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A Guide to Using Authority & Social Proof in Fund Raising

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Rincon is part of the new breed of Seed Stage VCs and with the leadership of Jim Andelman has charted out the most authentic early-stage investment strategy in Southern California. no, I don’t take affiliate commissions!). Any SoCal entrepreneur raising early-stage money should put Rincon on their short list.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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If we extend a bit North up the coast line we have many affiliate marketing innovators including ValueClick, Commission Junction and FastClick. You can hire a talented head of marketing, business development, technology and sales. You need to for conferences, business development and often for sales.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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My fund – at $200 million – is the largest in Southern California. Look beyond California and you have group purchasing (GroupOn in Chicago, LivingSocial in Washington DC), private sales (Gilt Groupe in NY, HauteLook in LA), artisan marketplaces (Etsy in NY), eCommerce (Amazon in Seattle) and on and on.

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What We Must Learn from Asia

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I run a monthly meeting called the VCA that represents the majority of Southern California venture capital firms. Sales of avatars in social games nearly 50% of total revenue eclipsing revenue from affiliate transaction, ads or paid games (slide 97). Mobile game content revenue > PC game revenue (slide 98).

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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

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For funding, you’ll see a loose affiliation of early stage investors, something will start slow, and then gain momentum to eventually close the deal. 2) People/companies who are solving the merchant problem of managing the influx of location-based services, increasing sales and repeat business. 3 things that excite Mark (1:18:06).