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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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But we do have great technology developers. You can hire a talented head of marketing, business development, technology and sales. You need to for conferences, business development and often for sales. Douglas Merrill, the former CIO of Google, is building his next company in LA. You don’t. Get over it.

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

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Every developer, biz dev person, marketeer or sales rep on your team will be surrounded by scores of companies calling them like Sirens to switch teams. But we do have great technology developers. In San Diego you have Qualcomm so an entire mobile industry has been spawned. Now let’s think about retention. Get over it.