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Silicon Valley could be more innovative if it drew from an even richer pool of ideas, suggests media start-up co-founder Laura Gomez. Gomez, 35, came to the U.S. from Mexico at age 10, enrolled as a computer science student at the University of California, Berkeley at 17, and appeared headed for a career in the field. However, Gomez felt overwhelmed in an introduction to computer science course with few women in the class. Gomez decided to pursue a master's degree in sociology and Latin American studies, then traveled, and finally reconsidered a career in the technology when she was faced with having to pay off her student loans. Over the years, Gomez has worked as a contractor for YouTube, led Twitter en espanol and headed internationalization and localization for Jawbone. She says Latinas and African-Americans can take a similar path, but believes tech companies also need to break out of their hiring patterns. To read further, please visit like me in 20 years." To read further, please visit http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/11/30/laura-gomez-diversity-silicon-valley-latina-tech/19300807/.