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Down bad

TechCrunch LA

Last week, we talked about layoffs and the Winklevoss rock gods. This week, we saw the interconnectedness of major institutions as crypto lending protocol Celsius stuttered and brought down Ethereum prices with it as investors feared a price collapse brought on by reportedly over-leveraged players like 3 Arrows Capital.

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Sell when growth is high, even if cash flow is low.

Berkonomics

Dave’s note: Our guest author this week is John Huston, founder of the 300+ member Ohio TechAngel Funds and a past Chairman of both the Angel Capital Association and the Angel Resource Institute. . By John Huston. There are only two types of companies -those which have achieved positive cash flow and those which have not.

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High Functioning vs. Low Functioning Startup Boards

Both Sides of the Table

cash & unallocated stock options) Should we raise capital, from whom, how much and at what price? Should we cut costs, do layoffs, close divisions and focus scare resources on fewer projects? The founders of a company are fighting. Can we help them get along? Or is it time for one of them to go?

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Interview with Greg Martin, LiquidStock

socalTECH

We raised $160M, and our core limited partners are Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Coller Capital. Greg Martin:I still have a venture firm, Archer Venture Capital, and continue to invest in later stage venture cpaital opportunities. Because of our capital partners, that's something we can offer.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

Both Sides of the Table

My thesis on why this is happening is that large tech companies didn’t invest enough in R&D between 2008-2010 (Google even went through layoffs!!!) This is cheaper for them than waiting for big competitors and buying companies at big prices. First Round Capital requires Second Round Capital.

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Adam Scott | ScoreBig, Startups, and LA Tech

Tech Zulu Event

I once worked for the NBA and there are two problems that the live entertainment and sporting industry faces: the number of empty seats and the consistency of raising prices. Now onto the second problem, the rising ticket prices. The last several decades, this industry has done a pretty good job at raising prices.

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Adam Kanner | ScoreBig, Startups, and LA Tech

Tech Zulu Event

While I was working for the NBA, I learned there were two problems the live entertainment and sporting industry were facing: the number of empty seats and the consistency of raising prices. Now on to the second problem; the rising ticket prices. Over the last several decades, this industry has done a pretty good job at raising prices.

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