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Interview with Alex Benzer, SocialEngine

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Southern California has had its share of new startup accelerators launch in the last few months, however, few people here have actually experienced an accelerator firsthand. I was really into graphic design in high school, and took several summer workshops at Caltech. It's actually uncommon to have a female CTO.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

SoCal Delicious

5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California. For anyone from California, you know there are vast differences between the northern and southern parts of the state – so vast in fact that, to us, they could just as easily stand alone as two separate states. Social networking. Social games.