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

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The monetization engine of the Internet that powers the most profitable business perhaps in history was invented and perfected in Los Angeles and is what you now know as Google Ad Words. We are the largest textile and apparel center in the country and now we have a way to reach billions of people in this globally connected Internet.

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Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

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Friday, August 31st, 2012. Yokum Taku, Corporate and Securities Partner at the Palo Alto, California Office of Wilson Sonsini agrees, “I can’t think of a good reason not to shift early stage seed financings toward convertible equity away from convertible debt.”. Disrupt SF 2012. Disrupt SF Hackathon 2012. Disrupt SF.

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Forget Presidential Politics: Here’s How We Create Jobs — And How You Can Help

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As I write this, days after the 2012 presidential election, I’m probably not alone in feeling relieved that the political jeering and soapboxing that reached a feverish pitch during the seemingly endless campaign season has finally subsided. Most of the technology industry is notoriously apolitical. misses an opportunity.

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Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups

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Thursday, August 9th, 2012. She attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA, majoring in Writing and Art, and moved to New York City shortly after graduation to work in the Media industry. Disrupt SF 2012. Disrupt SF Hackathon 2012. San Francisco, California. © 2012 AOL Inc.

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Free Startup Docs: How Much Equity Should Advisors Get?

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The Founder Institute is a global network of startups and mentors that helps entrepreneurs launch meaningful and enduring technology companies. Disrupt SF 2012. Disrupt SF Hackathon 2012. San Francisco, California. Project Manager Dice Holdings Software Engineer, Python, YouTube Google/YouTube Web Developer Yelp Inc.

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Bright Unveils A Data-Driven Approach To The Job Search, Raises $6M

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Previously, he was a staff technology writer at Adweek, worked as a senior editor at the tech blog VentureBeat, and was also a reporter at the Hollister Free Lance, where he won awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for breaking news coverage and writing. Disrupt SF 2012. Disrupt SF Hackathon 2012.

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The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

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On November 28, 2012. She is an award winning journalist and author of two critically acclaimed books, "Once Youre Lucky, Twice Youre Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0" (Gotham Books, May 2008) and "Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky: How the Top 1% of Entrepreneurs Profit from Global Chaos" (Wiley, February 2011).