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TYLT Labs' New Seed Fund And The Promise Of Silicon Beach

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The notion there is not only would be investing in the venture aspect of the business, but would help tilt the company to success by bringing shared services to help bring their products to life. We feel that we can really help with manufacturing and bringing products to market. Gerard Casale: Traction is one of the big items.

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Backing the Jockey and Not the Horse

From the Venture Trenches

The question was posed by Nolan Simons, an LMU student from Professor David Choi’s Business Incubation class. If a particular strategy, product or service is not generating the desired results, a start-up can quickly pivot until they discover what works. “So are there any other tips you can give when pitching VC’s?”

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LawKick: A Modern Way To Find Legal Help

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Michael Chasin: We initially started with $30,000 in angel funding from an entrepreneur here in Los Angeles. We also have a couple of grad school interns from LMU, UCLA, and elsewhere. It sounds like you have some angel funding? They run a few businesses and believed in the concept.

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