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Noah Kagan, Founder, AppSumo

Noah Kagan (31) grew up and thrived in Silicon Valley. However, his feelings about it are mixed.

After graduating from Lynbrook High School in San Jose, CA, he got a degree from UC Berkeley. Next, he worked at some of Silicon Valley’s largest success stories; Intel, Facebook, and Mint. He then went on to found several multimillion dollar companies in the Valley including his current company, AppSumo.

Noah now lives happily in Austin, TX. He captures the pluses and minuses of the valley, “If you want to build a $1B company, the valley is a great place. The people there are ridiculously smart. They push you to be better.

To read the full, original article click on this link: What Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Get Wrong: 7 Lessons From The Rest Of The Ecosystem - Forbes