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

Both Sides of the Table

In New York you have access to fashion, media, art and of course, financial services. In San Diego you have Qualcomm so an entire mobile industry has been spawned. Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created TrueCar (backed by GRP Partners). You also have the headquarters of many of the countries largest companies.