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Micromobility in limbo: Takeaways from Paris and LA

TechCrunch LA

Yet despite billions in VC money and plenty of hype , the future that micromobility companies promised still hasn’t quite arrived. Plus, cities that allowed shared e-scooter companies in their midsts are increasingly making it difficult for scooter companies to operate sustainably. What type of market, if any, is the right one?

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The Corrosive Nature of Over-Introducers

Both Sides of the Table

These people are like the friend in college who always tempted you by telling you about the latest party when you were at the library studying. I try to steer entrepreneurs away from over-introducers and I often find myself wanting to be careful about them becoming an investor in companies I back. It starts seemingly innocent enough.

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Competitive Intelligence

SoCal Tech Calendar

The company president calls you into his office after attending a brainstorm session. Several case studies will be presented, although the names will be changed to protect the innocent. Tuesday, March 20, 2012 -- Competitive Intelligence: 007 Market Intel. PDMA SoCal. It's Monday morning. See [link] (more)

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Interview with Dr. Ramin Sadr, Mojix

socalTECH

The company has developed technology which uses deep space communications techniques to dramatically extend the range of passive RFID tags, used for things like supply chain automation, asset tracking, and warehouse operations. Mojix is venture backed by Oak Investment Partners, Red Rock Ventures, and Innocal.

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The Most Important Book I Read This Summer

Both Sides of the Table

It exemplifies how difficult it is to build a company — even one that extraordinarily successful — and the perils of the trade-offs between growth and cash. The policeman is found innocent and in this act any possibility of innocent for Coates is forever squandered. He wanted to go to Howard to connect with his black roots.

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