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Interview with Scott Sangster, Tech Coast Angels

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We thought today for our interview, that we'd get an update on the angel investment environment here in Southern California from Scott Sangster , the incoming President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Tech Coast Angels , the biggest angel investment group in Southern California.

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TechZulu Presents 2012 Startup Forecast | Featuring Science, Tech Coast Angels, Amplify, StartEngine, upStart.LA

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Scott Sangster , President at Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. Dan Dato , Mentor at upStart.LA. As an active early stage investor, Mike has personally invested in over 30 startup businesses including Klout, Betterworks, Formspring, ShoeDazzle and LunchMoney to name a few.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Judges Include Mike Jones, CallFire, Idealab, Tech Coast Angels, Coloft

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So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall 2011 Judges! Mike Jones , Investor and Advisor Located In Los Angeles. Dinesh’s passion is developing VoIP-driven startups and creating unique online growth strategies. Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Judges Includes BetterWorks, CallFire, Idealab, and Tech Coast Angeles

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He also designed the Farmville iPhone application (top iPhone app), and worked on corporate development deals including Microsoft, Yahoo, Zynga Japan, and Zynga corporate strategy. He is also an active investor with stakes in companies like Hipmunk, GroupMe, Facebook, Zynga (acquisition stock), and SV Angels. Dinesh earned his B.S.

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New Group Looks To Bridge Gap Between Research, Companies

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The founders of the group, Richard Koffler and John Morris , are two well known investors in the Los Angeles area. Tags: startups university research mentoring network tech. Wedbush Morgan Securities and NewCap Partners, among other firms.

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Groups Join To Promote Innovation, Entrepreneurship in Riverside County

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The Riverside County Economic Development Agency , the , and the Tech Coast Angels said they will form the Riverside County Innovation Alliance , which will help promote awarenesss of high tech businesses, mentor entrepreneurs, and help companies find venture capital and other investment.

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Launchpad LA – More Details Revealed

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Encourage the most successful LA tech entrepreneurs who had previously started companies to get involved as mentors, instructors or just informal advisors. John Morris from the Tech Coast Angels was encouraging me to do something similar. We decided to be less formal about the mentor / mentee relationships.