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Report Tallies $7.7 Billion In SoCal IT Exits In 2011

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The report--compiled by Ocean Road Partners--included both venture-backed and self-financed information technology companies. Green Dot's backers included Sequoia Capital, Total Technology Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. Green Dot's backers included Sequoia Capital, Total Technology Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels.

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OK, So Maybe Not ALL MBA Entrepreneurs Are Oxymorons

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billion from 2010-2015. The close allegiance between Wall Street and top business schools facilitates MBA entrepreneurs’ fundraising efforts, especially for consumer-oriented companies which can require outlandish amounts of capital to reach critical mass. Startups formed by Wharton, Harvard and Stanford MBA’s collectively raised $15.8

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Southern California Investments On Uptick, Totals $686.5M For Q1

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billion in investments in 681 deals in the first quarter of 2010. The energy and clean technology sector actually helped boost investments in Los Angeles, as well, with big deals for Torrance-based Amonix , which raised $64.4M Clean technology in Southern California represented $230.0M Nationally, Q4 of 2009 brought in $5.2

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What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From The Grateful Dead

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Such remote devotees were motivated to make occasional visits to ballparks, trips that they otherwise would never have made had radio not bolstered their allegiance. Grateful Dead Bootlegs. Ion Storm’s first game, Daikatana, was delivered over two years late and is considered the first major failure of the gaming world.