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2014 Was An Amazing Year for the Pasadena Angels

Steve Reich

2014 Pasadena Angels Performance. • IP events have brought great focus to the area, and we’ve been glad to both attend and financially support their events. It’s hard to exaggerate the impact IP is having in Pasadena. Their efforts will build on the momentum IP is driving. 20 New Angels joined.

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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

Both Sides of the Table

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. You own the IP you create.

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TechZulu Presents: The Annual Startup Forecast

Tech Zulu Event

TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2014 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Tuesday Jan. We will have a line up of amazing panelist who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2014. Brock Pierce is a 10x entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. So money spent should add equity value or create IP that eventually will. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0

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How Great, Operationally-Focused CFO’s Can Transform Your Business

Both Sides of the Table

It’s the nature of most entrepreneurs, honestly. Another thing entrepreneurs f**k up? Most entrepreneurs would like to stick their heads in the sand or would rather hear fingernails on chalkboards (there still are chalkboards, aren’t there?) Legal threats from other IP holders? They can help you with pricing.