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CapLinked Raise $1.6m Series A Round & Appoint Adam Sroka As VP Technology

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Jackson added, “FinTech has traditionally lagged behind the innovation that’s happening in other areas of enterprise software. 25 Years of Writing Code. He helped develop an airline tracking system for Homeland Security and is an organizer of the Agile Open SoCal conference. Founded in 2010 by Eric M.

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Ryan Blair, HashtagOne: From Gang Member, To Entrepreneur, To Anti-VC

socalTECH

We've made some investments here and there, and are now building a team, and making a lot of investments in SoCal tech companies. My CIO had been ex-CIO at Herbalife, and was an EVP of Software for Disney. We hired the ex-CTO of Sears, and other senior executives out of Disney in software. What's the theme of your investments?

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

They had a prominent NorCal investor already so I thought a SoCal lead would make sense – that I could help them in a more hands-on way. I had lost a previous deal where the team said they liked me but didn’t know my partners well enough so I promised myself never to let that happen again. Write things down.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

They had a prominent NorCal investor already so I thought a SoCal lead would make sense – that I could help them in a more hands-on way. I had lost a previous deal where the team said they liked me but didn’t know my partners well enough so I promised myself never to let that happen again. Write things down.

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Embrace Losing

Both Sides of the Table

We helped the write out their requirements for a system. We met everybody in the organization. Two weeks after winning the deal and well into implementation planning we released a new version of our software. How could a company like ours be so callous as not to support their software (even one more than 4 years out of date)?

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Interview with Zareh Baghdasarian, 15desks

socalTECH

Baghdasarian was co-founder of Monterey Networks, which was sold to Cisco Systems back in 1999, has been an active angel investor in Southern California. 15desks is trying to make that whole part of your life more efficient, and much more manageable and organized for everybody. Zareh Baghdasarian is the CEO of 15desks (www.15desks.com),

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Angel Funding Advice

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I’m a software guy so I’m sure there are cases where building isn’t feasible. In SoCal we have Crosscut Ventures, Matt Coffin, Mike Jones, Klaus Schauser, etc. The key to getting money is that the people writing the check trust you. Join local organizations like OCTANe , TechStars or Launchpad LA.

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