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What You Missed On Your Holiday Vacation, SoCal Technology Edition

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Solarflare ($22M, San Diego, high speed networking). How to find a startup mentor. In the latest roundup of fundings (big few weeks for San Diego, apparently): PatientSafe Solutions ($20M, San Diego, mobile health). Ignyta ($6M, San Diego, personalized medicine). Independa ($5M, San Diego, software for senior independence).

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10 Keys To Giving The Right Entrepreneur Your Money

Startup Professionals Musings

But these requirements may go away with the Crowdfunding JOBS Act passed into law back in 2012. Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Remember that 9 out of 10 startups fail in every realm.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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To interconnect these computers we needed IP-based telecommunications equipment build by the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. And when you think about the three C’s you begin to realize that the first two of these activities are ones where the economic powerhouse networks are driven in cities outside of Silicon Valley.

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What Future for Accelerators?

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Sam is an uber-networker, savvy, helpful, product-oriented leader who had a great eye for young entrepreneurs and a passion about helping them. Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. This is just a quick summary. So we went for it. What have I learned?

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Add Startups to Balance Your Portfolio, If You Dare

Startup Professionals Musings

Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Incubators are a great place to learn about potentially great startups, and participating as a mentor helps you learn which ones are a good fit for you.

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