Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

For entrepreneurs who want to learn about how to work with investment banks, how to position yourself to be acquired and what the IPO markets look like this is the episode to watch. A bank can help you balance fund raising with running your company. They have relationships that are hard for entrepreneurs to build.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2009

For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have an editorial from Robert Kibble , who is a director of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), and Managing Partner at Mission Ventures.

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

In the bay area it’s quite common for the entrepreneurs starting a company to be developers or technologists who can build the first versions of their products. Entrepreneurs that start companies in LA are often focused on revenue and business models. That’s typically not the case in Los Angeles.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

Help us to get to know him or her. I spotted my fellow VC Leo Spiegel (from Mission Ventures) who had spoken previously to the same group and asked about his experiences. Connecting to a trainer helps keep you in line. Establish the persona of the person who would be using your products. They had more advanced degrees.

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