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JUNE 27, 2013

I am super excited to announce that today is a day of lots of new things for my partners & me: A new fund, a new office and a new brand. Let’s start with the fund. We have previously raised funds in 1996 ($200 million), 2000 ($400 million) and 2008/9 ($200 million). This month we closed our 4th fund of $200 million.

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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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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. A couple of years ago an entrepreneur had requested a meeting with me to present his business. Canceling meetings is a part of modern day life. Let me give you an example.

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MARCH 17, 2010

This is especially true in LA, the second largest city in the country with a population if 16 million. We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them.

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