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

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My views, influenced by watching Brad’s tireless efforts across the country, were first encapsulated in a post I wrote about Seattle titled, “ A Few Key People Can Make a Huge Difference.” It’s a very smartly designed debenture program. Seattle has GeekWire , LA has SoCalTech and so on.

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

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Aren’t some of the recent successes in Los Angeles just emblematic of the overall long tech boom we’ve seen nationally and has led to growth in funding in NY, Boston, Seattle and San Francisco? These are industries that start to open up new commercial zones like Cincinnati (home to P&G & Kroger) and Chicago.