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Orange County VCs, Angels, Crypto and ICOs Event

SoCal Tech Calendar

At our next event the panel of investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing and a fireside chat about ICO basics: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check! billion dollars in December 2017 alone according to TokenMarket. ICOs raised a global record 1.1 Can anyone do an ICO?

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FundingPost Los Angeles VCs, Angels, Crypto and ICOs Event

SoCal Tech Calendar

At our next event the panel of investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing and a fireside chat about ICO basics: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check! billion dollars in December 2017 alone according to TokenMarket. ICOs raised a global record 1.1 Can anyone do an ICO?

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Some Advice Before You Hit the Fund Raising Trail

Both Sides of the Table

But if there is nothing wrong with you then please don’t let early rejections alter your course. Of course you need to have answers to all of the hard questions that you know you can anticipate about your business?—?just Sure, you need to learn what the common theme of the no’s are and be willing to make adjustments to your pitch.

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Report: The Bay Area Isn’t Bleeding Tech Workers After All

Tech.Co

Areas such as Oakland and San Francisco saw rent increases as high as 40 percent between 2015 and 2017. Plenty of workers have had enough: In the final quarter of 2017, according to real estate company Redfin , more residents left San Francisco than any other major U.S. cities in the final quarter of 2017, with 10.4

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Timing and why we’re all VCs

TechCrunch LA

It’s obvious that we can be too late to these decisions of course. Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. If — and it’s a big if of course — they can do that on the cheap, then why should an LP care at all? Ajay Royan told Bloomberg in 2017 that Mithril does not “charge excessive fees.”

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Do You Have What it Takes To Be a Business Leader?

Startup Professionals Musings

Effective communication in business requires an efficient flow of information to all constituents, and ability to share in any media, including speaking, writing, and listening. Of course, investors would prefer that all new businesses be led by entrepreneurs with a track record, and all the attributes highlighted here.

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7 Ways To Take The Lead In Building A Personal Brand

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, she assumes that you are confident and courageous, and willing to capitalize on all your strengths and opportunities to market yourself. Start a blog and write for industry forums and newsletters. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/24/2017. Every business community sponsors a plethora of these events.

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