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Q3 Southern California Venture Deals Around $879M

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In terms of venture firms, the most active firms here for Q3 were Western Technology Investment and the Tech Coast Angels, with 3 deals each; Qualcomm Ventures, Benchmark Capital, Mission Ventures, Venrock, Clearstone Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Enterprise Partners, J&J Development Corporation, and Domain Associates all had two deals each (..)

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What Startups Can Learn From The Pizza Business: Samit Varma

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However, for today''s interview, we''ve decided to venture a bit farther afield--talking to Samit Varma , founder of Los Angeles-based pizza franchise Pizza Studio (www.pizzastudio.com). In our interviews, we normally talk to entrepreneurs, investors, and others involved in the technology startup industry. We''re sort of set up the same way.

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