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Insights and Opinions: Returns from Southern California IT IPO's 1995-2009

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Funk has been an early stage venture capitalist at Allegis Capital, and was an investor in Sandpiper Networks, Rent.com and Shopzilla. Earlier this year, socalTECH.com profiled a study of the financial outcomes of 700+ southern California IT startups from 1995-2009, and how they have created value for investors.

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OK, So Maybe Not ALL MBA Entrepreneurs Are Oxymorons

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Large Capital Requirements – MBA’s, especially those from top schools, have access to significant amounts of capital, primarily through their alumni and peer networks. Startups formed by Wharton, Harvard and Stanford MBA’s collectively raised $15.8 billion from 2010-2015. and Wharton 2.7%.