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Interview with Mike Napoli, Tech Coast Angels

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The Tech Coast Angels had great exit last year in Green Dot - anything which, in hindsight, made this one a home run? We've heard some entrepreneurs who have had some difficulty figuring out how to work with angels. Mike Napoli: I think it was the entrepreneur. Mike Napoli: The main thing is to do you homework.

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Launchpad LA – More Details Revealed

Both Sides of the Table

John Morris from the Tech Coast Angels was encouraging me to do something similar. When we started I told everybody we would run the organization as a startup itself. We connected. Launchpad V1 was born.

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First Ever Startup Weekend Orange County Live!

Tech Zulu Event

In addition, he currently consults extensively with startup companies on matters related to strategy, financing, operations, and executive coaching. In addition, he is on the board of directors for the Angel Capital Association, a national angel trade association.

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Interview with Jonathan Lehmann and James Chung, KarmaGoat

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Our marketplace is organized like a used item marketplace, like Amazon or eBay, or Craiglist, in that a seller lists an item, picks a cause, and sets a price. Jonathan Lehmann: I was awarded the Larry Wolfen Entrepreneurial Spirit Award at UCLA, after getting amazing coaching from Matt Ridenour in our business plan development class.

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The Odd Couple: Angels and Accelerators

Steve Reich

At a recent accelerator event on the West Side, a friendly young founder told me that he had been coached by his mentor not to talk to Angel groups. As a Pasadena Angel, I wanted to be shocked, but I wasn’t. The Angel funding process can be arduous.

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