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Interview with Mark Suster, GRP Partners

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We'll even write a half a million check. My competition is not Rustic Canyon, it's not Clearstone, or the other venture firms in town. We just did a deal with Rincon Ventures on a deal in Santa Barbara, and we're partnering with other firms on deals, and we'd like to see more. That as unhealthy.

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Silicon Beach Fest Celebrates Tech Startups and Hollywood in LA | Pics, Highlights and What’s Next!

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The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.