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

Both Sides of the Table

In San Diego you have Qualcomm so an entire mobile industry has been spawned. That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web. Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created TrueCar (backed by GRP Partners). In Washington DC you have government & defense. And of course you have Hollywood.