21Jun/13Off
Silicon Beach’s Hidden Advantage: More Talent?
According to recruiters, it's because Silicon Beach doesn't have the giant employee vacuum cleaners in the form of Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and many others, who apparently in recent years have made it very difficult to attract employees to startups.
That means--at least, according to the talk in the hallways--that Silicon Beach actually has a talent advantage over Silicon Valley, further bolstered by the fact that non-engineering skills--particularly in the area of graphics and web design skills and business development--have become so just as important as pure technical skills in making a company successful.
Read the full story here: http://www.socaltech.com/silicon_beach_s_hidden_advantage_more_talent_/s-0049943.html