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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. ZestCash, founded by Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google [Hollywood]. IA Ventures – Roger Ehrenberg was doing angel investing before he became a VC. I know that I call them often to co-invest.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of investment at early stages. But ultimately we’re on the Internet to communicate, buy stuff, become informed and be entertained. Douglas Merrill, the former CIO of Google, is building his next company in LA. LA investors are more pragmatic.

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