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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

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But of course all of these things are intertwined. In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. Obviously you need to be mentally flexible enough to spot if your instincts were wrong and a change of course is necessary. Know what you believe is important.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

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I had seen many cycles and decided that since I was going to do it all over again I should write about it. I decided to write about my experience and to be blunt. It became a huge kerfuffle with many VC partners writing to thank me for the post, which exposed those that gave their industry a bad name. And covered we did.

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Interview with Ramit Varma, Revolution Prep

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The company provides SAT, ACT, and other similar test preparation courses and related software. Some of the biggest school districts, including LA Unified, San Diego, and Oakland all use our software. On the software side, we're really focused on building out to common course standards. We're at $499, they are at $999.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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If you are talented, of course, you can get funded in any region with enough venture capital and obviously in markets outside of the Valley it is easier to get noticed and get access. That’s convenience when your VC is hoping to write the next $20 million check. And of course you have Hollywood. In our regions?

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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

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TechCrunch Europe ran an article in November of last year that European startups need to work as hard as those in Silicon Valley and I echoed the sentiment in my post about the need for entrepreneurs to be maniacal about their businesses if one wants to work in the hyper competitive tech world. Our first big institutional round was $16.5