Had a great chat with Jim Armstrong who is a General Partner at  Clearstone Venture Partners today on TWiVC. Clearstone currently invests out of a $200 million fund based in LA with offices in Menlo Park and in India. Segment One: Jim’s background and Clearstone’s investment strategy. Some summary notes are below. MORE >>

Southern California’s contribution from the technology industry: #462, John Tu ($2.5B) – founder of Fountain Valley-based memory manufacturer Kingston Technology  #553, Alfred Mann ($2.2B) – founder of Medtronic , PaceSetter , Minimed , and MannKind. Kuo, publisher of socalTECH.com. All Rights Reserved MORE >>

The event also features recognition of a great set of area technology firms. The event is being held at the Millenium Biltmore in Los Angeles, February 28th, from 6-9pm. Tony, as most of you know, was the founder of Red Herring magazine and a well regarded Silicon Valley speaker. Go to: [link] /index.html Use discount code:  TECH08. MORE >>

William is one of just a very few angel and venture capital investors in Southern California with a blog. Some recent posts: What Startups Should Do About the Recession , the Value of Angel Investors , and The One Thing I Love To Hear In A Pitch. Kuo, publisher of socalTECH.com. All Rights Reserved MORE >>

Successive technology booms have made the northern California technology corridor the undisputed leader when it comes to start-up investment. There’s was a recent, relevant post by 37Signals talking about the problems with Silicon Valley thinking and culture, which is worth reading. Kuo, publisher of socalTECH.com. MORE >>