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

Mucker Lab

Over time, though, military spending wound down and many large aerospace and military companies left Southern California. At the same time, the consumerization of the technology business made Silicon Valley the de facto capital of all things tech. Dealflow in Southern California is much more organic and less efficient.

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A new field guide for entrepreneurs of all stripes

Startup Lessons Learned

In this excerpt from The Lean Entrepreneur , by using fishing as an analogy, Brant and Patrick reveal how market segmentation influences your business model and why “For Whom” is as important as “What” to build. Market segments drive your business model. Or perhaps you need to chum (freemium) the waters a bit?