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Shelon Douglas

Tech.Co

Shelon’s previous experience spans a variety of industries and roles with a strong background within the Mortgage and Investment Banking Industry at Capitol Estates International as the CEO/President where she demonstrated records of high achievements.

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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

Both Sides of the Table

Several funds and firms are participating in this investment including Rincon Ventures , Idealab ( Bill Gross built the original incubator and there will be active support from Allen Morgan ), Baroda Ventures , GRP Partners , David Cohen (founder of TechStars ), David Tisch (founder of TechStars NY ), DLA Piper and Stubbs Alderton.

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Interview with Kevin Covert, Covert & Co.

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has had a fairly significant connection to the market here, and is among the more prominent investment banks in the area. Our original name when we launched the firm was Digital Coast Partners, and we focused on being a consulting firm, investment bank, and incubator. Why a new investment bank? www.covertandco.com).

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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

Tech Zulu Event

Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996. Incubator: Amplify LA. Fun Fact: Their latest investment was into LA-based Daqri – the augmented reality platform that has been used for campaigns with Cadillac and MAXIM Magazine. Venture Capital: Upfront Ventures.

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500 Startups Presents Bitcoinference

Tech Zulu Event

The Bitcoinference served as day 1 of 2 for 500 Startups’ “Commercism” series, with an official agenda that covered industry happenings, social dynamics, and a look into the investment environment. Pinguino Kolb – Owner of Spelunk.in , an online crypto currency magazine. Getting Things Started.

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10 Tests of Your Modern Entrepreneur Lingo Savvy

Startup Professionals Musings

Sites like KickStarter have for years offered rewards and pre-sales for crowd investments, but real equity won’t be legalized until sometime this year for people other than accredited investors. This is a term indicating the use of “crowd appeal” to get money from interested people on the Internet for a share of your company. Super-angels.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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But in the end we selected David Lin , a superstar who did 4 years at the technology investment banking firm Montgomery & Co and 4 years as Director of Strategy at the comparison shopping site PriceGrabber where he dealt with many operational issues. I tell people regularly that I only invest in companies where the DNA is software.

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