Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 53600
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12/21   http://entrepreneur.venturebeat.com/2009/12/18/the-secret-history-of-silicon-valley
        Why Stanford >> Berkeley when it comes to entrepreneurialship
        and much better connections to angels + VCs. It goes all
        the way back to the 50s.
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