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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. 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. So What Does All This Mean? And all the platform stuff. I’m only 52!

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Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map

SoCal Delicious

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. Miller was even honored as an Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” for 2011.

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Interview with Michael Barton, Startup Exchange

socalTECH

Idealab has invested in the fund, and is a great partner, and has been introducing us to their companies, as well as lots of companies that aren't in the Idealab structure but where they know the founders and executives. We go through a very rigorous review process, just like a venture capital fund would do in selecting the companies.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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I’m an entrepreneur at heart so I’m always inspired when I hear stories about innovation. Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. This article originally ran on TechCrunch.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. Partners make investment decisions. I never suggest that entrepreneurs just randomly pitch VCs. I get approached about clean tech or biotech periodically – I don’t focus on these. Meet in person.

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