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

Mucker Lab

It’s probably not too controversial to say that the median level of sophistication of early stage entrepreneurs in Los Angeles is lower than that of Bay Area. The top tier funds see almost all of the best deals. From my experience, it’s not necessarily about “quality,” but rather about “sophistication.”

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

I recently joined CoVenture , an early-stage venture capital firm that develops products and invests cash in exchange for equity. My comments here relate mostly to new or early-stage startups, as I’ve spent most of my career investing in those companies and it’s what we do at CoVenture.