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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
This is part of my series on what makes an entrepreneur successful . I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs.
started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute of an entrepreneur : Tenacity . I So we as VCs search for entrepreneurs/founders I I then covered Street Smarts , Ability to Pivot , Resiliency , Inspiration and Perspiration .
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Friday, December 18, 2009
This is part of my new series on what makes an entrepreneur successful . I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute: Tenacity . I Resiliency – I like to say that “being an entrepreneur is really If you haven’t spent time over there you should.
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Monday, September 7, 2009
This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons .” I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up.
I just completed an exercise where I went out to hire a new associate for my VC firm, GRP Partners. 8221;
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Friday, January 29, 2010
This is part of my series on what makes an entrepreneur successful . I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs.
started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute of an entrepreneur : Tenacity . I You need to be extremely gifted on some fronts I I then covered Street Smarts , Ability to Pivot , Resiliency , Inspiration , Perspiration , Willingness to Take Risks and Detail Orientation .
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Monday, March 1, 2010
I call it the entrepreneur thesis. I’m I’m not talk about the age old debate amongst investors whether you back entrepreneurs, markets or products (or as people like to hedge – product / market fit). I’m It’s entrepreneurs I back. I’m It’s what I call the “entrepreneur thesis.” My I was going to save this post for a while but the Patzer Problem meme has forced my hand.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
The Scott Sanfilippo Interview Media Optimization Firms Are Red Hot In Southern California in 2009 Proliferate - Aggregate - Integrate Startups Uncensored #4 - “Finding and Working with Partners” SoCal VC’s absent from Forbes Midas List Top Five Best Uses of an Entrepreneur's Legal Dollars What Data Crunchers Did for Obama An Evaluation of Web Strategy in the Musical Instrument Business Keywords Layoffs Fund Venture Capital Events Technology Angel Mahalo Zag MySpace Geni
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA .” 8221; If you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a read, but I thought I’d elaborate on the topic since it comes up all the time.
We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. But Los Angeles. People People either love it our hate it. All
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Monday, July 13, 2009
This morning's interview is with Mark Suster , a venture capitalist at GRP Partners (www.grpvc.com). GRP has just recently closed on a new $200M fund, and Mark has been one of the more active venture capitalists in the Los Angeles area in recent months. Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs,. We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
This interview is full of stories of successful entrepreneurs because Jerry Colonna has invested in or worked with some of the best of them.
On the other hand, Jerry told us about an entrepreneur who he didn't fund because when Jerry asked him why he wanted to start a company, the guy said that all his friends were starting companies.
Previously, he was a partner with JPMorgan Partners (JPMP), the private-equity arm As I listened to Jerry tell stories of the people he worked with, I kept noticing that the founders who made it big were building companies that were a part of who they were as people.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
These are the folks that put on the Startonomics conference this past February at UCLA, which was a great primer for web entrepreneurs and provides a level of networking and education that is needed in SoCal. Since SoCal Tech Group is all about empowering entrepreneurs in the LA area, we’d like to give away ONE ticket to this fantastic event to a deserving entrepreneur (a $200 value!). The Dealmaker has been putting together conferences and roundtables in LA of consistently high quality for the past two years. These Well, Dealmaker has recently announced a new
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