Face to face contact makes deals happen and it hasn't yet been duplicated by technology
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Startup hubs are also markets and markets are usually centralized 1 0 2and
Face to face contact makes deals happen and it hasn't yet been duplicated by technology 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
All other things being equal, the more of a startup hub a place is, the better startups will do there 1 0 2Mentions
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