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 | | Perhaps more importantly, the community of investors in the region now appears to be better networked (both internally and externally), more mature, and more aware of and attuned to the region's fundamental sources of innovation. |
 | | The region's technology clusters are spread throughout: the Ventura Freeway Corridor, Santa Monica and the West Side, Orange County, Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley, and the South Bay, to name just some of the major clusters. |
 | | In addition, while the region's economic diversity is a strength that insulates it during times of market volatility, the relative lack of resident core competencies often prevents it from being considered seriously by investors outside the region. |
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