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OCTOBER 3, 2013

We spent a year (2012-2013) building a merchant acquisition machine and all of the systems to support bookings, calendar integrations, location services, etc. And today it was listed in the Best Apps of the Week by Apple. The team has put in a huge effort to get to this day – and I hope they’re sleeping well tonight.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

Around $400 billion of imports & exports pass through the LA ports each year, which set the national high-water mark in 2012. Commerce: What is less known is just how important LA is as a commerce hub. 36% of all apparel jobs in the US are in Los Angeles. In fact, 1 in 7 or nearly 15% of Angelinos are employed in a creative field.

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JANUARY 2, 2014

We spend all our time as an industry talking about “growth hacking,” “design principles,” or “product/market fit” and not enough about the most important skills for success – people management. And it’s why many early-stage companies blow up.

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MARCH 12, 2013

It was perfect timing since in 2012 GRP raised its fourth fund bringing our total assets managed to nearly $1 billion. Community builders. Open & transparent. Approachable. And Greg was a perfect match for all of these. So I began talking to him about joining the fund. How can you do a job half time? Pretty well as it turns out.

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MARCH 6, 2017

Mayor Eric Garcetti at Upfront Summit, February 2017 I first sat down with then councilman Eric Garcetti on the Ides of March 2012 — almost 5 years ago exactly. We not only helped launch the space industry (rockets that put a man on the moon were designed here at JPL, which is why our biggest tech startup employer now is SpaceX!)

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FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. How’s that for an ex painter? When Sam Teller first encountered Tracy he knew instantly he wanted to work with her. Sam just told me, “You HAVE to meet Tracy. She’s infectious.” ” He was right.

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