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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

In Silicon Valley, given how tightly knit the ecosystem has become, and how well-networked entrepreneurs have learned to be, there is almost no such thing as “proprietary” deal flow. The top tier funds see almost all of the best deals. LA is the home of Snapchat, Tinder, and Whisper – social mobile apps swinging for the fences.

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How we can improve the odds of finding unicorns

Version One Ventures

We can whittle down those 30,000 companies to a more manageable number by filtering for business models, regions, state, co-investors, Twitter mentions, Facebook likes, LinkedIn connections, iTunes downloads, unique website visitors, and/or other criteria that align with our investment thesis. Mobile marketplaces.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. Point Nine Capital uses Qwilr to create modern, mobile-native collateral. She answered, ‘We see a lot of deals.’ I said we had a lot of deal flow.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Craig’s investment portfolio includes Graphic.ly , Klout , Postling, Mobile Roadie and MogoTix. Craig is currently the CEO and founder of stealth-ish startup BetterWorks.