New Commercial Printing Startup Nino Press in Silicon Valley Installs RYOBI MHI 925 Sheetfed Press

"Printing is so much about extraordinary service today—and the market for great service is always going to be there," added Mahmoudi.

Silicon Valley tech companies know print is a cost-effective supplement to digital marketing

He is thoroughly bullish on the long-term future of print, and that’s saying a lot for someone who’s built two separate printing companies in the epicenter of global technology. "There’s very high demand for ink on paper around here and that’s not going to go away. Many tech companies do a lot of advertising using print—a lot of direct mail, brochures, cataloges and books. They know that print is a cost-effective, profit-driving complement to digital communications and marketing."