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

Both Sides of the Table

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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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

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.

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Why Reed Hastings Should be Applauded for Netflix Split

Both Sides of the Table

By now you probably know that Netflix is splitting its business into two parts: its digital streaming business (retains the name Netflix) and its DVD mailing business, which was its original business (to be called Qwikster). Hulu is the leading player for streaming television. Frankly, I’m surprised Netflix doesn’t buy Hulu.

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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

As an entrepreneur himself, founding and operating printed circuit board factories in Taiwan, my father was debating between two places to immigrate to and build his next new venture: Los Angeles (“The Valley” aka San Fernando Valley) and Santa Clara (“Silicon Valley”). Stamps of Approval” and “Opportunity”.

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Open Letter to a New Austinite

Austin Startup

This growth has fueled Austin’s economic maturation and increasingly-enviable national profile, but it has also fueled widespread gentrification, a decline in local business retention, income disparity and real estate zoning challenges that are as noticeable as burnt orange hats and t-shirts. We show up.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

Both Sides of the Table

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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CEO on a Mission to Combat Issues of Misconduct in the Workplace

Hearpreneur

I was flying back from Paris to Los Angeles reading one of the #MeToo stories in a magazine. How did you come up with the name #NotMe? Our platform will also help companies with talent retention and recruiting. Tell us your story. Why did you start #NotMe? The idea for #NotMe was born on a plane back in 2017.