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Micromobility in limbo: Takeaways from Paris and LA

TechCrunch LA

From a societal perspective, I’d be more concerned about e-scooters leaving Los Angeles than Paris,” David Zipper, a visiting fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Taubman Center for State and Local Government, told TechCrunch. Boohoo to your complaints about scooters on sidewalks! Frustrated. So what if there are accidents?

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If it Didn’t Happen on Twitter it Didn’t Really Happen. Here’s Why

Both Sides of the Table

I decided to water down some details to protect the innocent. A while back I received a frantic phone call from the CEO of a company in which I invested. That’s how prepared we were and how serious we were about the issue. Journalists were raving about the usefulness of the features of their product.

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13 Red Flags To Avoid In Your Investor Funding Pitch

Startup Professionals Musings

Others, like Guy Kawasaki , have irreverently called some of these “entrepreneur lies,” but I prefer to think of them as innocent enhancements or omissions that can kill your deal. They expect to hear about founders and team member’s prior experience in building a startup, and knowledge in the relevant solution domain.

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7 Ways Due Diligence Helps Before Final Commitment

Startup Professionals Musings

What they don’t realize is that about half the investment deals fail to close at this stage, including mergers and acquisitions , during the due-diligence process. The same is true of Dragon’s Den and Shark Tank investments you see on TV. Undisclosed skill gaps or agendas can stall your investment.

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Choose Your VC Investor Carefully

Both Sides of the Table

Keeping a blog has been great because so many entrepreneurs have written me with questions about their companies and I’ve gotten to know many of you personally through the process. Either you’re not a good leader and he shouldn’t be investing at all, or he has no clue what it takes to build a startup.&#.

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Interview with Dr. Ramin Sadr, Mojix

socalTECH

We spoke with Dr. Sadr about the firm. Mojix is venture backed by Oak Investment Partners, Red Rock Ventures, and Innocal. Tell us a little bit about your products? You put our system into a warehouse or reatil, and you can receive information about all of the tags in that area -- wall-to-wall, floor-to-floor.

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DefCon 22 | DISOBEY!

Tech Zulu Event

r00tz Asylum is a special area of DefCon for children to learn about “white-hat hacking,” using their creative minds to find solutions to challenges while under the supervision of their parents/guardians. Yes, DefCon is family-friendly.