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

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” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. I think there is also no denying the role that Richard Rosenblatt has played in building the LA tech ecosystem and spawning great entrepreneurs who followed in his footsteps. “There’s something going on in LA.”

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

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From the local wins you get pools of money from tech entrepreneurs and investors eager to reinvest it back into the community – the most likely source of a return on their capital. Ability To Attract a Pool of Engineers – We know that SF is Mecca for software engineers. Maker Studios. Savings.com.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

The company’s founder, Amir Peleg, is a serial entrepreneur who previously also founded Yadata, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2008, Unipier, and EVS, which went public in 1991. 3M TO PAY $230 MILLION FOR ISRAELI TECHNOLOGY FIRM ATTENTI. in August 2010. Marketing of the inserts is expected to start in 2011.

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

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trav (2010-06-19) # This is GPS for would-be web entrepreneurs lost in a sea of ideas with no sailors to steer their imaginary ship. Weve built Sandcastle specifically for an entrepreneur with an idea, who is not a developer. Sandcastle is a software development service for entrepreneurs. I liked it through #1-#5.