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Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers?

Austin Startup

It follows up on my posts discussing why early stage startups should — or should not — move to Silicon Valley. Early adopters, especially those who are willing to pay for novel services, are the lifeblood of lean startups. Silicon Valley is known for early adopters among both consumer and enterprise customers.

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Lies Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Convergent Technologies When I was in my 20’s I worked at Convergent Technologies , a company that was proud to be known as the “Marine Corps of Silicon Valley.” I had thrown myself into a startup because work was an exciting technical challenge with a fixed set of end points and rewards. What is a dream worth?

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #11: New Year’s advice for middle-aged people

Austin Startup

As I’ve mentioned in several Lucky7 posts before, we are living in the Golden Age of Technology ( here’s one of those posts ). Since I first wrote about the Golden Age in 2014, valuations for tech companies have only increased?—?rather I was fortunate to live in Silicon Valley for six years before moving to “Silicon Hills” in 1997?—?having