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What Mattered in 2012: Erik Rannala of MuckerLab

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For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. As data like the Startup Genome have begun to point out, LA will continue to emerge as one of the most active tech / startup ecosystems in the world.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

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My advice to entrepreneurs was and is “ when the hors d’oeuvres tray is being passed take two ” (e.g. So I agreed to offer my current thinking on the economy and what it portends for the VC industry & fund raising for entrepreneurs. raise money now to weather any storms).

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An Enchanting Conversation With Guy Kawasaki

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I even plan to use it in my upcoming UC Santa Barbara Entrepreneurial Selling class. As Guy notes in the accompanying video interview, his primary goal with Enchantment is to reach a broader audience, beyond the high-tech, startup world. An entrepreneur, in particular, has to be likeable and trustworthy AND have a great product.

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Thanks to our sponsors!

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Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Need office or Tech Space? An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. www.socalip.com) Focused on high tech's unique need - Pragmatic cost-effective IP portfolio management - U.S.

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Interview with Alex Schneider, Ventura Ventures Technology Center

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On Thursday, the City of Ventura is formally launching a new incubator, the Ventura Ventures Technology Center (www.v2tc.com), targeted at high tech businesses. We're also trying to make the downtown area specifically more attractive to the creative class and high tech entrepreneurs, and this incubator is the first step.

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Alliance For SoCal Innovation's Poizner Throws Hat Back Into Politics

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Steve Poizner , the serial technology entrepreneur who recently founded the Alliance for Southern California Innovation , has thrown his hat back into the political ring, and will again seek a seat heading up the California Insurance Commission.

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What Mattered in 2010: Jim Armstrong, Clearstone Ventures

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We've been sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community all week, and will also do so next week. We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks.