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Interview with Noah Auerhahn, Extrabux

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We wrote up a business plan, and won a USC business plan competition, which allowed us to get funding from the University and raise venture capital we needed to begin development on the plan. What's the story behind the idea--where did it come from, and how did you decide to present it at the business plan competition?

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

This is the task I set out to answer with the master of analysis at Upfront Ventures Glenn Poppe who deserves the bulk of the credit for our work. When you begin to peel back the onion some surprising data presents itself. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure.