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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. Douglas Merrill, the former CIO of Google, is building his next company, ZestCash in LA. Hautelook, Gogii, Magento. In New York you have access to fashion, media, art and of course, financial services. Brett Brewer has AdKnowledge.