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Reflections on 2020: Nick Hedges, MomentFeed

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Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. This presented MomentFeed with an immense opportunity to help multi-location consumer brands meet the challenges brought on by an overnight shift in consumer shopping patterns.

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Four SoCal Startups That Thrived Despite--or Because Of--Economic Downturns

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There has been a lot of worry recently in the high tech industry and from venture investors about "headwinds" in the technology market, particularly with valuations of "unicorn" companies dropping, investors shying away from investing in rounds, and even employees looking for safer jobs. billion. >.

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You Are Never Too Old (or Too Successful) For A Mentor

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Despite what you might think, you are never too old to benefit from the helpful guidance of a mentor. Instead, I worked at a small software startup where I reported directly to the Founder and CEO. Yet, even though we come from very different industries, he has been a tremendous help to me, both personally and professionally.

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Reflections on 2020: Olivia (Libby) Duane Adams, co-founder, Alteryx

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Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks.

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A Startup Advisory Board Dream Team is Priceless

Startup Professionals Musings

These should be carefully selected, with a proven track record, willing and available to help, and be completely trustworthy. For this, you should expect participation in monthly strategy and review meetings, and unlimited access via phone or email for questions, mentoring, and advice. Let’s talk specifics.

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The Right Startup Advisory Board Has A Big Payback

Startup Professionals Musings

These should be carefully selected, with a proven track record, willing and available to help, and be completely trustworthy. For this, you should expect participation in monthly strategy and review meetings, and unlimited access via phone or email for questions, mentoring, and advice. Let’s talk specifics.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. While he was waiting for the paperwork to be reviewed he moved to Boulder, Colorado and took a job with a local tech company there. We then moved our Chief Software Architect over. Felipe grew up in Brazil. But I have some.