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Three Factors Which Intoxicate Venture Capitalists - Why Your Startup Will (Probably) Not Raise Venture Capital Funding

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This concentration is partly due to natural causes – successful startups spawn other successful startups. Naval Ravikant describes how Silicon Valley’s dominance over the venture capital landscape will evolve over time in the previously mentioned interview. SECTOR: Software, Energy, Bio Or Bust. Thanks Mr. Big Firm VC.

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Southern California Sees $1.9 Billion In Q1 Deals, Biggest Since Dot Com Boom

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billion in investments in Q1 of 2015, according to the latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association. More than half of this quarter''s investment due to a single, nearly $1 billion investment in Hawthorne-based SpaceX. billion in venture capital was invested for the quarter. READ MORE>>.

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How TVC Aims At Acquisitions, Not IPOs, with Jeb Spencer

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Southern California's technology community--despite all of the recent excitement around Silicon Beach--continues to be underserved in terms of capital, with a lack of venture capital funds (with money), and other private technology investors. Jeb Spencer: We consider ourselves a private equity firm.

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Do Not Obsess On Names – Obsess On Delivering Awesome Customer Value

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In all cases, these names were derived by the Founders, without the involvement of consultants, MBAs, focus groups, statistically valid surveys or other hindrances to a startup’s ability to make quick, sound decisions. Even so, their imperfect names did not hamper the companies’ ultimate success. Some of my favorites are listed HERE.

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Please go see “Waiting for Superman.” Here’s Why:

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It has long been believed that people from lower-income neighborhoods can’t learn as well as middle & upper class ones due to environment issues such as problems at home and trouble in the neighborhood. It is a country that by foundation believes in capitalism as the best model of producing an equal society. By a teacher.

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