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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

Both Sides of the Table

Venture capital is in the process of its own creative destruction with new market entrants and new models of innovation at the precise moment that our industry itself is contracting. Linux (instead of UNIX), Apache (web server software), MySQL (instead of Oracle) and PHP. At least in the consumer & business web.

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Interview with Elizabeth Amini, Anti-Aging Games

socalTECH

So I actually started a graphic design company out of college, and got lucky with the web taking off at the right time. They offered me a contract job at the intersection of science and graphics, which is satellite imaging, a dream come true. You don't need a CD, or hardware, it's completely web based. This is my third company.

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Equity Compensation: A 6 Point Primer on Creative Service Fees

From the Venture Trenches

Other service providers who accept equity as part of their service fee structure include web designers and developers, executive recruiters, business brokers and sometimes even caterers. Charlie eventually sold those shares for $26 million when he left the business in 2005, which meant he earned $4.3

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Equity Compensation: A 6 Point Primer on Creative Service Fees

From the Venture Trenches

Other service providers who accept equity as part of their service fee structure include web designers and developers, executive recruiters, business brokers and sometimes even caterers. Charlie eventually sold those shares for $26 million when he left the business in 2005, which meant he earned $4.3

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

SoCal Delicious

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. Loren Bendele – CEO of Savings.com.