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Angel Funding Advice

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Very few people fund individuals. Professional angels / former entrepreneurs / seed funds – In Silicon Valley there are people like Ron Conway, Jeff Clavier, Mike Maples and many more. And whenever I needed to round up signatures for future fund raisings it was difficult to track him down / get him to care.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

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I think you'll enjoy hearing him, but if you're in a rush check out the summary notes below. He then went on to teach Computer Science at Cornell, Caltech, and University of Pennsylvania. Josh and Howard began co-investing as angels and in 2005 they started a $10 million fund. In 2008 they raised a much larger fund $132.5

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. But if you were going to start a venture capital fund today, you’d want to stand out. Of course if you’re already known you could put your name or location on your fund name. Home of JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), which helps put rockets into space.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more. Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. They not only have gotten bigger but they have an amazing track record of funding the biggest names in the sector: Cisco, Apple, Google, Facebook.

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CEO meeting in westside Los Angeles (Santa Monica), March 13th [Updated]

CEO Flow

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. Starting in May, with just 4-6 CEOs, we will begin to charge for participation, so it’s a great opportunity to see if we’re a possible mutual fit.

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CEO meeting in westside Los Angeles (Santa Monica), March 13th [Updated]

CEO Flow

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. Starting in May, with just 4-6 CEOs, we will begin to charge for participation, so it’s a great opportunity to see if we’re a possible mutual fit.

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CEO meeting in westside Los Angeles (Santa Monica), March 13th [Updated]

CEO Flow

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. Starting in May, with just 4-6 CEOs, we will begin to charge for participation, so it’s a great opportunity to see if we’re a possible mutual fit.