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. When you begin to peel back the onion some surprising data presents itself. Given our city is the 2nd largest metropolitan area in the country this is hardly surprising.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Does it mean that big tech will always choose to invest in coastal cities, further enriching strong startup ecosystems? But to say that the end result dispels the notion that great companies can start and scale anywhere suggests that startup ecosystems require a big tech outpost to progress. and should?—?have

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

In doing so, they’re participating in an economic revival that could change the destiny of the depressed Atlantic region. Business writer Gordon Pitts pinpoints 2011 as the game-changing year for the Atlantic startup scene. Outsiders were surprised by the sudden upsurge in exits, but momentum had been building for some time.

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