Thomas Clayton is the CEO of_Bubbly, a social media startup backed by Sequoia Capital,_SingTel_Innov8, and_JAFCO._ Most entrepreneurs get caught up in Silicon Valley envy and decide to place their startup headquarters there without a second thought. But for most startups, this won’t necessarily lead to immediate success and riches. The Valley certainly is the mecca of the tech world; however, the Valley also isn’t the place for every tech startup. It has become extremely noisy and hyper competitive for talent, which is making it increasingly difficult to break your company away from the herd._ With the capital required to start...

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