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Silicon Beach Fest June 2013 Keynote and Accelerator Panel Highlights

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One such entrepreneur was Adam Miller , Cornerstone OnDemand , CEO, who kicked off the conference at ROC. Most companies are referred by other VC’s, founders or mentors. 4 P’s of Success. His accelerator selects 20 companies a year out of the 500 which apply and provides 100k in funding to those who participate.

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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

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We are often asked how companies get funded, why VCs make the decisions we make and what we’re looking for in entrepreneurs. I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. Domain knowledge gives entrepreneurs an “unfair advantage” over newbies. (on

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What Mattered in 2012: Rory Moore, CommNexus

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We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. What are the technologies, companies, or things we ought to watch in 2013? What was the biggest lesson you learned over the past year (good or bad)?

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Please Help Me Congratulate Jordan Hudson as @UpfrontVC’s Newest Investment Principal

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Great networking skills, which are critical when you want to be about to reference entrepreneurs & concepts and bounce your ideas off of other people in the industry. He was also an undergraduate of the one place that I think is cranking out some of the best young entrepreneurs and investors these days – Wharton.

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Dreamhammer's Dream Of Interoperable Drones

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Nelson Paez : For the past four years, Dreamhammer has been developing a software product called BALLISTA, which is what we refer to as a drone operating system. We released our software to the general public in August of 2013. nelson paez interview entrepreneur drone robot robotics software operating system flying' READ MORE>>.

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Startup Survival is All About Relationships at Work

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Most entrepreneurs, and members of any small team, naively assume that the key to their success is hard work, dedication, and long hours at the business. It behooves all entrepreneurs, and all team members, to recognize the positives and negatives of each type of relationship. Workships and friendships can’t be forced.

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TechZulu Presents | 2016 LA Investor Startup Forecast

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TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2016 Startup and Entrepreneur Forecast taking place Thursday, February 11 from 7 p.m. To see all our our programs, go to [link] To see programs currently applications, go to [link] Also, refer me great startups to chat with. at Cross Campus in Santa Monica. Powered by Bizzabo. Want to Sponsor?

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