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Local VCs Assess Wall Street, Technology Investment Climate

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How is the instability on Wall Street affecting local venture capitalists? According to some local Southern California venture investors, it absolutely is affecting how they are thinking about the investment environment. The question is, what does this mean for entrepreneurs and companies looking for investments?

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MySpace Startups: Startups From MySpace Vets

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Los Angeles-based MySpace has been among the most visible of Southern California's Internet era success stories, although the site--now owned by News Corporation--has had its own share of ups-and-downs, as well as questions about its future. Here are four startups of them, and what they're doing: Demand Media. www.sodahead.com).

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

There simply are NOT enough venture capital firms in the Southern California. In the bay area there are dozens of firms that are actively making investments. If there were more great companies coming out of LA then it would create more demand for high quality VC firms. It’s a chicken and egg problem.

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