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Apple is opening a store in downtown LA’s nearly 100-year-old Tower Theatre

TechCrunch LA

The theater has actually been largely unoccupied since 1988, which clearly meant even more work had to go into shining up the walls and making the grand old theater presentable for that modern retail vibe — not to mention a seismic upgrade to help make it more earthquake proof. Image Credits: Apple.

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

I know I can’t be in every deal and I know that the easy part of being a VC is writing the first check in a deal. You need to be very present in these periods of time. This is when founders need you the most – either are coach, mentor, interviewer, work off-loader or honest-mirror-reflection of reality.

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Early stage money: The problem with PPMs

Berkonomics

Bill Payne has been actively involved in angel investing since 1980, funding over 50 companies and mentoring over 100 more. In most cases, those entrepreneurs choosing to raise capital using PPMs retain specialists (many of whom are lawyers) to write their PPMs – a rather expensive undertaking. By Bill Payne.

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This is How Startups “Level Up” After Raising Money

Both Sides of the Table

If you’re an early investor like I am that often means writing the first $2-3 million check into a business that previously had either survived on fumes or on a $500,000 angel round. When you hire somebody really strong in this function you can also give her the task of creating your board presentations.

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Want To Be A TechStar? Read Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson’s New Book: Venture Deals

InfoChachkie

Writing a book is very different from writing a blog. One, I wanted to know what it was like to write a book. I am actually in the midst of writing a third book, it (may be) called Entrepreneurial Communities… and I am going to self-publish it. Jason and I have a pretty good back-and-forth writing style.

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A Serial Entrepreneur’s Take On Guy Kawasaki’s Enchantment

InfoChachkie

At the beginning of the index, Guy writes, “I hope Robert Cialdini checks this index.” Guy utilizes a pragmatic, hands-on approach, which provides readers with tools to enhance their persuasion capabilities, rather than simply presenting them a non-actionable narrative. Ask For Mentoring. No doubt, he did. Prototype Your Work.

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The Power of Getting the Band Back Together

Both Sides of the Table

You join teams that got good write-ups on TechCrunch, have great VCs, have star CEO’s, whatever. Our founder, Yves Sisteron, was my mentor and board member at my first startup. Writing a book will be fun. Sometimes life presents that opportunity, sometimes it does not. You hire people who look good on paper.

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