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

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In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. It’s hard to get people to take a risk at a startup or for a reasonable salary with all this competition. I live in the city of Santa Monica. Each of these companies exited for more than $500 million and several north of $1 billion.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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He knows the history of all of the payment gateways, mobile payment platforms, credit offerings, remittance companies, etc. It’s your job to find a continued way to stay on the radar screen of the VC. The only way to get VCs to move is to make sure subtly that they feel a deal is or may become competitive.

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