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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

Both Sides of the Table

Side note: LA seems to have had some success in mega deals led by private equity firms as evidenced by DemandMedia and Chris DeWolf’s latest company backed by more than $20 million in private equity. You can hire a talented head of marketing, business development, technology and sales. So it’s always a trade-off.

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Interview with Greg Brogger, SharesPost

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We co-founded Zag together, and I was the COO of CarsDirect. We came to it, because we'd been around private equity, and it's always surprised me how inefficient the marketplace is. The way sales are handled is as old as the 1930's securities laws. Are you transacting sales through the site yet?

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