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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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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

They want to lock in future clients at an early stage. For a very small fee they can get your Delaware C corp registration, make sure that you have IP protection and ensure you didn’t make an early bumbling mistakes that you’ll pay for dearly in the next 7-10 years of hard work. He mostly covers Southern California.

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VC Seed Funding is Dead, Long Live VC Seed Funding!

Both Sides of the Table

But I’m no longer an entrepreneur – I’m a VC at a $200 million fund called GRP Ventures , the largest active fund in Southern California. If a VC term sheet comes in they begin their due diligence process. Many VCs who do lots of seed stage deals are very supportive and active. What gives?