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Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map

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Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map. ” Residents of Northern California (everyone north of Bakersfield) don’t understand how we do it, constantly touting Palo Alto’s tech scene. Miller was even honored as an Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” for 2011.

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American Immigration: The Invisible Wall to Innovation

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A look around technology industry, perhaps the heart of the global revolution, shows a happily working international community all pushing for the common goal of innovation. category E visa for investors as a prime example of the recent troubles. Take the U.S. In Silicon Valley’s favor, “U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)

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Entrepreneurship Is A Compulsion, Not A Choice

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These entrepreneurs do not risk everything, work outrageous hours and put themselves under extreme pressure because they want to. If it were a decision to be an entrepreneur, then most right-minded individuals would decide to turn back when they encountered the first inevitable startup crises. Entrepreneurs want to matter.

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

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I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds. Unfortunately over the period of 2000-2010 the VC industry hasn’t performed well and therefore the number of funds going forward is likely to reduce greatly.

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Interview with Rob Reed, MomentFeed

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I was there from when the company launched until March of 2010, when I left to start MomentFeed. That was really my first experience working with a technology that was merging the digital and physical worlds. That might be check-ins, that might be photos, reviews, likes, all of those things are in one place.

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In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly

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Investment in training, adherence to process, global knowledge sharing systems, quality control / partner reviews and campus recruitment programs that attracted the right talent. And coming to the end of 2010 I feel a sense of reminiscence of some of the trends from a decade ago. Bryce is a bit like the entrepreneurs I search for.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. It was obviously a scheme set up by young entrepreneurs to line their pockets and some big-company executives who didn’t understand innovation. then bought GeoCities for $3.6 Enter Facebook.