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Finding an Investor Who is in Love with You

Both Sides of the Table

I often talk about what I’m looking for when I meet with an entrepreneur. Above all else I’m looking for a genuine passion for what the entrepreneur is doing. You can sense when it is a “mission” for this entrepreneur to succeed and she will continue the journey even if success isn’t easy or immediate.

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

TechCrunch LA

First it was street-style photography, then came the launch of her popular fashion blog WeWoreWhat. Founders and investors circling the space suspect a wave of Silicon Valley interest is coming, however, and that it will alter the category entirely. In fact, new funds have launched there with expertise in the category.

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Build Your Brand By Embracing Your Personality

Startup Professionals Musings

Dominate the category (even if you have to create a new one). Technology businesses can be very scalable because you can develop a core set of assets, such as software systems, and then you can monetize them at low additional cost. brand business entrepreneur personality startup' Figure out how to grow and scale the business.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

SoCal Delicious

where entrepreneurs share their stories. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Free Corporations For First-Time Entrepreneurs. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. Here are 62 63 Los Angeles entrepreneurs we can be proud of.

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American Immigration: The Invisible Wall to Innovation

Tech Zulu Event

Strict boundaries and a marathon of hoops to jump through just to submit your documentation as an immigrant, are resulting in less American educated immigrants staying to pursue the process, rather opting to return to their home countries. category E visa for investors as a prime example of the recent troubles. “The Take the U.S.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. Suddenly we were all creating blogs on Blogger.com, Typepad & WordPress. then bought GeoCities for $3.6