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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. That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web. I live in the city of Santa Monica. My daily coffee meetings are not surrounded by the Hollywood elite with discussions of scripts, scenes and casting. And of course you have Hollywood.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

It’s tempting to want to stay in your offices and fund raise via email or web conferencing. It’s your job to find a continued way to stay on the radar screen of the VC. It’s ideal for people who have VCs all chasing them. For everybody else I would encourage you to meet early and often. Press the flesh.

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