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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. ZestCash, founded by Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google [Hollywood]. Think about venture capital. But if you were going to start a venture capital fund today, you’d want to stand out. Here’s a short list that are decidedly East of the 405 freeway (i.e.

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

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Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. We have world-class universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and more. That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. million in SF Bay Area ).