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Should Startups Announce Their Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

One of the advantages of blogging, using social media, public speaking, etc as a VC is that you get a more nuanced view of these shifts by watching your own successes and failures. This is true on all of the major tech blogs. So your goal should be a steady stream of news across many different news outlets and your own blog.

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Save Your Spin for Someone Who Cares

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He had 2 weeks’ cash left in the bank and was facing massive layoffs or potentially bankruptcy. Our call recovered and we spent the rest of the time talking about the development of their management team and their product. Press doesn’t mean anything other than free advertising.

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A Post Startup Execs Should Forward to Your Spouse or Partner. 12 Tips for Making it Work

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Anyway, as I winnowed my way through the comments section of my blog post on relationships I realized my own wife has posted a response! Respect and develop a positive working relationship with his co-workers. As she is quite accomplished in her own right so I take her opinion very seriously. Work Travel isn’t fun.

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MediaLab acquires messaging app Kik, expanding its app portfolio

TechCrunch LA

In a post on Kik’s blog on Friday the MediaLab said that it has “finalized an agreement” to acquire Kik Messenger. “ Kik is one of those amazing places that brings us back to those early aspirations,” the blog post read. .” Now we know the the company: MediaLab.

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Nestlé Sells Gut-Health Test Maker Prometheus Labs, Layoffs Expected

Xconomy

Precision IBD, which is also based in San Diego, is a drug and diagnostic developer that’s focused on inflammatory bowl disease, and has a direct tie to Prometheus: Precision’s chief medical officer, Steph Targan, is a co-founder of Prometheus.

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Jaunt Abandons VR, Makes Big Cuts To Staff

socalTECH

Virtual reality studio and content producer Jaunt --which has a virtual reality content development effort in Los Angeles--said on Monday that it is "winding down" a number of its virtual reality products and content services, and switching its focus to augmented reality. Jaunt is based in San Francisco.

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Uber Shuts Down

socalTECH

Uber developed software used to upload, organize, and share content through a free web site; the site also provided photo galleries, slide shows, videos, and blogs. According to the firm's web site, as of September 29, the firm's investors have decided to stop supporting the site, and the company has closed its doors. READ MORE>>

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