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MARCH 17, 2010

I was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA.&# If you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a read, but I thought I’d elaborate on the topic since it comes up all the time. But we have a great city for building technology companies.

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APRIL 23, 2011

I took the opportunity this past week to publish summary notes of some of the VCs and entrepreneurs I had interviewed on This Week in VC. One of my goals in doing the show was not only to educate entrepreneurs but also to put a human face on many of the VCs in our industry as VCs can be hard to get to know. Thank you. (if

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APRIL 13, 2011

Or, as always, summary notes available below. The following is a brief series of quotes from just ten of the approximately 30 different topics discussed in this incredible interview. But, in fact, I would rather have an executive summary than a pitch deck. Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. Brad on blogging.

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AUGUST 1, 2010

Short summary of my posts: 1. Many firms do it in a way that can be more detrimental to entrepreneurs. There are positive benefits to the right VCs being involved early – especially if your company or the economy hits bumps in the road. There has been much discussion about VCs doing seed funding in the past year.

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MAY 4, 2010

It was especially fun for me because we got the chance to talk about the VC industry and how entrepreneurs should think about the VC industry in addition to discussing deals. Some summary notes are below. And I made the prediction that within the next 2 years RIM (the parent company of Blackberry) will not be independent.

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MARCH 11, 2011

Last night I had the great privilege to interview Bill Gross , one of the Internet’s true pioneers. Summary notes, as always, provide below. Summary notes, as always, provide below. He invented the category of sponsored search. So he launched a company with exclusively paid search. Overture (Goto.com).

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MARCH 6, 2011

I was an angel investor in his company, made a bunch of calls on his behalf and then I personally sent it out on AngelList. I was saying that I was happy it was all out in the open because I felt at least everybody could now understand the issues & opportunities from the perspectives of angels, entrepreneurs and VCs.

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