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		<title>VC in the OC 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s that time of year again.  That&#8217;s right, VC in the OC is back next Tuesday (May 24th) from 7am to 6pm at the Hyatt in Newport Beach.  This year promises to be a major event with over 500 attendees.  I&#8217;ve heard that the Real Housewives of Orange County will be in attendance, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VC Revival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While the title of this post might harken some back to the days of the Grateful Dead, it is meant as a shout-out to William Quigley at Clearstone Ventures and his recent presentation about the revival of the venture capital industry (for certain types of funds).  If you haven&#8217;t seen it, see below.  Enjoy
 Quigley [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What it takes to raise Venture Capital</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am often asked what VC look for when making their investment decisions and while I truly believe that it is at least 80% &#8220;art&#8221; and only 20% &#8220;science&#8221; I thought I&#8217;d quickly share 3 main, objective criteria (which then require subjective analysis) with the hope that it helps you assess how you stack up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Look Back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the beginning of every year, I look back and reflect on what the &#8220;highs&#8221; and &#8220;lows&#8221; were for me for the year and what life lessons I learned.  I have been doing this since high school and occasionally write about it (privately)&#8230;so this is a rarity for me to share my 2010 reflection with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking Outside the Box</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a bigger believer in thinking &#8220;outside the box&#8221; and routinely analyze situations keeping that belief in mind&#8230;so I thought I&#8217;d share a moment of levity with you.  My son&#8217;s kindergarten class was given a piece of paper that stated: &#8220;If I had a turkey, I would _______.&#8221; and asked to write in their answers.  [...]]]></description>
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