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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. ZestCash, founded by Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google [Hollywood]. Deviant Art, led by Angelo Sotira, which is one of the largest online communities on the Internet [Hollywood]. I know that I call them often to co-invest.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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We will never be Silicon Valley in the way that Toronto will never be Hollywood. LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of investment at early stages. But ultimately we’re on the Internet to communicate, buy stuff, become informed and be entertained. LA investors are more pragmatic.

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