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Launchpad LA – 10 Startup Companies to Watch

Launchpad LA – 10 Startup Companies to Watch

By Mark Suster on April 19, 2010

Thursday night was the unveiling of the newest batch of Launchpad LA companies.  We held a 90-minute demo session where 150 of LA’s VC’s and senior technology executives watched the LPLA V2 group present in small groups of 12-15 each.  The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments” (in writing) to 3-5 of […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship | Tagged Entrepreneurship, launchpad, SoCal Stuff, startups

Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

By Mark Suster on March 18, 2010

Los Angeles.  People either love it our hate it.  All the stereotypes and caricatures are overblown.  And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene.  We have an abundance of ethnicities, culinary options, music and culture.  Randy Newman said it best, “I […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship | Tagged Entrepreneur Advice, Entrepreneurship, Launchpad LA, SoCal Stuff, Startup Advice, startups

Digital Health Becoming a Reality

Digital Health Becoming a Reality

By Mark Suster on January 18, 2010

Bill Gates once famously said that people tend to overestimate the impact of technology in the 1-year timeframe and underestimate its impact in the 10-year timeframe.  That’s always stuck with me. I tend not to go into heat when I hear the latest buzz on the tech blogs about the latest gadgets.  But when I […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Product reviews | Tagged BMI, dailyburn, FitBit, gadgets, health, iphone, SoCal Stuff, Tech Market Analysis, TechStars, WakeMate, withings, ycombinator | 1 Response

What We Must Learn from Asia

What We Must Learn from Asia

By Mark Suster on August 11, 2009

I run a monthly meeting called the VCA that represents the majority of Southern California venture capital firms.  My goal is to bring in informative speakers who stretch our collectively thinking on topics that will influence our investment strategies and use it as a way for us to share our experiences in ways that I […]

Posted in Strategy | Tagged Asia, china, Entrepreneurship, japan, korea, mobility, SoCal Stuff, startups, vc funding, vc idustry, venture capital | 2 Responses

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