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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

Both Sides of the Table

I then had to review a nefarious IP lawsuit filed against another company and help the CEO figure out whether we should just pay it or join forces with the other companies named and fight it. I think you’d really enjoy meeting her wether you decide to invest or not. A few weeks have slipped by. I’ll come to you and promise to be fast.”

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Interview with Cliff Rees, XCast Labs

socalTECH

It seems that every week, a new, Voice-over-IP provider firm surfaces in the market, either providing PBX services, voicemail, or other similar services. What is your VoIP service all about, and how is this different from what seems to be lots of Voice over IP service providers? Cliff Rees: We're a software as a solutions company.

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

Both Sides of the Table

If you don’t know Montgomery & Co it is one of the premier technology & media focused investment banks in the country (and as Michael corrected me they also have a strong Healthcare / Med tech practice). The Montgomery Conference : one of the top technology events of the annual calendar in the United States and held every March.

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Interview with Costin Tuculescu, Freebinar

socalTECH

Freebinar gives them a solution that includes screen sharing, voice over IP audio, broadcast, conference calling, and allow you to meet with as many as 150 people at the same time. I believe the key here is key, and the ability to provide this for free, which is why we took the recent investment.

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Is the Future of Cybersecurity in M&A?

Xconomy

In 2015, Cybersecurity startups saw 332 funding deals with investments hitting the highest ever at $3.8 This has been evident with recent acquisitions beyond Symantec and Blue Coat – Avast and AVG, Cisco and CloudLock , IBM and Resilient Systems , and most recently Carbon Black and Confer. billion (235 percent growth over 5 years).

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The Best Entrepreneurs Are Hyper Competitive & Hate Losing

Both Sides of the Table

Funnily enough I was at the Twiistup conference yesterday and I was chatting with an engineer whom I really like and he told me that he enjoyed reading this series but that now he wasn’t sure he was ready to see me because he wasn’t sure that he scored highly enough on all attributes. The list is getting quite long.

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Interview: Venture Capitalists On Pitching

socalTECH

They also talked about their outlook on the venture capital market, and how likely they are to be investing this year, given the worried economy. If I've seen companies that are similar to them--or half a dozen companies--even if the area might be big and exciting, it will be hard to make an investment. We're really excited about 2009.