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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

SoCal Delicious

Matthew Jenusaitis is the CEO of OCTANe , an Orange County startup accelerator whose mission is to connect people and ideas with capital and resources. Matthew has seen hundreds of startups pitch funding though OCTANe’s LaunchPad program. Backup Software. Blog Software. CRM Software. Help Desk Software.

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Angel Funding Advice

Both Sides of the Table

I’m a software guy so I’m sure there are cases where building isn’t feasible. Join local organizations like OCTANe , TechStars or Launchpad LA. The pure delays due to admin if I would have had 3-4 pig farmers would have killed me. Product : You should build a product or a prototype.

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