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

Both Sides of the Table

In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. In Los Angeles you have large industries in garment industry, defense, games (both physical like Mattel and virtual like Activision) and music. Douglas Merrill, the former CIO of Google, is building his next company, ZestCash in LA.