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Reflections on 2016: Cody Simms, Techstars

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This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on the year from Southern California's technology community. Cody Simms: Techstars tripled down on Los Angeles in 2016 with the launch of three investment and mentorship programs for startups through which we will be investing in more than 30 startups per year in LA.

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The Coming Shift in Enterprise Software

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Why Invest? And while my relationship with Chuck was critical to my investment, so too was the leadership of Trevor Templar , the Chief Revenue Officer. In all my time investing I have never seen such a senior revenue officer join a company at this stage. Why Invest? Think about Snapchat.

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Why Taking Some Risks in the Sales Process Can Improve Results

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There are probably 30 or so funds in the US that have similar backgrounds so while we feel great about our track record, our team and our performance but it’s hardly enough to say why you MUST invest in Upfront. We have a great screening process. We have strong theses in key technology areas. We are hands on.

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