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Three Epic Startup Battles With SoCal Players

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Here are three, Southern California startup firms--and their competitors--who are engaged in head to head battles to dominate their industry. Backers: Alstom, the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), VantagePoint Venture Partners, Morgan Stanley and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. DocStoc vs. Scribd.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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PERSON Timothy Draper PERSON|Timothy Draper. NAME Timothy Draper. After years of traveling to Los Angeles once every few months, Timothy Draper, founder and a managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, says he now flies down to L.A. Most Emailed Feed. NAME Mark Zuckerberg. SIGNIFICANCE PASSING-MENTION.