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

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

Over the past 4 years LA’s tech fundings have growing at a 30% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) which is > 4 times the US average VC CAGR (7%). What was Bill Gross’s heretical idea as portrayed to the tech elite? Both graduates of one of the most premier science institutions in the United States: Caltech.

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google

Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. Here’s Why:

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

He invented the category of sponsored search. He presented the idea at the TED conference in the mid 90′s and was literally boo’d while he was on stage. At the time when you did a search on Lycos, Alta Vista or similar for a category such as Cars you ended up getting 9 spam results and 1 proper website to meet your needs.

Competition

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch

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

Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. Here’s Why:

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