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Eight Repeat Entrepreneurs To Watch In SoCal

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One complaint we sometimes hear from venture capitalists visiting Southern California for the first time, is the difficulty of finding experienced entrepreneurs and executives. socalTECH.com has mined its proprietary database of high tech companies and entrepreneurs and identified just a few of the repeat entrepreneurs to watch in the region.

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Insights and Opinions: Frank Peters Interviews John Dilts

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Maverick is based in Westlake Village, to be more specific, which once hosted a Keiretsu Forum chapter. Will a little competition be good for entrepreneurs? Is Maverick part of the evolution of angel investing? Tags: insights opinions frank peters frankpetersshow maverick angels angel investment. READ MORE>>.

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Calacanis Expands Campaign Against Pitching Fees

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Jason Calacanis, the CEO of Santa Monica-based Mahalo , is continuing his crusade against angel groups and others who charge startups to pitch their groups, saying that he's now calling on groups to stop charging fees, and post what fees they were charging to entrepreneurs on their web sites.

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Interview with Alex Schneider, Ventura Ventures Technology Center

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In 2007, we started to put some policy attached to the money, and created a jobs investment fund. In fact, they just helped us invest in Lottay, where we participated in their Series A round of investment. That is used to match any investment that DFJ Frontier makes in companies in Ventura. He walked in off the street.

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Interview with Guy Friedman, SteadyMD

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How is it you convinced investors, even though you're not from the medical field, even though you are experienced startup founders, to make the investment in your company? Guy Friedman: I'm based in Saint Louis, Missouri, and Yarone is based in Westlake Village. Neither of us had a healthcare background before we started this.

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