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StartupSD: Mark Suster

SoCal Tech Calendar

Mark is a UCSD graduate and writes one of the best startup blogs on the Internet. Come hear him talk about about SoCal startups, entrepreneurship and the investment scene. He joined GRP Partners in 2007 as a General Partner after selling his company to Salesforce.com. He focuses on early-stage technology companies.

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Version 0.9. What Do You Think?

Both Sides of the Table

If you’re in LA and looking for somebody to do project-based marketing jobs – Jacqui’s your lady (not to mention a fellow UCSD alum!). I wanted to be whimsical and have a blog as cool as Spark Capital. We wanted to emphasize the number of truly big wins that have been created by the partners at GRP in their 20+ years of investing.

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With $20M, UCSD Spinout Jecure To Press New Attack On NASH

Xconomy

Liver disease is challenging for doctors because it can develop without symptoms, making diagnosis difficult without removing cells for examination. For these reasons, fatty liver disease is often called a “silent disease,” says Ariel Feldstein, a gastroenterologist at the University of California San Diego.

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The Importance of The Narrative

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I went to undergrad at UCSD, which is not a place known for its Greek institutions and my father grew up in South America and had know idea what a fraternity was. I talked specifically about it in the context of raising VC / establishing credibility over on the Sales School blog where there’s a video & a transcript.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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I was reading Chris Dixon’s blog tonight. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I then worked in a computer store called Software Centre in high school and college (UCSD). So back to MBAs.

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Procrastinators’ Special! Save on Big Data Meets Big Biology 4/26

Xconomy

We are bringing experts to the stage in everything from managing big data and fast growth, blockchain applications in the life sciences to early stage investing. This is an event you don’t want to miss, and it’s all happening on April 26 at the Illumina Theater at the Alexandria. Our program includes leading innovators, startup.

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To Show Off SD Startups, Investors Hit the Road with New TV Show

Xconomy

First there was “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.” Now four San Diego, CA-based investors are debuting “VCs in a Van,” a vehicle (no pun intended) meant to spotlight local companies ripe for funding. The show tracks the financiers—Neil Senturia, Tom Tullie, Mark Bowles, and Taner Halicio?lu—as