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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market. ” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. So what is actually going on in LA? They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3

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What Mattered in 2012: Howard Marks, StartEngine

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For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world this year?

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Reflections On 2017: Krisztina 'Z' Holly, MAKE IT IN LA

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This morning's contribution is from Krisztina 'Z' Holly host of the The Art of Manufacturing podcast and founder of MAKE IT IN LA (www.makeitinla.org), which supports connecting local manufacturers and high tech companies. What was the big news for your company this year? What are you looking forward to most in 2018?

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Surveying SoCal's M&A Landscape, with David Siemer

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One of the most frequent questions from high tech startups is: where''s my exit? What''s the current environment for M&A and IPOs, in general? We don''t spend a lot of time there, except that we''re active investors and bankers who are affected by what''s happening in the IPO market.

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10 Reasons To Start A Company In An Economic Downturn

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There has recently been a common theme among the entrepreneurs I have interviewed and the conferences I have attended: despite the relatively weak state of the world economy, now is a great time to create a high-tech startup. As noted in Now Is Never Too Early , successful entrepreneurs are not inclined to wait.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. But it turns out I met a bunch of really interesting entrepreneurs. But TWTFelipe is an entrepreneur. But it wasn’t meant to be.

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Intellectual Property – Worthless To A Startup, Priceless To A Big Dumb Company

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Thus, if a startup team asks, “What is this patent worth to us?” Thus, if a startup team asks, “What is this patent worth to us?”, A more appropriate question is, “What is this patent worth to a BDC?” This acquisition resolved the surgical robotic IP landscape and allowed Intuitive to dominate the market.

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