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Kara Nortman Was Just Promoted to Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures. Here’s What it All Means

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She took an operating role helping run Citysearch and Urbanspoon. Kara said “no” because she wanted to start her own company, which she did and I backed. The core of the investing job of course is investing dollars into startup companies and helping as a mentor, advisor and board member on the companies in which you’ve invested.

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Catalyzing Innovation In Pasadena, with Innovate Pasadena

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As much as the idea of "Silicon Beach" wants to represent the whole of the local technology industry in Los Angeles, there are -- as one would expect in such a large metropolitan area -- many different neighborhoods and communities spread across the region, all with their own individual identities, companies, and technology focuses.

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Interview with Michael Barton, Startup Exchange

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One of the continuing problems in the startup and venture market today is the issue of exit opportunities for companies, and in particular the problem of liquidity for founders. Michael Barton: Startup Exchange is an exchange fund, where founders, executives, anyone who owns shares outright in a company. We've got lots of contacts.

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Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map

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Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map. ” Residents of Northern California (everyone north of Bakersfield) don’t understand how we do it, constantly touting Palo Alto’s tech scene. Founder and CEO since starting the company back in 1999, Miller has led Cornerstone through 11 years of consecutive growth.

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Interview: Ian Siegel of ZipRecruiter

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Messenger : Ian Siegel , Co-Founder |CEO ZipRecruiter , Former Executive Product and Technology roles at: MyLife, CitySearch, Stamps.com, Rent.com and Pictage. If there are 10 things that make a company successful, you’re only accountable for 1 – 4 of them as an executive. free weekly Infochachkie articles! It’s fluid.”.

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Interview: Ian Siegel of ZipRecruiter

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Messenger : Ian Siegel , Co-Founder |CEO ZipRecruiter , Former Executive Product and Technology roles at: MyLife, CitySearch, Stamps.com, Rent.com and Pictage. If there are 10 things that make a company successful, you’re only accountable for 1 – 4 of them as an executive. free weekly Infochachkie articles! It’s fluid.”.

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Do you Suffer from the Urgency Addiction? It’s More Common Than you Think

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So things that have to be done early get done early, but only at the last possible moment that the early task is due. I wrote out 3 pages of bullet point notes on paper and delivered a 20-minute speech to a crowd of entrepreneurs (which included the Minister of Technology for China). I couldn’t. I hear it all the time.

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