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

Mucker Lab

Almost 30 years ago, my father decided to uproot the entire family from Taiwan to the United States so that his academically “inconsistent” son could have an education tolerant and perhaps even encouraging of his idiosyncrasies. Furthermore, entrepreneurs don’t necessary build their businesses to be venture-funded.

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

pandodaily.com

Microsoft has cut orders to its supply chain by half, according to Taiwan’s Digitimes. The round, which was participated in by Growth Capital, Goldman Sachs, and Accolade Partners, among others, brings the company’s total financing to date to $68.5 Chill Direct: Direct to fan content distribution. Watch out, gyms.