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

Both Sides of the Table

That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web. Douglas Merrill, the former CIO of Google, is building his next company, ZestCash in LA. Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created TrueCar (backed by GRP Partners). And of course you have Hollywood. Zorik Gordon built & IPO’s ReachLocal.