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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

Both Sides of the Table

Both companies were in Los Angeles. Nate followed through on his views by investing in LA accelerator Science , run by the venerable Mike Jones , who is a former founder (UserPlane, sold to AOL), tech exec (at AOL and later at MySpace) and one of LA’s most prolific (and well liked) angels. Not bad, hey?

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A Cocktail of LA Tech | Tech Cocktail Winter Mixer

Tech Zulu Event

Being their second time in Los Angeles I was really excited for the event organizers for getting their room as packed as it was. City Sourced – A real time mobile citizen engagement app, which allows users to report graffiti, trash, potholes, and other civic problems. As soon as I walked in I could detect a good positive vibe.