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ChargerHelp raises $2.75M to keep EV chargers working

TechCrunch LA

Terry often took matters in her own hands if issues arose with stations located in Los Angeles, where she is based. The newly minted founder joined the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator , where she developed a curriculum to teach people how to repair EV chargers. “I thought, if I can figure this stuff out, then anyone can.”

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Reflections On 2018: Matt Stodder, Startup Boost LA

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My biggest takeaway this year was truly understanding the strength and cohesion of the Los Angeles startup community. Startup Boost became global, growing to six cities in 2018 (Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Detroit, Dublin and London), helping over 70 early stage startups. What was the biggest lesson you learned this year?

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Reflections On 2017: Anna Barber, Techstars LA

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Today, we have a contribution from Anna Barber , the Managing Director of Techstars LA (www.techstars.org), one of three startup accelerators run by Techstars in the Los Angeles area. A certified executive coach, Anna works with her portfolio companies to build great teams, develop a sound strategy and create a strong network.

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How VCs Think About Adding New Partners

Both Sides of the Table

She has been in operations in Seattle and Los Angeles. She is a coach and mentor to team members. As a firm we start by wanting to attract future partners who have worked at startups before and have developed a competence which might be marketing (Greg) or product and CEO experience (Kara) plus amazing Biz Dev experience (Hamet).

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The Odd Couple: Angels and Accelerators

Steve Reich

At a recent accelerator event on the West Side, a friendly young founder told me that he had been coached by his mentor not to talk to Angel groups. As a Pasadena Angel, I wanted to be shocked, but I wasn’t. The Angel funding process can be arduous. The conflict is built in. So what do we do?

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How Helpr Wants To Bring On-Demand To Babysitting

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One of the latest is Los Angeles-based Helpr (www.helpr-app.com), which recently launched to help parents find babysitters for their children. Becka is also co-founder of Female Founders Los Angeles (FFLA). I started as a teenager, and I did babysitting, life guarding, and swim coaching. What is Helpr?

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

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But the thing I am most proud of about Rob is that he has taken a company with a uniquely talented founder & CTO – Nick Halstead – and managed to build a very tight working relationship with Nick where we drive world-class product development without having the usual founder / CEO conflicts. Rob is driven to learn.

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