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What Do LPs Think of the Venture Capital Markets for 2016?

Both Sides of the Table

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. While I’m not an LP, the following post represents my discussions with more than 100 LP firms – specifically ones that do fund VCs – and full survey data from 73 firms , so I’ve tried to capture the essence of what I’ve learned.

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Leaping off the cliff: Making your business virtual

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Dave’s note: I am so pleased this week to introduce my co-author of “Get Scrappy,” Kim Shepherd, CEO of Decision Toolbox. Her firm is a model of a virtual company, with over 100 employees and absolutely no office other than a post office box. Wow! You’ll enjoy her style and resonate with her message. Here’s Kim… By Kim Shepherd.

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IndieU Looks To Connect College Students, Music Artists

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IndieU , a new, Los Angeles area startup, is hoping to help connect local college students with independent artists. The startup recently launched a service, which lets college students follow the musical interest of their friends, create playlists, and stream and download independent songs for free, and find local independent musicians. On the artist side, the startup connects independent artists with opportunities at campuses, to perform at local colleges and parties, to broaden their exposure

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Meet the foxes behind LA’s latest startup gem

TechCrunch LA

Scrolling through the @shopboxfox Instagram account is enough to notice the clean-cut aesthetic: feminine, driven, artistic. However, the ladies behind LA’s BOXFOX, Chelsea Moore, Sabena Suri and Jenni Olivero, are channeling much more than their social media accounts let on; they are enhancing strategy and technology to make one of life’s favorite moments, gift giving, easier and… Read More.

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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10 Startup Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make Again

Startup Professionals Musings

The good news is that everyone expects entrepreneurs to make mistakes, since founders explore uncharted territory. In fact, investors recognize that founders usually learn more from mistakes than from success, so a well-explained startup failure can improve their odds of funding the next time around. However, investors do expect you know the common pitfalls -- and not repeat them.

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Super Successful People Do These Uncommon Things

Jason Nazar

You’re always going to get the same results, doing what everyone else does. Sometimes you have to know when to zig where others zag. These are some of the counterintuitive lessons I’ve learned and applied from the most successful folks I’ve met. . Pick Fights – to test others’ resolve in their own beliefs. In business you can’t turn over the reins to someone who doesn’t know how to defend their own ideas and plans.

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What is Deep Learning and Why Does Google Have a Free Course On It?

Tech Zulu Event

It’s easy to get confused by all the new technical jargon that seems to be constantly spilling out of our computer screens. By now, you’ve probably heard about big data as a service , machine learning, and now deep learning, but differentiating between them isn’t always the easiest thing to do. The temptation may even be to ignore them, but all of these terms are actually a pretty big deal.

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7 Lessons They Don’t Teach You In Crowdfunding School

Startup Professionals Musings

Crowdfunding is the hot new vehicle for raising money to support your entrepreneurial efforts, with over 1,250 website platforms around the world to help you, according to a 2015 industry report. In fact, the report suggests that the total amount raised annually (over $30 billion) now exceeds the funding from venture capitalists during the same period.

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The 5 Best Habits to Bolster Creativity and Focus

Frank Addante

As a serial entrepreneur and founder of 6 companies, I’ve found one of the most important ingredients for innovation to be something I call “ whitespace ”. Whitespace is time you set aside to refresh your thinking, strategize, reflect on your primary goals and gain perspective. To me, whitespace is the lifeblood of the innovator, and an absolute must for any creative person.

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Render Media: Creating A Digital Publisher In The Social Age

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It's a brand new world out there for publishers of all kinds � whether you are a cable channel, or even a traditional online publisher. What's the right strategy for reaching your audience? Los Angeles-based Render Media (www.rndr.com), which is creating a publisher geared at the social world, social channels, and sharing. We caught up with co-founder and CEO Vic Belonogoff to learn more about Render Media, whose flagship site is Opposing Views.

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Black Box Tech Can Only Help Young Drivers

Tech Zulu Event

“Black boxes” were originally devices that are installed in airplanes to record two things: sound in the aircraft, and aircraft computer data. This information is generally extracted in the instance of a plane crash in order for pilots to try to figure out what exactly happened. Now, the technology is being installed in most new automobiles in order to track driving, which would help people lower their insurance costs exponentially.

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7 Startup Strategies To Gain From Your Limitations

Startup Professionals Musings

As Clint Eastwood once said, “A man’s got to know his limitations.” Every new entrepreneur soon realizes he or she has some big ones, but very few figure out how to use these them to their advantage. I believe that the resourcefulness to turn constraints into competitive differentiators and new opportunities is a trait that separates the great entrepreneurs from the “wannabes.

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The 5 Best Habits to Bolster Creativity and Focus

Frank Addante

As a serial entrepreneur and founder of 6 companies, I’ve found one of the most important ingredients for innovation to be something I call “ whitespace ”. Whitespace is time you set aside to refresh your thinking, strategize, reflect on your primary goals and gain perspective. To me, whitespace is the lifeblood of the innovator, and an absolute must for any creative person.

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Disney's Zootopia A Triumph In Computer Animation, As Much As Filmmaking

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Most moviegoers, when they go to the movies, aren't thinking about the technical aspects of a movie--only if that they are drawn into a world and enjoy the story. However, Disney's Zootopia --which opens in the U.S. tomorrow, March 3rd--marks a huge technical milestone in the art of moviemaking, which demonstrates much the world of making movies has become nearly as sophisticated, technically--and maybe, even more so--than the latest product release from the most advanced cloud startup.

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Confessions Of A VC: Crap – Why I Passed On Uber’s Seed Round

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A version of this article previously appeared on Entrepreneur.com. Did I passed on Uber’s seed round? No. It’s worse than that. I never even bothered to listen to Travis’ pitch, even though I was repeatedly offered the opportunity. I then passed on Uber’s A Round as well, which I thought was valued too high, in light of the company’s progress. Too bad, as the initial funding round has increased over 4,000 times in value, making a $250,000 investment worth more than $1,100,000,000.

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7 Bold Growth Strategies For Visionary Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

To build a startup, entrepreneurs need a laser focus on providing an innovative solution to a real problem. Once they achieve that initial traction, the focus needs to change for quicker growth. Most entrepreneurs dream of achieving the exponential expansion of a Google or Amazon, but few investor pitches I see outline any strategy beyond simple marketing to make this happen.

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Wurrly Rolls Out Android App For Recording, Sharing Cover Songs

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Are you an aspiring singer, who is interested in sharing your voice talent with the world? Los Angeles-based mobile app developer Wurrly said Tuesday that it has rolled out an Android version of its app, which lets users record and share their covers songs of popular tunes. The company--which already offers up an iOS version of its app--lets singers pick and record tracks, which can be customized by key, tempo, and instrumentation.

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Western Digital Bumps Hard Drive Capacity To 8TB

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Irvine-based disk drive maker Western Digital says it has bumped the upper limits of its hard drive capacity to 8TB, across its entire line of hard drives and external storage products. According to WD, it will be launching 8TB hard drive support throughout the first half of 2016, across both its popular My Cloud personal storage devices, My Book external hard drives, and other products.

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Tritech Software Buys The Omega Group From Trimble

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San Diego-based Tritech Software , a developer of software for the law enforcement, public safety, fire, and emergency medical services (EMS) industries, has acquired The Omega Group , a developer of cloud-based mapping and analytics software for the market. The Omega Group was owned by mapping and GPS software developer Trimble. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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Fourth Time A Charm? SpaceX Aims At Friday Launch

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX is hoping the fourth time is the charm, with plans to attempt yet another launch of its SES-9 mission on Friday afternoon. SpaceX, which scrubbed the third attempt at a launch earlier this week due to a combined alarm and incursion of a boat into the launch area at Cape Canaveral, is hoping to finally launch its Falcon-9 at 6:35 p.m.

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Chrome River Links Into Uber For Expense Reports

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Los Angeles-based expense management and invoice processing software developer Chrome River says it has linked up its systems with Uber , letting Uber automatically send ride information directly into expense reports. Chrome River says the integration means all rides taken for business on Uber, including a receipt image, are now sent to Chrome River at the same time a receipt is sent to a user directly.

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Pryme Links Into Voice App Maker Zello

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Brea-based two-way radio accessories maker Pryme has likned up into the app age, saying that it has inked a partnership with mobile app maker Zello , to offer up wireless Bluetooth audio products for Zello's two way "walkie-talkie" app. Zello's app turns any smartphone into a walkie talkie, letting users communicate using push-to-talk (PTT) like you would with a traditional two way radio, and allowing for group conversations.

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Uber, Capital One Offer Up Free Rides To Customers In LA This Weekend

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Uber and Capital One said today that they are offering up four, free rides to each of its customers in Los Angeles through UberPOOL, starting today and running through Sunday, March 6th. According to the companies, users who use Capital One's cards over the next three days just need to add the promo code CAPITALONEPOOL for a free ride, in Los Angeles, as well as a number of other major cities.

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Comparably.com, Led By Jason Nazar, Raises $6.5M For Pay Transparency, Culture

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Santa Monica-based Comparably.com , a new startup led by longtime entrepreneur Jason Nazar, has raised $6.5M in a funding round, and launched a new platform to help people compare pay and culture between companies. The funding round was led by Crosslink Capital and also included Upfront Ventures, Lowercase Capital, Alpha Edison, Crosscut Ventures, Ludlow Ventures, Cornerstone OnDemand, 500Startups, Pritzker Group, Rincon Venture Partners, Accelerator Ventures, BAM Ventures and David Sacks.

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Report: Snapchat Raises $175M More

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Venice-based instant messaging app maker Snapchat has raised another $175M in funding , according to the WSJ this morning, from Fidelity Investments. According to the report, the new funding values Snapchat at $16 billion, the same valuation as the company's last funding injection. Snapchat has now raised more than $1.2 billion in funding. READ MORE>>.

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NantHealth Deploys Software In Singapore

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Culver City-based NantHealth , which develops real time, decision support software for the healthcare market, said it has deployed its VitalsConX software in SIngapore. The company--one of a number of companies backed by biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong--said its software is used to simplify vital signs collection. The deployment was at Changi General Hospital (CGH).

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Jetpack Grows In New York

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Santa Monica-based rich media advertising technology developer Jetpack is expanding in New York, saying this week that it has opened up a new office New York City, and hired a new VP in the location. Jetpack said it has named Jeremy Carlin as Vice President, Business Development, to head up the company's East Coast operations. Carlin was most recently Director of Sales at Sizmek, and also has served at Innovid and VIdeology.

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Cynvenio Launches Clinical Trial For Breast Cancer Monitoring

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Westlake Village-based cancer diagnostics developer Cynvenio Biosystems said it has launched a new clinical trial, which will use its technology to monitor women with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) for early signs of metastasis. The company said the nationwide study is aimed at helping provide a better method to help patients monitor their health.

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Zadara Extends To South Korea

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Irvine-based cloud storage provider Zadara Storage has extended its service to South Korea, saying that it has deployed its products at the Kinx data center, to help support the newly launched AWS Seoul, South Korea region. Zadara develops enterprise products which use the cloud for data storage and backup, on both block (SAN) and file (NAS) storage.

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Pathmatics Gets $3M For Advertising Analytics Software

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Santa Monica-based Pathmatics , a startup developing analytics software for analyzing the programmatic advertising market, has raised $3M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), and also included Upfront Ventures, Karlin Ventures, Baroda Ventures, Double M Partners, Daher Capital, plus Wavemaker Partners and Manatt Venture Fund.

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Mave Finds Seed Funding For Personal Concierge Startup

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Santa Monica-based Mave has raised seed funding, for a yet-to-be-launched personal concierge startup, according to Fortune this morning. The new startup was founded by Emily White, a former executive of Snapchat and Instagram. Details on the funding have yet to be announced, and the company's site consists of a waitlist and no other details on the service.

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Millennium Space Systems Names Marketing Head

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El Segundo-based Millennium Space Systems , which helps to manufacture and produce satellites, said today that it has named Robert (Bob) Newberry as its Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Newberry is recently retired from the U.S. Air Force, and was most recently Chief of the Foreign Military Sales Program for the F-16 fighter, at Hill AFB, Utah, in addition to serving as Deputy Commander of the USAF Advanced Development Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico; as C

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Qualcomm Pays $7.5M To Settle SEC Investigation Over Chinese Bribery

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San Diego-based Qualcomm reports that it has paid $7.5M to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), relating to a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigation by the agency, which had been looking into whether Qualcomm gave employees of state-owned entities or government agencies in China event tickets, gifts, or paid for travel, or hired children or friends of those entities.

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Sorrento Therapeutics In South Korean Joint Venture

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San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals developer Sorrento Therapeutics and South Korean pharmaceuticals firm Yuhan Corporation said today that they have formed a new joint venture, ImmuneOncia Therapeutics. The companies said that the new company will develop and commercialize a number of immune checkpoint antibodies against undisclosed targets for both hematological malignancies and solid tumors.

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Startup Next Opens Los Angeles Applications

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Startup Next Los Angeles , a program which is part of the Techstars startup accelerator, said Tuesday that it has opened up applications for its Fall program. According to Startup Next, it helps startups prepare for accelerators and seed investment, using mentors and other founders to help startups with pitches, and puts them through a series of weekly seminars around pitching their company, market sizing, finding product/market/fit, and other topis.

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Lionsgate, Hulu Team Up To Acquire Right To Film Joshy

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Lionsgate and Hulu said that they have teamed up to acquired the North American rights to a film, Joshy , from writer and director Jeff Baena (Life After Beth), the two said on Tuesday. Financial details on the deal were not disclosed. According to the two, Lionsgate Premiere will release the film on its label, which will be available exclusively for streaming on Hulu following its theatrical run.

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