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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

By definition?—?I’m I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. The market definition has changed but what we do mostly hasn’t. Are we in a bubble?” of the fund.

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Timing and why we’re all VCs

TechCrunch LA

Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. We get at least a dozen at the TC offices every week, which is why we write about books so often around here these days. Startups either get three dozen term sheets or none at all, since every firm is walking around with the same frameworks and metrics in their head.

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Attorney and Startup Business Advisor – Aaron Shechet

SoCal CTO

I grew up in Los Angeles and went to undergrad at UC Santa Barbara, graduating in 2003 with Honors in Economics. It was definitely challenging to make something like that happen in an academic environment. You are writing about the essentials of business. Any thoughts on my recent post Startup Metrics ?

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

Where I use LinkedIn: * I definitely use LinkedIn for Specific Requests - Ex. I regularly do wine tastings here in Los Angeles with some interesting folks I know. I definitely check people out using LinkedIn. I definitely check people out using LinkedIn. However, it definitely has served as a hub.

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Interview with Jonathan Lehmann and James Chung, KarmaGoat

socalTECH

Well, Los Angeles-based KarmaGoat (www.karmagoat.com) has figured out a way to help people get rid of those unwanted items they have--and provide those proceeds to charity. When I was moving to Los Angeles from Paris, I was sorting through my stuff, and I made three bags of things. Where did the idea come from?

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Let’s Get Weird, a SXSW Interactive Recap (2014)

Tech Zulu Event

I’ve definitely thought to myself “take me back” multiple times. This year, it being our third year in a row conducting on site interviews and live streaming, we definitely had to ensure this year’s lineup was up to snuff with the great ongoings of SXSW.