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Los Angeles Accelerator Report Card: Too Early To Tell

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There's been a surge in startup accelerator activity in Los Angeles in the last year, as interest in starting a company in the region has grown, and a wide range of experienced entrepreneurs and investors have pitched in to help companies get to the next level.

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In Venice Beach, A Coming Out for Silicon Beach

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These days, it's not unusual for a handful of tech and startup mixers and events to be going down on the westside. I've lived in Los Angeles for ten years now. Memberships start at $99 per month. We just doubled our space and we're still can't keep up with the demand for office-space to work in." Amplify.LA

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

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Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate.

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Sponsored Message: Find High Tech Law Firms In Southern California

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How do you sort through the thousands of attorneys and firms here, and figure out who really knows venture capital, angel investments, how to deal with a term sheet, how to negotiate a business agreement, how to incorporate, and much more?

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Interview with Ian Chen, Co-founder and CEO, Discotech

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Ian Chen is the co-founder and CEO of Discotech , a startup that offers up bottle service booking, discounted tickets and more to clubs and nightspots. We did another round with angels and early customers of Discotech. What has been the hardest part of a startup? We have been very focused on burning a lot of cash.

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Interview with Mike Napoli, Tech Coast Angels

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In your opinion, are your angels more or less active this year? So do you think the environment still tough for startups? Investors are very focused on diligence, on business models that make sense, and those companies that have a definite competitive advantage and defensibility to what they're doing. Interestnig.

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Reflections on 2020: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation

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That is not to suggest we won't return to in person convenings when safe to do so but, we'll definitely move to a hybrid model using a thoughtful combination of the various approaches. What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2021? What was the biggest lesson you learned this year?