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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

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One year ago I predicted that in 2010/11 the economy, far from being on the path of permanent recovery was on a temporary resurgence and there was a strong possibility of a “double dip” recession. So I agreed to offer my current thinking on the economy and what it portends for the VC industry & fund raising for entrepreneurs.

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Reflections on 2018: Richard Wolpert, The Soul Of A Deal

socalTECH

We do, as of the writing of this in early December, seem to be seeing a correction at this time. On Demand). The biggest news was the continued bullish market now coming on ten years even though historical cycles show markets don't usually last more than 7-8 years. I had expected a correction much earlier in the year and I was wrong.

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Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers

SoCal CTO

It is important to realize that most people who are willing to work for sweat equity are not a) the best, b) in demand, and c) going to put their heart and soul into your project. and if you can’t then you better start thinking of ways to raise enough funds to be able to pay them something.

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This Week in VC with Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital

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We both felt that the critical reasoning skills and writing skills were critical to our career development. New funding will be applied toward user acquisition and to expand into new product categories (gourmet food, wine and new services). Online DSP (demand-side platform) and ad exchange for display advertisers. Other Deals.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 3

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In writing anything positive about any of the companies I’m not suggesting that it means that I prefer them to any of their competitors. I just cover the companies that were funded that week. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. Others I have not.

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Interview with Tom Allanson, PerfectForms

socalTECH

In 1999, I was involved with GE Financial, launching a broker platform, so that they could self-score and autodoc their funding deals. We did very well last year, and started very strong offering both an on-demand and an on-premise product. How are you funded? How did the company start? It was a very manual process.

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Digital Health Becoming a Reality

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Yet 2010 is already showing me how connected our lives and our health are starting to become. Writing down your weight from your scale is obviously a manual process and it’s tedious. So as I contemplated the kick off to 2010 I thought again about Weight Watchers. Seemed such a fantasy back in 1992. We’ll see.