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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more. Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. You can hire a talented head of marketing, business development, technology and sales. You need to for conferences, business development and often for sales.

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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. The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. We have world-class universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and more. In our regions?