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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

Both Sides of the Table

In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. Many of the Valley tech firms saw advertising as “beneath them&# and many VCs in the first boom encouraged people to focus on eyeballs rather than dollars. Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created TrueCar (backed by GRP Partners).