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APRIL 17, 2012

Home of JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), which helps put rockets into space. ZestCash, founded by Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google [Hollywood]. ReachLocal, founded by Zorik Gordon, publicly traded company helping small businesses across America use the Internet for marketing [Woodland Hills. I had run 2 companies.

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Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

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MARCH 17, 2010

Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. Zorik Gordon is tearing it up at ReachLocal. Douglas Merrill, the former CIO of Google, is building his next company in LA. But we have a great city for building technology companies.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. That’s convenience when your VC is hoping to write the next $20 million check.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313