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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

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Geographically our strategy is to fund about 50% of our deals in Southern California (from San Diego to Santa Barbara) and 50% of our deals on a national basis. So they will have allocations to US public equities, international public equities, emerging market public equities, real estate, mining, minerals and so forth.

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Why a 50/50 Split is Almost Never Right for Co-Founders by @DaveParkerSEA

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Los Angeles. In a post on his blog , Dave Parker, Co-Founder and CEO of Bundled.com and Director of the Seattle Founder Institute , explains why spiltting equity 50/50 amongst co-founders is almost never the right answer, because each co-founder will have their own expectations, commitment, and goals regarding the startup.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

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We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. You don’t have unlimited equity to dole out. We can be blunt but we believe that builds healthier relationships.