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socalTECH
DECEMBER 26, 2019
Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. Personal mobility and transportation innovation are absolutely massive issues for citiesespecially Los Angelesand we watch the categories closely.
InfoChachkie
JULY 26, 2010
Entrepreneurs can emulate de la Guerra’s strategy and make their adVenture appear far larger than reality and thus increasing its influence and market reach while discouraging competitive threats by creating an industry alliance. This last category proved to be especially lucrative. True differentiator to each member’s products.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 21, 2019
If we build it, they will come ” may have worked as a movie theme for Kevin Costner, but as an investor, I tell entrepreneurs a great solution is not enough. Successful businesses require innovative people, who have built an abundance of innovation capital, to win support and resources for their ideas.
socalTECH
JULY 24, 2018
The Governor has a conference in September, and was seeking to highlight exciting startups in the fight against climate change. We felt it was really important to help the category winners, and potentially the finalists, get their solutions in front of the cities around the world. This is one opportunity to do that.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 14, 2014
Of course that website isn’t completely up to date but it’s a great resource for seeing the overall picture. Only naive people believe that but for inexperienced entrepreneurs you can be fooled into the narrative by the press who sometimes write stories without the actual data. PHONE CALLS. Enter phone calls.
SoCal CTO
JUNE 9, 2010
Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. Of the ones I have been to recently, the Nantucket Conference has been my favorite.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2010
For me Pier Loans fall under the category of “penny wise, pound foolish.&# What VCs who have never been entrepreneurs and have therefore never been on the receiving end of small bridge loans don’t realize is that they skew the behavior of startup management teams in ways that can be self destructive. And it adds up.
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