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Reflections on 2020: Kelly Perdew, Moonshots Capital

socalTECH

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. These are fundamental to how we are coaching our portfolio companies as well  we practice what we preach! We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks. Being grateful.

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Reflections on 2020: Brian Mac Mahon, Expert Dojo

socalTECH

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. This is my 4th market upset and in the first three I was defensive. We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks. What was the biggest lesson you learned this year?

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Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates

InfoChachkie

This frugality was evidenced by the fact that everyone at Microsoft, even Gates, flew coach until well into the late 1990s. Microsoft was one of the first successful high-tech companies to not distribute its profits to shareholders. In 1997, Bill finally purchased a private jet.

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First Ever Startup Weekend Orange County Live!

Tech Zulu Event

Maneesh focuses on the medical information technology markets. Maneesh has more than nine years of product development and operational experience in the high tech industry. He also helped accelerate growth at Eventbrite, Socialcast, Webs, World Golf Tour, WordPress.com and Songkick in hands-on marketing advisory roles.

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10 Reasons To Start A Company In An Economic Downturn

InfoChachkie

There has recently been a common theme among the entrepreneurs I have interviewed and the conferences I have attended: despite the relatively weak state of the world economy, now is a great time to create a high-tech startup. Marketing is free or cheap because of social media. People are free or cheap because of the recession.

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