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A heartbreaking story about time and money.

Berkonomics

Many of the start-ups my various angel funds have financed died a slow death , not because of poor concept but because of poor execution, wasting fixed overhead and draining the financial resources from the company coffers. Growth before the VC arrived was not a problem. All investors, including the VC firm, lost everything.

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Los Angeles-based BuildOps, subcontracting software for real estate, raises $5.8 million

TechCrunch LA

Software development companies tackling services for niche industries, like commercial real estate subcontracting, continue to find Los Angeles to be fertile ground for development. million in seed financing from some big names in the Los Angeles tech ecosystem.

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Realistic Entrprenuers Guide to Venture Capital

SoCal CTO

► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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Divshot Sets Up Shop In Los Angeles

socalTECH

What would convince you to drop everything, get on a plane, and move your startup to Los Angeles? In the case of Divshot , a developer of user interface development tools for web apps, it was a chance to join Los Angeles accelerator Launchpad LA. READ MORE>>.

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Map of VC Investments

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 9, 2007 Map of VC Investments Found this Map of 2006 VC Investments post. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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Moonshots Capital Gets First Exit At Threatcare

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based Moonshots Capital , the venture capital investment firm led by Kelly Perdew, has seen its first exit out of its portfolio, with the acquisition this week of Threatcare , a developer of cybersecurity software.

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Core Innovation Capital Plans $100M, Third Fund For Fintech Investments

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based fintech venture capital investor Core Innovation Capital is out looking for new investors in its third fund, with a target of $100M, according to regulatory filing by the firm on Friday. The company raised a similar fund , Core Innovation Capital II, LP, back in January of 2017. READ MORE>>.

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