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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? One of the most common questions I’m asked by people intrigued by but also scared by venture capital and technology markets is some variant of, “Aren’t technology markets way overvalued? The market today would barely be recognizable by a time traveler from 2011.

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Three Factors Which Intoxicate Venture Capitalists - Why Your Startup Will (Probably) Not Raise Venture Capital Funding

InfoChachkie

I do not advocate that you perform unnatural acts in an attempt to make your company more advantageous to venture funding. LOCATION: I Wish They All Could Be California Companies. A clear trend over the past 15-years is that many Silicon Valley venture capitalists enjoy investing within driving distance.

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805 Startups #2 - Rock Out With VCs!

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 -- 805 Startups #2 - Rock Out With VCs! In addition to all the local startup folk, we're gonna be joined by a bunch of VCs, have a SHORT talk about Venture Capital, Fundraising, etc. THEN, the band DARWIN 5 (whose guitarist is a VC) will take the stage! See [link] (more)

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The Resumator Gets $2.1M From Rincon

socalTECH

Rincon Venture Partners , the Santa Barbara-based venture capital fund run by Jim Andelman , John Greathouse , and Brian Kelly , has led the investment in a developer of social recruiting software tools for companies, The Resumator. Rincon led a $700,000 Series A round in 2011 in The Resumator.

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American Entrepreneurs – Be Happy You Are Not In Spain

InfoChachkie

After studying at UC Santa Barbara''s entrepreneurial program , he returned to Spain, excited to start a venture and make a positive impact on his homeland. He founded Alpha Origins in 2011. We can understand how disruptive companies affect entire industries. Thus, it''s a tax on potential, not actual, gains.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Judges Includes BetterWorks, CallFire, Idealab, and Tech Coast Angeles

Tech Zulu Event

Excellent companies being submitted and most of which I wish could all be part of this amazing night. So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Summer 2011 Judges! He is also an active investor with stakes in companies like Hipmunk, GroupMe, Facebook, Zynga (acquisition stock), and SV Angels. He received a B.S.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Judges Include Mike Jones, CallFire, Idealab, Tech Coast Angels, Coloft

Tech Zulu Event

The Spotlight: LA Tech Fall is garnering some excellent companies being submitted and most of which I wish could all be part of this amazing night. So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall 2011 Judges! Alex Maleki , Member of New Venture Group at Idealab. Still Time to Submit Your Company!