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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. That’s convenience when your VC is hoping to write the next $20 million check.

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IntraStage Raises Angel Funding

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The firm is headed by Patrick Kelly, and the Tec Coast Angels investment was led by Bob Fried, the former CIo of Staples. Tags: intrastage venture capital quality management testing electronics manufacturing angel. IntraStage's customers include Motorola, Panasonic and Northrop Grumman. READ MORE>>.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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ZestCash, founded by Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google [Hollywood]. Think about venture capital. Those that were around 30+ years ago never had to think about branding – there were hardly any other VCs. But if you were going to start a venture capital fund today, you’d want to stand out.

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Local Angels Back Scripted.com

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A number of Southern California angel investors, including Jody Mulkey , the CIO of Shopzilla, have backed Scripted.com , a new online marketplace for freelance writers.

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Who Should you Hire at a Startup?

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Please don’t also confuse this with whether a VC should invest in a CEO who’s done it before – that’s a given. One such meeting that he set up was with the CIO of the largest consumer products company in Europe. Don’t confuse this with the quality of the individual. I’ll explain both below.

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Former LA VC Gets Backing For Enterprise Alerting, Micro Apps Startup

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ElNaggar was most recently serving as Chief Strategy Officer at CBS Interactive; he co-founded Sapho with fellow CBS Interactive alum Peter Yared, who was CBSi's CTO and CIO. Those apps provide push-like, user-friendly access to enterprise apps, much like employees are used to interacting with mobile consumer apps and alerts. READ MORE>>.

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ZestCash Gets $19M For Lending Startup

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Hollywood-based ZestCash , a startup offering up short-term, consumer loans online, has scored $19M in funding today, including $11M in a Series A equity round plus $8M in venture debt. The equity came from Lightspeed Venture Partners and GRP Partners. READ MORE>>.