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

Mucker Lab

Over time, though, military spending wound down and many large aerospace and military companies left Southern California. Dealflow in Southern California is much more organic and less efficient. By the time the venture financing topic is broached, they already have significant traction for their business.

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A new field guide for entrepreneurs of all stripes

Startup Lessons Learned

In the kelp beds off the coast of Southern California, one can find thousands of species of fish, but two of the most sought after by commercial fishermen are the California Halibut and the White Seabass. Maybe you’ll be hunting on a reef with a spear gun for 20lb groupers (B2B sales at a conference)?

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Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Startup Marketing Ideas - Eric David Greenspan

SoCal CTO

He’s done several startups and is a board member of the Technology Council of Southern California (which is where I met him originally). A day might include a discussion with a finance partner, an investor, a customer or a fusion partner. I’m more familiar with content marketing in B2B Marketing. I consider it INVALUABLE!