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Calacanis: First Angels In New Angel Group

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Calacanis--who started the group as an outgrowth of his crusade against pay-to-pitch angel groups like The Keiretsu Forum--said in his blog today that he has signed up Matt Coffin , Sky Dayton , and Bill Woodward as members of his group.

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

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Venture Capital funds: the different between “closed funds&# (which typically have a 10-year time horizon) and “evergreen funds&# which re-invest profits back into the fund. An investment doesn’t guarantee your product will suddenly be on the investor’s price sheet. DST invested $180mm last fall.

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

Both Sides of the Table

And the broader question of whether VC’s will continue to invest in the Twitter ecosystem. I don’t do advertising on my blog, but I thought it was worth mentioning Ryan in particular because he has an alternate model for doing a startup. Estimated 15mm downloads to date. They sponsor TWiVC. LibreDigital. Orchard for e-Books”.

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

In the bay area there are dozens of firms that are actively making investments. They’re the ones that rise to the cream of the crop and get the attention of the folks that are investing in LA, and they often have Bay Area or East Coast suitors who want to invest in their companies.

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Silicon Beach Fest Celebrates Tech Startups and Hollywood in LA | Pics, Highlights and What’s Next!

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If u see an article or write a blog post, email us or leave a comment below with a link to your story and we’ll add it in. Abbot Kinney Venice Blog: The New West Coast Digital & Creative Hubs: Venice and Santa Monica. . & #celebrity to pull off anything! RT @urlgrl @DigitalLA had an amazing time at #SBF. Geeks Unite.