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MySpace Startups: Startups From MySpace Vets

socalTECH

socalTECH has mined our proprietary database of startups and other tech companies to find some of the firms spawned by former MySpace executives. Unlike many other online invitations sites, the firm has tapped well known, professional designers for its card designs. www.demandmedia.com). www.sodahead.com). Let us know!

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

I recently hosted a panel at the Twiistup Conference about LA tech companies. I have some pretty specific thoughts on the differences between companies in the two cities, as I wrote about in my previous post A Tale of Two Tech Cities. Challenge #1 – Tech Companies are Not Typically Started by Technologists.

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This Week in VC: Michael Montgomery (President, Montgomery & Co.)

Both Sides of the Table

Shame they didn’t like his suggested name for the company: DreamWorks SKG-MM. You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. Should you use investment banks to raise venture capital? We discussed: 1.

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Interview with Adam Lieber, Webtide

socalTECH

Adam also had a stint at Mission Ventures, and ran worldwide sales for open source middleware at IBM. Webtide is designed to be a company which is the expert on using Jetty in companies. Adam Lieber: I think the business model for any particular open source company depends on the open source.

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