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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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Is it any surprise to see Zulily in Seattle, Wayfair in Boston, ExactTarget in Indianapolis, TrueCar in Los Angeles, GroupOn in Chicago or BuzzFeed in NYC? But our best Internet software engineers have historically been exported on a net basis to the Bay Area. Deflationary Economics now favors us. ”).

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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The problem that I’ve seen historically in cities like Los Angeles, San Diego or Seattle is that their historic high-net-worth individuals didn’t come from the tech startup world. It’s worth having a quick read of the first few paragraphs of their annual report. All great communication companies. KickStarter?

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