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Southern California needs to find its hub for it to develop its own tech ecosystem

TechCrunch LA

Caltech generates more patents than any other university while UCLA boasts more startups founded by its graduate than any other school in the nation. Suster has also noted for years that the region produces more technology doctorates than any other geography in the United States.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

Almost all of the finalists were MBAs (Stanford x2, Wharton, Harvard x2, MIT, UCLA). I then worked in a computer store called Software Centre in high school and college (UCSD). I don’t believe you can hire great business people who outsource the development to a hot incubator who builds you code to match your ambitions.

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