Thursday, June 25, 2009 -- TCVN: Calling on Angels. Let's approach some angels. Should you approach institutional or individual angels? This month's forum will feature two institutional angels and two entrepreneurs who have been funded by angels one funded by Tech Coast Angels and the other by individual angels. But, what are they looking for in a company? Are they looking for the same thing or are there differences in their investment decision?

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