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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

So much so that if you read Ken Auletta’s wonderful book “ Googled ” you’ll see that Larry and Sergey had for years stated they would never do paid search results. Intuitively most people know that LA isn’t just the entrepreneurial capital of the US but it is also the creative capital.

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Top 30 Startup Technology and Product Posts for September 2010

SoCal CTO

Some of the traffic-tactics we use involve good old fashioned payola: paid search, banner ads, affiliate programs, etc. CompStudy 2008 Report on Equity and Cash Compensation at Technology Startups. The challenge, of course, partially lies in the definition of “good design&#. Good Design = Beautiful/Cool Design.

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