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

Both Sides of the Table

I meet with Bay Area entrepreneurs all the time and am actively looking to make investments there. That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web. Douglas Merrill, the former CIO of Google, is building his next company, ZestCash in LA. But you can build valuable Internet businesses outside of Silicon Valley.