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An IPO Exit Strategy Puts the Entrepreneur at Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

Many entrepreneurs still dream of “going public,” making billions of dollars, and playing with the big boys. IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 159 in 2011. Sure, there are examples of founders who have survived and prospered, such as Bill Gates and Larry Page, but these guys are the exception, not the rule.

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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

Both Sides of the Table

There’s a line of thinking in Silicon Valley that you should build product businesses rather than services businesses. It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. And stop effing around trying to create a product company.&#. You’re a small fish. This team is talented.

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How Chinese Startup Tradesparq Is Looking To Grow In SoCal

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In what is a fairly unusual move, last week, Tradesparq (www.tradesparq.com), a Chinese startup in the area of B2B trade information, said it was planning on setting up its operations here in Southern California, as part of an expansion and scaling of the company. How long has company been around? What is Tradesparq?

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

SoCal Delicious

where entrepreneurs share their stories. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Free Corporations For First-Time Entrepreneurs. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. Here are 62 63 Los Angeles entrepreneurs we can be proud of.

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Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map

SoCal Delicious

Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map. Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. Founder and CEO since starting the company back in 1999, Miller has led Cornerstone through 11 years of consecutive growth.

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Interview with Clark Benson, Ranker

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Clark Benson: I'm a serial entrepreneur, and have had one prior Internet exit. I sold that company, eCRUSH, which operated espin.com, to Hearst at the end of 2006. We also make some e-commerce revenue, because some people are ranking products, so we can make affiliate revenue or lead revenue on clicks on things like cars.

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TZ Startup Hot Seat | Vincent Borel Co-Founder of Webdoc

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We discuss the origins of Webdoc and as an entrepreneur how Vincent deals with competitors and the general day to day of being an entrepreneur. How did your company get its initial funding? When you develop a new product, especially one that is disrupting existing habits you are constantly integrating user feedback.

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