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

Mucker Lab

As an entrepreneur himself, founding and operating printed circuit board factories in Taiwan, my father was debating between two places to immigrate to and build his next new venture: Los Angeles (“The Valley” aka San Fernando Valley) and Santa Clara (“Silicon Valley”). Ability” vs. “Knowledge”.

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How I Got the Monkey Off My Back – Today Was a Good Day

Both Sides of the Table

I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened. I become a venture capitalist in September 2007 – exactly 6.5 years ago. That company was Invoca, which just announced a $20 million fund raise led by Accel.

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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

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Plus, as I live in Los Angeles it is where some of the smartest talent thinking about this space resides. I’m looking at how the digital living room will change media consumption. I continue to be excited about the Mobile Web (as distinct from the Mobile App). I still love B2B application.

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MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TECHSTARS AUSTIN

Austin Startup

16: Los Angeles, CA Oct. 17: Los Angeles, CA Oct. Investors connect with Techstars to gain access to quality deal flow. 18: Startup Week?—?Denver, Denver, CO?—? RSVP here Sept. 23: Raleigh, NC Sept. 24: Charlotte, NC?—? RSVP here Oct. 8: San Francisco, CA Oct. 9: Silicon Valley, CA Oct. 23: Chicago, IL?—?

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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! bit.ly , Federated Media, Get Satisfaction, The Fridge , inDinero , Posterous Posterous , StickyBits and Twilio. He also sits on the board of the Mozilla Foundation and created Second Life.

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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

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He’ll usually go first because oftentimes he receives a deal flow through a friend who’s already committed. For angels, it’s important to know the first investor and have a relationship with them because ultimately it’s a team bet at that point in time. Thomas says the maximum size of an angel round he’ll invest in is $2.5M.