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Mark Suster: New, $200M Fund, and GRP's New Name, Upfront Ventures

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We caught up with Mark Suster , one of Upfront''s General Partners and a well known blogger and technology personality, the new fund, and how his blogging is now driving the firm''s investment activity. It''s good news for us, but it''s also good news for Los Angeles technology. Tell us about the new fund? It''s the single best.

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Interview with Mark Sylvester, Likeabilitee

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How do you sort through all that social media activity you are driving, and figure out who really cares about what you're posting? Mark Sylvester sat down with us to talk about the new project, and how it's applying what they've learned building their visual analysis tools to the world of Facebook and social media.

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Why You Should Enlist a Business Mentor, Or Be One

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet in this age of technology, many seem to favor tools and data to get the edge, or can’t find the time to talk to real people. Each time I mentor an entrepreneur, I learn new things about their technology, customers, and business domain. Shared social media is the new networking.

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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

Both Sides of the Table

When I meet with Tom offline it’s obvious that he immediately is thinking about product issues, technology trends, funding rounds, etc. Thomas and his partner lived off of credit cards, and used crappy data centers and open source software (LAMP). Entrepreneurs should also use social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

SoCal Delicious

Demand Media is an online media company operating two strategically-linked businesses: an integrated content and social media platform, and registrar solutions. The CitizenNet platform helps you measure, analyze, and automate social media marketing and engagement. It filed for an IPO on August 6th.

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