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Review: Inside the House of Lies at Theranos

Xconomy

These can be positive attributes in an entrepreneur, but in a more rational world, technology investors wouldn’t overvalue them. Fearlessness. Ruthless focus. Risk capital would be allocated based mostly on evidence, data, progress towards milestones—in short, on proof. In the real world, of course, proof is hard to come by.

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Venture Totals Drop In Southern California For Quarter

socalTECH

A study of the venture capital deal flow in Southern California conducted by socalTECH shows that venture capital deals dropped for Q3, to around $720M in deals, in a market dominated by clean technology firms. in venture capital deals in the third quarter, down dramatically from $1.2B

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Interview with Julie Novack, PartySlate

socalTECH

Unlike Yelp and listings sites that are focused on user-generated reviews or things like that, we're really a portfolio sharing site, and a tool of professionals. He introduced me to Wavemaker, also in LA, and also Halogen Ventures, which is led by Jessie Draper, which invests in women-run technology companies.

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Off To SXSW, Our Schedule, And A Special Thanks

Tech Zulu Event

License your original work on AudioMicro - we accept for review and potential licensing representation all content that meets our minimum quality and sample rate standards and Terms of Service. is funded by: Y Combinator, Alsop Louie Partners and Draper Associates. Echo - is the next generation commenting system. Big and Small.

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2009 Coming To A Close, 2010 Just Around The Corner!

Tech Zulu Event

As 2010 approaches, a whole new year of exciting start-ups, tech news, gadgets, and much more is ahead. TechZulu wants to thank not only the Los Angeles tech community but the entire tech community for all the awesome support you have given us throughout this past year. We already have a jammed packed schedule for 2010.

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TechZulu Partners with meebo!

Tech Zulu Event

License your original work on AudioMicro - we accept for review and potential licensing representation all content that meets our minimum quality and sample rate standards and Terms of Service. is funded by: Y Combinator, Alsop Louie Partners and Draper Associates. Echo - is the next generation commenting system.

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Heading Out To CES And A Thank You To Our Sponsors

Tech Zulu Event

TechZulu is heading out to CES and we got tons of products/gadgets/games/companies to review and interview. License your original work on AudioMicro - we accept for review and potential licensing representation all content that meets our minimum quality and sample rate standards and Terms of Service. Today is the day! Big and Small.

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