socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2018

We know one thing, which is that entrepreneurs come out of a world where there is disruption. There are now a number of products, technology, and services which are being brought to market, which a few years ago had no way for an entrepreneur to generate money. What's the story behind the fund? Jay Goss: Great question.

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2011

Those programs--epitomized by YCombinator in the Bay Area, and TechStars in Boulder, Colorado--attract newly minted entrepreneurs with a mixture of cash and mentoring, and a program which rapidly takes ideas and turns them into viable, executing businesses. Typically, venture backed companies, always entrepreneur led.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Dinesh Ravishankar: We were doing software development for various companies in Southern California, out of my condo in West LA. We like to say that our system helps businesses automate conversations, using text messages and phone calls to customers. How did you end up in this market?

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2018

I worked in the medical field for the Kaiser HMO, and had my own surgical practice in the uber-competitive West Los Angeles market. Allen Kamrava: I'm a physician, and also have a degree as well. I have dual business and medical licenses. Manging that, I learned the ins-and-outs of health insurance.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Josh Resnick is a serial entrepreneur, and the founder and CEO of nProgress , the company behind ntro. It's easy to find people in West LA who are into yoga or something like that, but we're all about connecting people over things they really care about. That's the problem that the mobile app ntro is looking to solve.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Talk more about the Apprentice and how you ended up on the show, and how that experience was--it seems we often run into entrepreneurs who have been on the show. I was selling door to door and making phone calls, with a real good niche there in West LA.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In growing numbers, Silicon Valley executives—long based in tech strongholds like Santa Clara and Palo Alto—are buying homes in Los Angeles, as the lines between the technology and entertainment businesses grow blurrier. Rents have increased by just 2% across Los Angeles over the same time period, he says.

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