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

Both Sides of the Table

He penned a great piece on the LA tech community here in Forbes. He talked in the video about how he finds it helpful in companies to think about practical theory and frameworks for thinking about company strategy. 33:15 Have you noticed a change from 2003 to now in the “serendipity factor” of Santa Monica?

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Aspire Impact and global leader Impact Hub to launch the Impact Startup Support program in India

Impact Hub

collaboration with Impact Hub, world’s leading network focused on building entrepreneurial communities. Amit Bhatia, Founder of Aspire Impact and Aspire Circle, spoke about the ‘much-needed’. Amit Bhatia, Founder of Aspire Impact and Aspire Circle, spoke about the ‘much-needed’. for impact at scale. Impact Hub builds.

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How to get superior returns in VC

David Teten VC

My experience has been this lever brings three benefits: it lowers origination costs because more founders want to raise capital from you; it enhances your leverage in negotiating with the CEO; and it lowers your failure rate. . – Incubating companies. They get in early and cheap with very attractive economics.

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In Venture Capital, Should You Be a Momentum or a Value Investor?

David Teten VC

In VC, this means you identify companies that are not yet highly visible to the VC community; analyze them; persuade the company to sell you on the privilege of accepting your capital; then work to make them Momentum. In 2000, LPs invested $104b into 638 funds, but by 2003, LPs’ commitment rate had dropped to just $11b into 161 funds.