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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

Both Sides of the Table

Thomas and his partner lived off of credit cards, and used crappy data centers and open source software (LAMP). Companies on the west coast ideally located in Los Angeles or San Francisco. soft circle : when an angel gives a verbal commitment to invest but hasn’t actually signed any legal documents or written a check.

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

SoCal Delicious

Los Angeles offers a great deal, both in terms of business opportunities and lifestyle awesomeness. Codeita lets you design, code, and publish all from a cloud-based LAMP development environment. Before starting Docstoc, he was a founder/partner in a venture consulting firm in Los Angeles where he worked with dozens of startups.

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