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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

On Losing in VC. So I organized a team dinner with all four of my partners and all three of their founders. I know I won’t win every deal I want to in VC. There are other great VC’s in SoCal and there is always the allure of the NorCal guys flying down and talking about how they invested in Google, Facebook, Yahoo!

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

On Losing in VC. So I organized a team dinner with all four of my partners and all three of their founders. I know I won’t win every deal I want to in VC. There are other great VC’s in SoCal and there is always the allure of the NorCal guys flying down and talking about how they invested in Google, Facebook, Yahoo!

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The Odd Couple: Angels and Accelerators

Steve Reich

But as a community, we have to figure out how Angels can effectively participate in the development of accelerator-based companies. With the VC ranks shrinking, founders need to tap every source of capital out there. A VC I respect just told me “the environment is not flush with cash, no matter what the media is saying.”

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What Makes an Entrepreneur (2/10) – Street Smarts

Both Sides of the Table

If I were writing about the most important attributes of a VC (hmmm) one of the things that would make my list is “ability to spot patterns.&# I see the same things over-and-over again and being able to spot things and compartmentalize them is important – it helps with short-handing analysis and learning. I’m sorry.

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Embrace Losing

Both Sides of the Table

I had been competing to win a contract at Thames Water, the largest water company in the UK. They were looking for a collaboration tool to manage all of their large water development projects. The initial contract was worth about $500,000 and the whole value of the contract would have been worth a couple of million over the years.

Startup 151
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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

SoCal Delicious

Jake Wood serves as President of Team Rubicon , the organization he co-founded following the massive earthquake in Haiti. He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. Jameson Morris – Founder of Organic Soul and Conscious Box. Lori Deschene – Founder of Tiny Buddha.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Setting up Shop - Picking an Office Space

Frank Addante

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Zondigo, Inc.

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