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Two Local Tech, Investment Executives Named In College Fraud Investigation

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Two people associated with Southern California's high tech investment and startup industry have been named as part of the far reaching investigation into a college admissions scandal , which named Hollywood actresses, CEOs, coaches at USC, UCLA, and UCSD, as well as many others. According to a complaint filed by the U.S.

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Why Your Startup Doesn’t Need a COO

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They will often run all of the daily reports into them covering off for finance, sales, marketing, biz dev & HR. It’s pretty tough to convince me in a company of less than 50 people that the CEO can’t handle 6-8 direct reports to manage the various areas of the business. But ask yourself, what does a COO actually do?

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People Management: Startup Teams Should Dip but not Skip

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As your organization grows and you hire senior staff where you are no longer managing every employee directly the issue of how to manage people that are not your “direct&# reports arises. Dipping: As a decision maker you rely on information being passed to you by the people who report to you. Attention to detail matters.

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WePlay | Never Forget the Great Times of Being a Kid

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However back then the only way you would’ve seen it is if you were there or saw the picture a reporter snapped at the game (which was in the local paper later that week). So great that some celebrity athletes have have taken noticed and offered to help promote and invest in the platform to see it grow.

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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

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Report Card. Sam was also a member of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign and inaugural new media team and previously worked for Google, Credit Suisse, The Colbert Report, and Senators John Kerry and Hillary Clinton. There is a robust eco system, great leaders and the ability to build companies with enormous exits.

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Do VC Platforms Make Sense?

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While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros. As a starting point you have to realize that investment firms (which a VC is) have management needs. That certainly works well for some.

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10 Unconventional Management Techniques That Work

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New managers are generally taught not to build personal relationships with direct reports – in case you have to discipline them later. Invest more of your time with top performers. Personnel people talk primarily about spending time with and coaching poor performers. Volunteers will always be more engaged and more committed.

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