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The Audacious Plan to Make Electricity as Easy as WiFi

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As I’ve written about recently, at Upfront Ventures we started talking a couple of years ago about wanting to fund stuff with more meaning. They demoed the electricity transfer with a physical device that looked like something that would never be allowed on an airplane. We hired IP specialists to review prior art.

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

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uBeam’s tech does work and I have safely seen it demo’d in the real life many times. Even bigger is the desire to stick one’s middle finger up at all of the people who doubted you all along. Are we right in all of our assumptions and diligence? She has never given up despite setbacks. ” **.

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How to Get Busy People to Take Action When You Send an Email

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State your most important ask up front. If there are multiple parts to the email try to break it up into sections. When emails get a bit longer due to background info I often break it up into sections (as I am doing in this post). The best way to do this is to set up the bulk of your email message as a general message.

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AppOnboard Signs Customers For Mobile App Demo Technology

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Los Angeles-based AppOnboard , the developer of mobile app demo technology led by Jonathan Zweig, says that it now has such app developers as FoxNext Games, Game Insight, Superheart Studios, Jam City, Huuuge Games, and Simple Habit using its tools. READ MORE>>.

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Reflections On 2018: Matt Stodder, Startup Boost LA

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My biggest takeaway this year was truly understanding the strength and cohesion of the Los Angeles startup community. There was no monetary reward for those who participated (and Startup Boost does not take fees or equity from the companies that we help). What was the biggest lesson you learned this year?

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Open Angel Forum San Fran – Team Calacanis Raises the Bar

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Jason Calacanis started this initiative in response to the pay-to-play network of angel events that he despised. I suppose I should keep it to myself but I guess Jason will be helping to hype up all the companies anyways. Marco Zappacosta served up an cogent, business focused and nicely demo’d pitch of their product.

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WTF is Traction? A 6-Step Relationship Guide to VC

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It is code word for “I’m not ready to invest for whatever reason … I need more proof.&#. Tell them about what you’re up to in your business, show them your product or prototype, tell them your strategy, talk about the deals you’re working on and seek feedback. Schedule a follow up meeting.