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Southern California needs to find its hub for it to develop its own tech ecosystem

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As BCG writes in its report: The good news for SoCal and any region with tech ambitions is that the Bay Area has in some ways been too successful. “Over the past several years we have observed a significant decrease in startups leaving SoCal,” said Greg Becker, CEO of Silicon Valley Bank.

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

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This method was perfected by Gil Elbaz and his team at Applied Semantics in LA and in what some have called “ the most important acquisition ever made by Google ” they acquired the company for $102 million before Google had even IPO’d. Stuff you may not know about LA? What Do We See From the Road Ahead?

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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He writes with a great perspective and is well worth reading. I then worked in a computer store called Software Centre in high school and college (UCSD). It fuels our bonus payments, our quarterly earnings, our growth rate, our value at acquisition time. This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons.&#.

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On Leadership, Teams, Success & Happiness

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“Imagine you were a Phd wireless chip designer out of UCSD and then Qualcomm. I’ll write that post one day – it is a very interesting story. What results must you have in order to raise venture capital or garner good press coverage that helps drive customer acquisition (and also more funding!)? ON SUCCESS.

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