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5 Paths To Snag That Key Leader For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are a young startup founder, how do you find that CEO or other executive for your “dream team” to close on funding or complement your skills to kick start your company? Even with a good CFO, your CEO is the top fund raiser. Also, trusted advisors and experienced investors should be polled for good candidates.

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Start-up Advisors

SoCal CTO

Andrew Warner from Mixergy posted - Before Looking for Funding, Get an Advisor. He recommends that early stage companies get input from people who know the funding process, know the vertical, etc. Like Christian Gammil (who I recommend as an advisor) working with entrepreneurs is something I really enjoy. That's great advice.

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Launchpad LA – More Details Revealed

Both Sides of the Table

Find the best and brightest next generation of entrepreneurs and help them to be more successful. Encourage the most successful LA tech entrepreneurs who had previously started companies to get involved as mentors, instructors or just informal advisors. The rest is history. How’d we do? The companies are listed on the website.

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Catalyzing Innovation In Pasadena, with Innovate Pasadena

socalTECH

We want to create businesses and engage with entrepreneurs. We''re taking a fairly unique approach to program development, however, in that we will get involved with nonprofits and people with program ideas, and figure out how to fund them. Pasadena knoen in the Internet era as a place for innovation--why isn''t that the case anymore?

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VCs: Southern California Startups Not Just Content

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de Silva, who is a General Partner at Highland based out of its Menlo Park offices, pointed specifically to companies like LowerMyBills, eHarmony, and MySpace. Now, he says he sees lots of second and third time entrepreneurs who "know how to play the game."

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Interview with Nikhil Jain, Clean Green Guy

socalTECH

Nikhil Jain: Clean Green Guy is an online platform, which allows entrepreneurs and inventors with green business concepts, ideas, and companies connect with investors, financing, and service providers. I got involved in government agencies and job creation, and ended up working with lots of entrepreneurs. Coming into the U.S.,

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How to Lock and Load the Right CEO for Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are a young startup founder, how do you find that CEO or other executive for your “dream team” to close on funding or complement your skills to kick start your company? Even with a good CFO, your CEO is the top fund raiser. entrepreneur cofounder startup investor dream team business' Everybody wins. Marty Zwilling.

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