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Quigley: Venture Capital Revival Coming

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William Quigley , a venture capitalist at Clearstone Venture Partners, is making the argument that venture capital returns are set to return superior returns in the coming years, due to the disinterest of institutional investors. Disclosure: Clearstone is a sponsor of socalTECH). READ MORE>>.

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How TVC Aims At Acquisitions, Not IPOs, with Jeb Spencer

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Southern California's technology community--despite all of the recent excitement around Silicon Beach--continues to be underserved in terms of capital, with a lack of venture capital funds (with money), and other private technology investors. Jeb Spencer: We consider ourselves a private equity firm.

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YouMail Gets New Competition: Google

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The venture backed startup--which has scored funding from the Tech Coast Angels and VantagePoint Venture Partners--appears to have significant overlap to Google's new Google Voice services. However, Alex Quilici, the firm's CEO, told socalTECH that he actually sees something good from the competition. READ MORE>>.

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Insights and Opinions: Returns From Southern California IPOs

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Previously, we reviewed the performance of southern California technology IPO's from 1995 through the end of 2000. From 2003 until the crash of the financial markets in late 2007, 15 companies, an average of 3 per year, went public. Tags: southern california insights opinions merger acquisition. READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Mark Cromack, Cogi

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That's what the Cogi service offering is all about--giving you the ability to capture, review, and share the content of your important conversations. I can review it myself, both in audio form, or text form, and share it with others. That company was sold in 2007. How far are you in terms of launching and offering this?

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Language Weaver's Mark Tapling On Growth, Exits

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Language Weaver is backed by Palisades Ventures, the Tech Coast Angels, and The Athenaeum Fund. Mark Tapling: Since you last did an in depth interview with us in 2007, the company has doubled in size. It's gone from document acquisition, to document exploitation. What's new with Language Weaver?