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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

Both Sides of the Table

ZestCash, founded by Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google [Hollywood]. ReachLocal, founded by Zorik Gordon, publicly traded company helping small businesses across America use the Internet for marketing [Woodland Hills. And before that he worked years at hedge funds and more broadly in the financial services industry.

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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. That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web. Zorik Gordon built & IPO’s ReachLocal. Douglas Merrill, the former CIO of Google, is building his next company, ZestCash in LA. So it’s always a trade-off.