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GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures

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If you’ve been following the press about VC funds you’ll know this is no small feat. Second, we are announcing officially that we are moving our offices from Century City to Santa Monica. Well, the venture capital industry has changed a lot in the past 20 years … and we have too.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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Home of JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), which helps put rockets into space. not near the beach): Factual, founded by Gil Elbaz who built AdSense [Century City]. ReachLocal, founded by Zorik Gordon, publicly traded company helping small businesses across America use the Internet for marketing [Woodland Hills.

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Here’s How to Cancel a Meeting the Right Way

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I always try my best to take meetings like this since my friend had clearly committed some political capital to his friend in saying he could help him get a meeting. I’m not talking about two people from the same company (like co-founders) or two partners at a VC firm. The meeting was set for Wednesday, May 8th at 11am.

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The Right Way to Cancel a Meeting

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I always try my best to take meetings like this since my friend had clearly committed some political capital to his friend in saying he could help him get a meeting. I want to be on Paul Graham’s “ Maker’s Schedule &# but as a VC this is quite hard.) The meeting was set for Wednesday, May 8th 2008 at 11am.

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Gil Elbaz On Factual's New Warchest

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Facebook looked at us to help with that problem. In a couple of weeks, we're moving to a larger office on the west side, in Century City, which will give us space for more people. So, with funding in hand, what are your particular goals in the next few months? Thanks for the time!

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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But we have a great city for building technology companies. Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. My commute, for example, from Santa Monica to Century City is less than 15 minutes each way and I never have to take the freeway.

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