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TechZulu Live to Premiere "TZLaw" at 5:15 p.m. PT Thursday, October 7, with IP Attorney Denise Grayson of "The Social Network"

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PT as they kick off the new weekly tech law show "TechZulu Law" with a discussion with IP attorney Denise Grayson, who portrays the attorney of Eduardo Saverin in the film about the early days of Facebook, "The Social Network.". In "The Social Network" Denise portrays Gretchen, the attorney of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.

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This Week in VC with Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital

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Competition: Chegg (has raised $144 in debt and equity)—estimated by Steven Carpenter ( TechCrunch ) to be 10x more unique visitors than BookRenter (during peak book renting seasons) with nearly $140mm in revenues for 2010. Metrics: 50mm users (up from 40mm in Dec 2009), -Competition includes: Spotify , Last.fm. Read more: TechCrunch.

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2010 VC Funding Outlook for Startups – Prepare for Winter (Part 3/3)

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In the first post in this three part series I described why I believe the VC market froze between September 2008 – April 2009. We spent our future since the equity was artificial. Unemployment continues to rise – Unemployment as of September 2009 is 9.7% It is also a result of pent-up demand. So why the ’09 bounce?

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Interview with Gregg Champion, OneCubicle

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Our interview today is with Santa Monica-based OneCubicle (www.onecubicle.com), a new startup we ran across recently, which is looking to provide a more professional social networking site for younger people. Why did you decide to start yet another social networking site? Our demographic is the 22 to 32 year old.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

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Come 2009 we felt really bullish about the future for startups because the froth was gone and so, too, were wantrapreneurs. The people left standing had a compelling vision to build companies and we backed many in 2009. When this period was fresh, in Sept 2009, I wrote a very detailed assessment of what I thought had just happened.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

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But when the finally convert the debt to equity the round gets filed with the SEC and thus journalists often pick up on it. Following Microsoft’s addressable advertising trials with NBC in June 2009, many suspect that Google’s investment may have some defensive motivations, as well. They also avoid Reg D.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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First, I’d like to quote (paraphrase) Brad Feld speaking at Twiistup in LA in 2009, “I keep hearing people in LA talking with a chip on their shoulders about building a tech business here relative to Silicon Valley. I have one message for you, ‘get over it! You can find very talented technology executives.

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