Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. LA By The Numbers.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

David Cohen deserves much credit for building TechStars into an internationally recognized brand name for innovation. When you account for competition for talent, the difficulty of retention, the cost of living and the difficulty of rising above the noise – there are many advantages of staying put. We know it can be done.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Los Angeles. The funds not only have gotten bigger but they have an amazing track record of funding the biggest names in the sector: Cisco, Apple, Google, Facebook. There are no $600 million funds in Los Angeles. Recruiting & retention will be different outside the Valley. Let me use LA as an example.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

#7- To prioritizes employee and client retention. The company that employed us began putting profits above people and new sales above client retention. The three of us had the exact opposite mentality and created a company that prioritizes employee and client retention. We would name our sales intelligence company Vainu.

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