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Beware of Ballers on a Budget

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It surprises me that anybody would buy a car without this data because as most people know MSRP on cars is mostly an irrelevant data point used for marketing purposes. “Invoice price” is an equally meaningless marketing tool. A few years ago I headed out to China for a few weeks on a tech tour. But I digress.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

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There were two main reasons that I could distill from their kind words of solace: 1) the existing NorCal investor didn’t know me well enough & 2) the new NorCal investor had a good knowledge of and presence in China, which they believed would be critical. I also spent two weeks in China and vowed to make it back frequently.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

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There were two main reasons that I could distill from their kind words of solace: 1) the existing NorCal investor didn’t know me well enough & 2) the new NorCal investor had a good knowledge of and presence in China, which they believed would be critical. I also spent two weeks in China and vowed to make it back frequently.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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He stated: “China is also courting trouble. Recently — in the name of censoring pornography — China blocked access to Google and demanded that computers sold in China come supplied with an Internet nanny filter called Green Dam Youth Escort, starting July 1. Tags: Tech Market Analysis.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market. Has it begun to mature or is it just better marketed than in was say 5 years ago? Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly.

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Why We’re Looking to Fund Stuff With More Meaning

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They point out perceived market risks, they might question the management team’s experience, they might worry about regulatory risk or incumbent competitive powers. The hardest thing about new markets is timing because as they say as an investor, “Being too early is the same as being wrong.”

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My Pal Dave: A Triumph of Substance Over Style

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When we went to meet Hillary Clinton in China he wore a t-shirt and sandals. The Dave I know is very insightful about marketing, channel management and building developer ecosystems. But Dave is Dave. Foul mouthed. Chain smoking (cloves). Brawling (metaphorically). I doubt he owns an item of clothes worth more than $20.

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