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

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” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. I think there is also no denying the role that Richard Rosenblatt has played in building the LA tech ecosystem and spawning great entrepreneurs who followed in his footsteps. “There’s something going on in LA.”

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Menlo Ventures Karl Mehta Launches CodeForIndia.Org To Empower Citizens In India

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Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur and VC, Karl Mehta has launched Code For India (CFI) to empower the country’s citizens to actively participate in improving their communities. With just a mobile phone, the app connects volunteers at primary schools even in remote villages and gives them the ability to collect and report data.

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

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It’s not that BI reports on NYC, but when your journalists know lots of people and tend to see more NYC people than others they’re naturally going to have their ears bent on this “company that they invested in that is crushing it! Ability To Attract a Pool of Engineers – We know that SF is Mecca for software engineers.

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Lean on Your Networks When Making Early Hires

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If you hired an outstanding front-end software engineer, chances are they are friends with other outstanding software developers. These people might be reporters, authors, VCs, philanthropists or board members of Fortune 500 companies. Because smart people know other smart people. Tap Into Superconnectors’ Networks.