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MoVoxx | Mobile Audience. Now. Want to Start a Technology Company in LA? Los Angeles. People either love it or hate it. All the stereotypes and caricatures are overblown. And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. We have an abundance of ethnicities, culinary options, music and culture. Randy Newman said it best, “I love LA” (Worth a 2 minute watch for pure nostalgia. Go on, have a bit of fun down memory lane!). I was raised in NorCal (born in Philly – go Eagles!) I was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “Why you should start a business in LA.”
First, I’d like to quote (paraphrase) Brad Feld speaking at Twiistup in LA in 2009, “I keep hearing people in LA talking with a chip on their shoulders about building a tech business here relative to Silicon Valley. This is especially true in LA, the second largest city in the country with a population if 16 million. If you decide to build a company in LA, here’s what you need to know: 1.