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LA Technology Scene: StartEngine Entrepreneurs Mix It Up With Mentors

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At a recent Mentor Mixer for the accelerator, held last Thursday, the group ran through pitches and mixed and mingled with mentors. They're already having a lot of interaction with mentors, some of them have customers and traction, some of them even have investors already lined up.".

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Reflections on 2019: Greg Monterrosa, Startup Community Leader

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Today, we share the thoughts of Greg Monterrosa ,a startup community leader who is currently Startup Weekend organizer, facilitator, and mentor and was a former Founder of MyLLC.com and Hub101. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? It takes a community of supporters, connectors, mentors, and doers to make it happen.

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Upfront Ventures Adds Hamet Watt as New Investment Partner

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This is a big news day at Upfront Ventures. In other news we announced the closing of $61 million in funding at Maker Studios , which I’ll talk publicly about soon. But as sweet as that success has been (we invested pre-revenue in a small team) today my even more important news was the further expansion of our partner ranks.

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Interview with Jo Webber, Pod.io

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However, if you want to meet new people through Facebook, it's very difficult. We've created a social media platform which helps you meet new people, and we're also very focused on privacy, and don't sell your data, don't spy on you, but provide an environment where you can meet other people based on shared interests and shared locations.

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How Early-Stage Startups Can Prepare for Their Big Break

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“From participating in Eureka Park 2017, I learned that the show can become a bit overwhelming, but if you are able to keep it positive and have perseverance, it is a great platform not only to network, but to create great working relationships,” Cabral said. Add Mentors to Your Roster. Get Your Playbook Together.

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Reflections on 2016: Cody Simms, Techstars

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Today, we have Cody Simms , Executive Director of Techstars (www.techstars.org), which has been very active this year in the startup accelerator and mentoring area. What was the biggest news from you or your firm this year? You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted.

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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

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” For startups entering program they receive investment capital, access to coworking space at Disney’s creative campus and mentor support and guidance from top Disney executives, entrepreneurs, investors and other notable business leaders from the entertainment and technology communities, and have a Demo Day at the campus.