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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

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This is a riveting read and tale of ego, bad business practice and shady ethical behavior – if the article is even 50% true. 12:00 It seems like there’s a shift in the VC world to more ex-entrepreneurs. 33:15 Have you noticed a change from 2003 to now in the “serendipity factor” of Santa Monica?

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From Startup To Life-Changing Exit – The 4 Secrets Behind Ruby Receptionists’ Amazing Success

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As an entrepreneur, you will cross paths with many fellow founders. In 2003, she started Ruby Receptionists , a one-of-a-kind virtual receptionist company where high-tech meets great people and 5-star performance. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc. Here’s her story.

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Survivors

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” And yet we entrepreneurs who will sign up for the journey accept that failure is a possibility and the true entrepreneurs know that they must stick with the ship even if it’s sinking. First time entrepreneurs can fall prey to hubris. ” “Did you read that article about him on Business Insider?”

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How to Win Consulting, Board, and Deal Roles with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

You can work as a consultant, an interim executive, a board member, a deal executive partnering to buy a company, an executive in residence, or as an entrepreneur in residence. . A Deal Executive (sometimes called an Executive in Residence or Acquisition Entrepreneur) looks for a company to invest in or build, and typically serve in as CEO.

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Why You Need to Ring the Freaking Cash Register

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I remember just a decade ago in 2003 when we all laughed at how dumb people in the 90′s were talking about the race to “capture as many eyeballs as possible” before your competition. I start to notice when bad behavior creeps into the system as a whole. I have seen much of that behavior over the past 2 years get worse.

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Do You Love the Hardwork of Business Ownership? Fundbox CEO Prashant Fuloria Offers Insights.

Smart Hustle Magazine

Ramon Ray, entrepreneur and founder of SmartHustle.com, had a discussion with Prashant Fuloria, CEO of Fundbox all about this and more. So, I sort of grew up as a product manager at Google in the early days of the company working on Google AdWords, when we just launched AdWords, I think back in 2003. Fundbox helps with this.

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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

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TechCrunch ran my article yesterday as a guest post but I wanted to have a copy here for anybody who missed it and for future readers of this blog. Having been through this all before myself I would like to tell a cautionary tale that can happen to the best of us: The Yo-Yo life of the tech entrepreneur. We were based in London.