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

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In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. It’s hard to get people to take a risk at a startup or for a reasonable salary with all this competition. I live in the city of Santa Monica. Each of these companies exited for more than $500 million and several north of $1 billion.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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It’s your job to find a continued way to stay on the radar screen of the VC. Our biggest returns were outside Silicon Valley: Overture (LA), CitySearch (LA), BillMeLater (Baltimore), Ulta (Chicago), Envestnet (Chicago), HDI (Las Vegas), PF Changs (Arizona), TrueCar (LA). You need to create a sense of competition.

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