don't know many angel investors interested in food start-ups, the margins are poor. No one at Tech Coast Angels would make such an offer. It reminds me of the advice Palomar Ventures' Randy Lunn offered once, "never take advantage of an entrepreneur". Not as exciting on TV perhaps, but Am I the last person to watch ABC's Shark Tank ? Thankfully I have better things to do on a Friday night, so through the miracle of TiVo and a rainy Martin Luther King Day, I waded through Episode 106 .

Last month we Launched Los Angeles Tech and in the announcement we provide the Hot List for the first half of January 2009. When I drill down on that term, you can see why with posts like: Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Lops A Third Of Company THQ Lays Off 100 Employees, Closes San Diego Office Citrix Cuts 10 Percent; Santa Barbara Hit And it's also interesting to see what geographies are being associated with "Layoffs" more often than others: Layoffs Woodland Hills Layoffs San Diego Layoffs Santa Monica Layoffs Los Angeles I guess this is a sign