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Closing on $103M, MaC VC is changing the face of venture capital

TechCrunch LA

The partners at MaC Venture Capital , the Los Angeles-based investment firm that has just closed on $103 million for its inaugural fund, have spent the bulk of their careers breaking barriers. MaC Venture Capital co-founders Marlon Nichols, Michael Palank, Charles King, and Adrian Fenty. Image Credit: MaC Venture Capital.

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Silicon Beach Report Aug. 22: Kobe Bryant Launches $100M Venture Capital Fund

L.A. Business Journal

Kobe Bryant launches $100 million venture capital fund, L.A. Dodger announces second accelerator class, and SpaceX puts first vertical rocket landed on display in Hawthorne.

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7 Technology Entrepreneur Examples You Should Emulate

Startup Professionals Musings

All of them have created massive new capital, be it financial or technological, social or spiritual. Elon Musk is a South African born Canadian-American engineer, business magnate, investor, and inventor who founded and built PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors, and is still going strong. Consistently produce results.

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7 Keys To Scaling Your Startup To Be The Next Unicorn

Startup Professionals Musings

When you see startups like SpaceX and Pinterest grow from a low valuation to a billion dollars in just a few years, it’s easy to assume that if you just keep doing what you are doing, you can get there as well. Bring in an experienced Board and world-class leaders. In fact, it’s highly unlikely that you as the Founder will survive.

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7 Characteristics Of People Who Drive Global Change

Startup Professionals Musings

All of them have created massive new capital, be it financial or technological, social or spiritual. Elon Musk is a South African born Canadian-American engineer, business magnate, investor, and inventor who founded and built PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors, and is still going strong. Consistently produce results.

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We Need Entrepreneurs Who Think Like Revolutionaries

Startup Professionals Musings

I was impressed with his many insights into what makes a world-class revolutionary entrepreneur, including the following: Never be afraid to think big – or to think young. Elon Musk , for example, not only runs Tesla and SpaceX, but has several seemingly unrelated other initiatives, including OpenAI, Neuralink, and The Boring Company.

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7 Entrepreneur Types Drive Change On A Global Scale

Startup Professionals Musings

All of them have created massive new capital, be it financial or technological, social or spiritual. Elon Musk is a South African born Canadian-American engineer, business magnate, investor, and inventor who founded and built PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors, and is still going strong. Consistently produce results.