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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

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RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in. Mark Suster, a partner at GRP Partners in Los Angeles, spoke with Fastcompany.com about what makes L.A.s Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010 It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. startup scene so hot.

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Why Startups Need to Blog (and what to talk about …)

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I was meeting regularly with entrepreneurs and offering (for better or for worse) advice on how to run a startup and how to raise venture capital from my experience in doing so at two companies. I know that I have not yet earned these kudos based on investment returns (although my partners have. It really started simply enough.

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The Entrepreneur Thesis

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In 2006, Steven Dietz, a partner at my firm, GRP Partners, had given me $500,000 in a seed in convertible debt when I started my second company, Koral. GRP Partners had also funded my first company. I’d like to get involved with capital efficient companies early in their lifecycle. So what is my thesis?