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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

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In the past 5 years some of the best investors in the country could simply anoint winners by giving them large amounts of capital at high prices and then the media hype machine would create awareness, talent would race to join the next perceived $10bn winner and if the music never stops then everybody is happy. Except the music stopped.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. LA By The Numbers.

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

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My views, influenced by watching Brad’s tireless efforts across the country, were first encapsulated in a post I wrote about Seattle titled, “ A Few Key People Can Make a Huge Difference.” It also has a built-in advantage in telling the world how awesome it’s doing – it’s the center of the media world.

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The 20 Coolest CoWorking Spaces In The U.S.

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startups, social media firms, advertising and PR companies, and more. For workers who feel like nomads, drifting from Seattle coffee shops to libraries to living room couches, Office Nomads offers a space for “individuality without isolation.” Right near Microsoft’s campus in Seattle, Thinkspace is a cool coworking spot for startups.

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The Lean Startup Book Tour

Startup Lessons Learned

Thursday, September 15 - Los Angeles Drucker Business Forum It starts bright and early at the Drucker Business Forum , with a breakfast event at 7:45am (talk starts at 8:15). Friday, September 16 - Seattle On Friday, I fly to Seattle, where I'll be for two days. Series media sponsorship provided by PubliCola.

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Fad, Shmad. New Domain Extensions Like.FAMILY Are Here To Stay.

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While the nuts and bolts of their business may still live on their primary website, content like blogs, video, photos, and other social media are almost always hosted somewhere else. A company’s online presence is often spread across several different platforms. What is the business value for a brand to invest in new domains?

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5 Companies That Could Become The Next Apple

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It aims to one day expand into a media company; this objective appears more probable as GoPro’s sales continue to increase at a steady rate. Free same-day delivery started out as a pilot program in Los Angeles, where local Amazon couriers delivered products to consumers within the same day of submitting their orders over $35.

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