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Reflections on 2018: Anna Barber, Techstars LA

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Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. This year I got back to the basics of helping founders build strong, high functioning teams.

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Reflections on 2018: Kelly Perdew, Moonshots Capital

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Editor's note: As we head into the new year, we've been featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. The early-stage tech ecosystems here in LA and in Austin (we have offices in both) are growing so quickly, and we are fired up to help fuel that growth.

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Girls in STEM and Cyber Security Among Top Startups at Eureka Park 2018

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This year at CES 2018 Eureka Park, the mega startup hub of the conference, the hottest early-stage startups from around the world will showcase their products and services aimed at disrupting their respective industries. Meet the startups showcasing at Eureka Park Startup Arlington this year at CES 2018: BooleanGirl.

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Volvo Trucks teases the all-electric semi truck it’s bringing to California in 2019

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said production of the Tesla Semi, a Class 8 heavy duty truck, would begin in 2019. Newcomer Thor Trucks is developing a medium-duty Class-6 electric truck for UPS, which will also be tested in California. — Volvo Trucks North America (@VolvoTrucksNA) December 12, 2018.

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Reflections on 2017: Michael Terpin, Transform Group International

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What are you looking forward to most in 2018? I'm looking forward to opening up new markets, including the expansion of family offices and other traditional investors to the amazing asset class that cryptocurrency has become. Finally, what is your prediction for what will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2018?

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Meet Martha Harper, The Social Entrepreneur Who Perfected The Franchise Business Model

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Yet many people do not realize that one of the pioneers who helped perfect the franchise business model was a woman. Affluent ladies didn’t have their hair “done” in public and working-class women cut and styled their own hair. Undaunted, Martha began recruiting working-class women who also wanted to control their own destinies.

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Reflections on 2019: Brett Brewer, Crosscut Ventures

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Our goal is to build a platform that helps our companies achieve best practices as quickly as possible on their way to becoming world-class companies. First, within our portfolio I am really excited about Wheels (Crosscut led the seed round at the end of 2018). And then there is the lesson of WeWork.