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Insights and Opinions: 13 Tips For Tech Startup Founders

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For our Insights and Opinions section today, Sean Callahan--who co-founded Plixi, and is now working on SlimSurveys --gives thirteen tips for tech startup founders. Sean is also author of Startup Field Guide, Mistakes To Avoid, Tips to Get Ahead , documenting what he's learned over his time in the startup world. READ MORE>>.

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weMonitor Takes $5.3M For Energy Monitoring Services

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San Diego-based weMonitor , a new startup targeting the home energy efficiency market, said this week that it has raised $5.3M in a funding round, from Dominion Investment Group. The company said it wil luse the funding to expand its technical and marketing team, plus release its first products in Q4. READ MORE>>.

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Stocktwits Raises Funding Round

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San Diego-based stock messaging service Stocktwits has just raised a new funding, which the company said came from its existing investors, plus strategic Asian financial technology investors, and strategic investors in the fund and ETF business in North America. funding round. funding round. READ MORE>>.

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Angel Investor Workshop

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011 -- Another Free Angel Investor Tips Workshop. These free workshops have been successful enough that were now planning to host one every second Tuesday of each month in Oceanside, California - just north of San Diego and south of Orange County. Seating is limited.

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StockTwits Acquires Mobile App SparkFin to Add Fintech Services

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StockTwits, the Twitter-like social media platform for sharing stock market tips and ideas, has acquired San Diego’s SparkFin, a fintech mobile app for discovering and sharing stocks and other investment ideas. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ian Rosen, a former MarketWatch general manager.

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How to Raise Money When You’re Not in a Major VC Market

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If you don’t live in a major VC zone, I have some tips for how to make it easier to raise Venture Capital. ” Most VCs view it as their responsibility to mentor, debate, cajole and generally assist with investments they make. Thus, a desire to invest more locally where I think I have a competitive advantage.

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The Station: Via hits $2.25B valuation, letters from readers, layoffs in a time of COVID-19

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Please reach out and email me at kirsten.korosec@techcrunch.com to share thoughts, opinions or tips or send a direct message to @kirstenkorosec. metro area, San Diego and Santa Monica. Noam Ohana, who heads up Exor Seeds, the holding company’s early-stage investment arm, will join Via’s board. Other deals: Qcraft.ai

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