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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”).

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Helps content publishers and advertisers launch campaigns that develop viral distribution attributes and therefore gain “buzz.”.

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Attention Entrepreneurs: Walk Before You Run

Up and Running

Entrepreneurship continues to be a sexy topic for governments, with every country worth its salt trying to create its own tech hub, mimicking Silicon Valley. And besides, obtaining early-stage investment is no guarantee of success, either. The appeal of promoting entrepreneurship is obvious. Surely we can do better?

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Everything you should know before working with investors across Asia

The Next Web

Thomas Clayton is the CEO of Bubbly , a social media startup backed by Sequoia Capital, SingTel Innov8, and JAFCO. . The ways of doing business across the Pacific are very different than in Silicon Valley, and the quality and breadth of VCs out here vary widely across different countries.

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Coffee With Startups

Steve Blank

Do you know have they distribute their product? weeks ago, positioning it as a tool designed to help small businesses effectively manage their social media efforts. weeks ago, positioning it as a tool designed to help small businesses effectively manage their social media efforts. Me – “Have you used Company x’s product?

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Learn your Austin ABC’s and become a local super-connector

Austin Startup

I’d start by trying to follow them on social media to get to know them a bit, and then reach out with a relevant intro request through LinkedIn. Andy is a global thought leader in remote work, telecommuting, and distributed workforces having served as CEO of Crossover and Sococo and on the board of Texas Central, our new bullet train.

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The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Brentwood Associates [Silicon Valley] –> Founded in the early 70s and focused primarily on VC, Brentwood had big wins in both IT like Wellfleet Communications (big chunk of what eventually became Nortel) and WebTV (part of Microsoft) and healthcare (various businesses that make up a big chunk of what is now Medtronic and Baxter).