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MARCH 17, 2010

I was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA.&# If you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a read, but I thought I’d elaborate on the topic since it comes up all the time. But we have a great city for building technology companies.

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JUNE 27, 2013

Second, we are announcing officially that we are moving our offices from Century City to Santa Monica. Wouldn’t we be a bit hypocritical if we talked with entrepreneurs about innovation and change but we weren’t willing to take it on ourselves? Our portfolio companies value us as sparring partners.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

A couple of years ago an entrepreneur had requested a meeting with me to present his business. She responded back that (paraphrasing), “he had gotten stuck at a conference with a very important potential advisor to his company. Basically, don’t be cavalier about rescheduling meetings. Let me give you an example.

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APRIL 17, 2012

Whatever you’re trying to brand – your company, your community or yourself – this is the first exercise I would recommend that you start with. We’ll work our asses off and build huge companies that will define the next generation of American’s lives.” Like they truly understood entrepreneurs.

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MAY 16, 2010

A couple of years ago an entrepreneur had requested a meeting with me to present his business. She responded back that (paraphrasing), “he had gotten stuck at a conference with a very important potential advisor to his company. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Let me give you an example.

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