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Reflections On 2018: Matt Stodder, Startup Boost LA

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We continue to have a steady stream of industry and thought leaders raising their hands to be mentors for our upcoming cohorts. What was the biggest news for your organization in 2018? Yet they turned-out each and every week of our six-week programs. The desire to build and advance this community is strong.

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Reflections on 2018: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? One company that we have mentored, invested in and serve on the board of, is in lending and has hit a very exciting tipping point. He has been an angel investor in over 50 tech companies, is an LP in 5 seed funds and has served on over a dozen venture-backed boards.

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Attention Startup Accelerators: Your Job Is Not Over After Demo Day

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With top-ranked accelerators Lauchpad LA closing its doors and Y Combinator rebranding itself as a seed fund, it seems fair to ask the question, “Are Accelerators Dead?”. Good news: a quick review of TechCrunch’s March 2015 List of Top 20 U.S. Convert Graduate-Founders Into Mentors.

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New Early Stage Financing Options for Entrepreneurs

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A while back I heard a talk by Dave McClure, a long-time angel investor, who also proclaims to be one of the “new breed” of venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, as CEO of 500Startups , which is either a micro-VC seed fund, or a startup incubator, or both. The good news is that he is all about helping early-stage startups.

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Primer On Funding Trends for Early-Stage Startups

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Recently I heard a talk by Dave McClure, a long-time angel investor, who also proclaims to be one of the “new breed” of venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, as CEO of 500Startups , which is either a micro-VC seed fund, or a startup incubator, or both. That was left to the realm of friends and family. Early-stage startup.

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MuckerLab Startup Accelerator Brings TechStars Incubation To Los Angeles

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Excited to announce MuckerLab , a new startup accelerator and member of the TechStars Network, launched today in L.A. Our goal is to help enable this transformation by bringing the right funding and assistance at the very earliest stages of venture formation,” said Erik Rannala, Co-founder of MuckerLab.

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What Future for Accelerators?

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That was well before John Doerr at Kleiner Perkins led a mega round to fund her and from my inside sources I hear they are doing incredibly well. Sam is still doing some investing with the Launchpad fund and we’re happy for him to do so. He also has some other big news in his life but I’ll let him talk about that.