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Layoffs Hot Keyword for Second Half of January 2009

SoCal CTO

This hot list is based on various social signals of what people are writing about, reading, bookmarking, searching, etc. Last month we Launched Los Angeles Tech and in the announcement we provide the Hot List for the first half of January 2009. You can go to the Hot List post to see what was hot then.

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Insights and Opinions: GRP's Suster On How Not To Suck On Presentations

socalTECH

For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have a piece from GRP Partners' Mark Suster , who--after watching and judging pitches at last week's Twiistup event--gives some hints and tips about how not to suck at presentations. This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA.

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What’s it Like Being a VC?

Both Sides of the Table

I still like spending time with our teams – at GRP Partners we have a great team – but I don’t have large numbers of people to be responsible for. There is less team camaraderie – I really get along with my partners well. I knew them for 8 years before I joined GRP. We travel together.

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Silicon Beach Fest Celebrates Tech Startups and Hollywood in LA | Pics, Highlights and What’s Next!

Tech Zulu Event

If u see an article or write a blog post, email us or leave a comment below with a link to your story and we’ll add it in. There’s so much content to cover, we’ll highlight various SBF events over the next several days. . & #celebrity to pull off anything! RT @urlgrl @DigitalLA had an amazing time at #SBF.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I will write more about this in the next 2 weeks. In economics we call these “exogenous events&# and if they happen (Greek debt crisis, problems raising the US debt ceiling, trouble in Saudi Arabia) – you will not be shielded. So at GRP Partners we’re very active now. I believe that.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

Every community needs their “ambassadors&# who build relationships with leaders from other communities, who convince these people to come visit the community, who help organize events with local teams to get the cross-city interactions and who create awareness for the local talent. Every region needs its local media & events.