He’s done several startups and is a board member of the Technology Council of Southern California (which is where I met him originally). like to book my own travel, so I might be on Expedia or on an airplane. So far, its been instrumental in expanding our reach, presence and brand, but I still believe that we must do it, but not sure exactly why yet. Great stuff! I recently posted about SEO for Startups I’ve recently had a chance to reconnect with Eric David Greenspan ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) He’s the CEO of Make It Work a high quality, personal, high touch technology service provider for homes and small businesses.

Not so that we can become discouraged but so that we can be prepared and thoughtful about how to overcome them.  The evidence of this broader reality is overwhelming and is directly contrary to Wil’s personal experience: •    Venture capitalists invested 48% less capital in Southern California during the third quarter with $458 million put into 66 deals (Dow Jones Q309) •    Dramatic move away from first time/early investments – 60% decline year over year in first time financing dollars (PWC MoneyTree) •    13 year low in technology investing (Dow Jones09) •    Massive drop

I want to take you through a bit of what brought me here, because I think it will help explain what I mean by visible networking. Networking Events – Questionable Return on Your Time Last week I posted about Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California and received back some interesting comments, some of the best from a LinkedIn Group. Mark mentioned Twiistup and VentureNet , but generally the room felt that it was hit and miss with all events. And when you think about the return on your time, it becomes even more discouraging. This past week has had an interesting confluence of events that's led me to conclude that I want to start doing a lot of visible networking among the tech / web crowd here in Los Angeles.