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5 Steps To Get You From Your First Idea To A Business

Startup Professionals Musings

His challenge is to focus on one market, with a specific design, cost, and price. Build your own personal brand image through blogging, industry forums, and networking. For example, I have a friend with a Ph.D. in Physics who talks passionately about starting a business producing nuclear powered batteries.

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Open Angel Forum San Fran – Team Calacanis Raises the Bar

Both Sides of the Table

Jason Calacanis started this initiative in response to the pay-to-play network of angel events that he despised. They walked through 4 minutes of PowerPoint garble (of a 5 minute pitch) before unveiling a beautifully designed UI. The classroom activities are recorded and the video is appended with comments from a remote coach.

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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

Both Sides of the Table

I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging. We are judging how well you are coached on stage. They are designed to help good companies to get access to investors but also to make bad companies look good. I value your insights into industries and your unrivaled networks.

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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

Both Sides of the Table

I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging. We are judging how well you are coached on stage. They are designed to help good companies to get access to investors but also help to make bad companies look good. I value your insights into industries and your unrivaled networks.

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Interview with Milo Sindell, Knowledge Genie

socalTECH

Essentially, it guides the author through a four step process to design, build, test, and publish their creation. If you're an expert in a certain technology--say, business process design--and have thought about publishing a book, this is a quicker, faster, and more comprehensive way to share it with the world.

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Levi Felix Creator of The Digital Detox Retreat | Unplug and Rewind

Tech Zulu Event

So, this is not a networking event? Simply stated, our retreats are designed to be personal growth and getaway retreats for individuals. These are not networking events, summits or conferences where people exchange business cards, or meet-ups where we create opportunities to make contacts that further our careers.

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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

is the second largest designated market area (DMA) in the country, so youre starting with a natural talent pool of very interesting people, and also, a market from which to sell your goods and services into. Mark Suster, a partner at GRP Partners in Los Angeles, spoke with Fastcompany.com about what makes L.A.s startup scene so hot.