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JANUARY 13, 2016

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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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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

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JUNE 27, 2013

Second, we are announcing officially that we are moving our offices from Century City to Santa Monica. And in our last fund our two biggest exits came from companies run by women, neither of whom fit the 20-something entrepreneur stereotype. Our portfolio companies value us as sparring partners.

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Funding Santa Monica Venture Capital Startup 343

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

I wrote a version of this post four years ago but given the hectic nature of today’s tech markets I thought it was worth revisiting and updating. She responded back that (paraphrasing), “he had gotten stuck at a conference with a very important potential advisor to his company. And that’s why he stood me up!

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APRIL 17, 2012

I kind of think LA is just LA and doesn’t need some clever marketing term. If I were to think about branding our great city I don’t think I would chose the Silicon Beach moniker myself. A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. That’s OK with me.

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