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Funding in the Time of Coronavirus

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I am due to speak at the SaaStr conference next week: Wednesday, March 11th at 10:45 AM. I had originally signed up to talk about the “VC Market Trends” overall but it seemed inauthentic to speak about VC funding without addressing the virus in the room. I welcome any feedback.

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Milken Insitute Shifts Conference Online

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The Milken Institute Global Conference , one of Southern California's highest profile conferences of interest to the business and finance industry, says it is going fully virtual this year, with plans for a virtual conference running from October 12th through the 21st. READ MORE>>.

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20th Annual SoCalBio Conference

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Friday, September 28, 2018 -- Tapping Non-Dilutive Funding for Success. 20th Annual SoCalBio Conference. The Annual SoCalBio Conference will feature a number of breakout sessions focused on investment and funding trends.

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Draper Goren Holm Raises $25M Blockchain Fund

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Los Angeles-based Draper Goren Holm , a new venture capital fund founded by Tim Draper, Alon Goren, and Josef Holm, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $25M in its very first fund. According to the firm, its Fund 1 will make seed and Series A investments in the fintech and blockchain startup world. READ MORE>>.

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Be Careful not to Become a Conference Ho

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You see them on Twitter, Facebook or Plancast plotting out their next 12 conference. They are professional conference attendees. Inevitably a certain number of entrepreneurs feel compelled to attend every conference. It’s not possible to be a conference ho and a leader at the same time. Look at me!

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End of Free Conference Calling Services?

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Have you ever wondered how people are able to provide free, conference calling services to you, without having to charge a lot of money? The answer has been an obscure mix of laws which were originally meant to help fund rural telecom operators, but -- according to an article over at the IEEE Spectrum -- are expected to disappear soon.

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Calacanis Debuts LAUNCH Fund I To Back 100 Companies

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Jason Calacanis , the serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and conference organizer, announced Tuesday morning that it has closed his first, formal angel investing fund, The LAUNCH Fund I. Calacanis said the fund will invest $100-$250K in 50-100 startups. LPs in the fund include Calacanis, David Sacks, and others.

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