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What I Would Look for When Choosing a VC – Knowing What I Know Now?

Both Sides of the Table

Picking a VC is hard. So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. Most VCs are book smart. VCs should be more of a coach than proscriptively telling you what to do. You want a VC who will spar with you but then STFU and let you get on with things.

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Why an Atlanta-based Black influencer collective swapped their collab house for a studio

TechCrunch LA

The group says they took inspiration from similar community-oriented tech incubators in Atlanta like the Russel Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs , PROPEL Center and Gathering Spot , but Collab Studio will focus more specifically on the entertainment industry. “Some of these programs are cool, but it’s like, what’s after that?

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Be Great Fest | Celebrating Los Angeles’ Startup Ecosystem

Tech Zulu Event

s tech scene by the city’s own incubator-accelerator Be Great Partners. Be Great Partners said they’ve made it their mission to incubate Los Angeles itself even as they continue to build local, disruptive consumer and enterprise startups. Although the Startup Genome Project named Los Angeles the No.

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Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

socalTECH

Sam Teller ,LaunchpadLA (Los Angeles, incubator). Evan Spiegel , SnapChat (Los Angeles, mobile app). Ashish Soni , USC (Los Angeles, incubator/university). Ophir Tanz , GumGum (Los Angeles, advertising). Ethan Senturia , Dealstruck (San Diego, crowdfunding). Holden Steinberg , Pagewoo (Santa Monica, advertising).

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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

Tech Zulu Event

Venture Capital: Upfront Ventures. Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996. Incubator: Amplify LA. Social Media: Snapchat. Today’s startup innovators come from about six hours south of Silicon Valley. Events: Digital LA / Silicon Beach Fest.

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