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

Both Sides of the Table

” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. He built & sold iMall in Internet 1.0 for $565 million to Excite.

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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

That’s why lists like Ycombinator’s Requests for Startups (RFS) help entrepreneurs thinking about starting a company (or picking a problem) and can be a good barometer for founders on what’s interesting to investors right now.

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Entrepreneurs Needed to Keep Web 3.0 From Fading

Startup Professionals Musings

For some reason, I haven’t heard much about the next generation of the Internet ( Web 3.0 ) lately, which probably means it isn’t happening as fast as everyone predicted. I suspect the real challenge is not the semantic web technology , but new attractive business models from smart entrepreneurs. are appearing. are appearing.

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The Internet Has Replaced the Consultant

Startup Professionals Musings

The Internet has changed the world. But certainly the Internet doesn’t do the job for you. " This is a minor semantic point, but an important one to the customer. Tags: entrepreneur expertise internet consultant business. If you need to know how to do something, just look it up online. Marty Zwilling.

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

Mucker Lab

As an entrepreneur himself, founding and operating printed circuit board factories in Taiwan, my father was debating between two places to immigrate to and build his next new venture: Los Angeles (“The Valley” aka San Fernando Valley) and Santa Clara (“Silicon Valley”).

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Touching the Hot Stove – Experiential versus Theoretical Learning.

Steve Blank

It took me 8 startups and 21 years to get it right, (and one can argue success was due to the Internet bubble rather then any brilliance.) No internet, no blogs, no books on startups, no entrepreneurship departments in universities, etc. Interestingly this response almost always comes from first time entrepreneurs.

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In The World Of Startups, Consultants Need Not Apply

Startup Professionals Musings

The Internet has changed the world. But certainly the Internet doesn’t do the job for you. " This is a minor semantic point, but an important one to the customer. business consultant entrepreneur specialist startup' If you need to know how to do something, just look it up online. Marty Zwilling.

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