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A Guide to Using Authority & Social Proof in Fund Raising

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“Yes&# was given to me by one of my favorite angel investor / seed VC’s to work with – John Greathouse of Rincon Venture Partners and author of the blog InfoChachkie that you should check out because it is filled with great info from a guy who has been a very successful operator. .

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Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups

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She attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA, majoring in Writing and Art, and moved to New York City shortly after graduation to work in the Media industry. After four years of living in New York and attending courses at New York University, she returned to Los Angeles in. Enterprise. Headphones.

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This Week in VC with Rick Smith of Crosscut Ventures

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If you enjoy this blog I think you’ll enjoy watching the first 14 minutes of this video (just click on the image of me below). If you’re an angel investor you prefer a “priced&# rounds because you want to lock in a lower price given that you’re taking more risk up front. Don’t. Beyond The Rack.

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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

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We sat down for an hour to talk about why what GaiKai built was able to overcome its much better funded rival and to dispel the myth that great engineering teams don’t exist in Southern California. I’d hate to frame Nate’s answer into a key phrase so it’s better to watch that section of the video.

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Launchpad LA – 10 Startup Companies to Watch

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Walk into any Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Southern California and you can’t miss their digital screens. Dustin is respected and liked by many in the LA tech scene so it was nice to see him go “white hat.&# Angel investors were clambering to put money in. You must watch this short video.

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The Premiere Showcase of San Diego Startups

Business Plan Blog

The mobile sharing platform allows you to speak to, doodle on and zoom in and out of pictures to create video in a conversational format. Tech Coast Angels is the largest network of angel investors in the US and is the number one source of startup funding in Southern California.

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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

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In my ongoing quest to get you good transcripts of the wonderful interviews we’ve done in the past, I present you with one amazing interview here with Tom McInerney – a friend, co-investor, former entrepreneur turned angel investor and “wizard of Oz&# behind the scenes at the uber hot startup Klout.