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Report: Southern California Venture Capital Totals $464M In Q3

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Other large deals include Santa Barbara-based CytomX , with a $30.0M Media and Entertainment came in second, with $70.1M--but only because San Diego's SkinIt boosted totals by $60M. in funding raised; followed by Otonomy , a San Diego maker of treatments for hearing disorders, which raised $38.5M. in funding. in funding.

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Here are More Signs that LA Tech is Moving to the Next Level

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In that post I talked about how to select a law-firm for a startup. Michael Pfau (Santa Barbara … Reicker Pfau). When I first arrived in LA my good friend Matt Pillar (a long-term veteran of tech, media & VC) who had been in LA for some time told me, “in LA there’s none better than David.”

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Why We’re Looking to Fund Stuff With More Meaning

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There were many moments in each space when pioneers were funding startups and the press hadn’t written much about them and if you were a typical investor you were still funding the last trend while some VCs were trailblazing into new categories. Almost nobody believed and now look at it. Online education. 6SensorLabs.

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From Startup Newsletter To Best Selling Book: How This Entrepreneur Pulled It Off

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Along the way, they created a supportive community of emotionally attached stakeholders that would be the envy of any Social Media Manager. You can watch/listen to how John and Kyle turned their email newsletter into an international bestseller in the following 9-minute excerpt from John''s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara.

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Silicon Beach Fest is Back!

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After the very successful 3-day Silicon Beach Fest this past June 2012 which attracted over 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London, Digital LA is bringing it back for a 1-day packed event on November 9 th. Ever hear the saying it’s not about whom you know but who knows you?

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Want To Trip Out? This Entrepreneur Can Hook You Up

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Ever fantasized about climbing Mt. How about hiking in Patagonia without carrying a 60-pound backpack and eating freeze dried food? Kurt and his crew can make these, and about 35 of other once-in-a-lifetime treks, a reality. Then we started advertising and getting media attention.

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Interview with Eric Frankel, StarGreetz

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We caught up with CEO Eric Frankel this week to talk about the firm, his decision to go from the comfortable world of Hollywood as President of Warner Bros Domestic Television Distribution, to a startup, how the firm is using the cloud to power it service, as well as where the firm is going next. How did the company come about?