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

Mucker Lab

In fact, in the 70’s and 80’s, the distinction was almost entirely semantic, as the military and aerospace industry invested ungodly amounts of capital to create technology breakthroughs that eventually saw wide commercial adoption in the personal computing industry. Dealflow in Southern California is much more organic and less efficient.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

Both Sides of the Table

Home to the Internet’s first true “accelerator,” Idealab led by Bill Gross. Deviant Art, led by Angelo Sotira, which is one of the largest online communities on the Internet [Hollywood]. Think about venture capital. World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. North of the 101]. And for me.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve raised money as a “hot company” and I’ve raised capital when no one would return my phone calls. I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud. Of course much of it is conflicting.

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