net worth plummet. The market is coming back, but it is still well under water. Personal networking is key. So what can you do to optimize your chances of getting a chunk of the money? Last quarter winners were clean tech, biotech, and medical.

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Xconomy Special Report: 12 San Diego Tech Startup to Watch in 2017

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Our list was far from definitive, but some noteworthy outcomes from last year’s selection suggest we’re taking the right approach: — Cypher Genomics , founded in 2011 with software to rapidly identify the genetic variations amid billions of gigabases of genome sequencing data, sold last November to San Diego’s Human Longevity.