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The Boundaryless Era: the Time for Distributed Teams

ReadWriteStart

It even penciled for Google in 1998, and it still worked well enough that Facebook chose to establish its headquarters in Palo Alto, California, in 2004. The boundaryless era, the time for distributed teams. Companies are relying on the engineering talent provided by remote, distributed, or as we call them , boundaryless teams.

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution. In the startup world, one of the most important parts of building a network for non-technical entrepreneurs is getting to know brilliant engineers and technologists. VENTURE CAPITAL AND THE MBAS OF SILICON VALLEY.

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution. In the startup world, one of the most important parts of building a network for non-technical entrepreneurs is getting to know brilliant engineers and technologists. VENTURE CAPITAL AND THE MBAS OF SILICON VALLEY.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc. AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. They controlled distribution to the masses. My view is if they were based in Silicon Valley they would be hot, hot, hot. provides you.

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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

The signals are loud and clear : seed and late stage valuations are getting frothy and wacky, and hiring talent in Silicon Valley is the toughest it has been since the dot.com bubble. Customer Development , Agile Engineering and the Lean methodology enforced a process of incremental and iterative development. Carpe Diem.

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Returns for brand-name VC funds

finance.fortune.cnn.com

Term Sheet The latest on private equity, M&A, deals and movements — from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. FORTUNE -- Its no secret that venture capitalists were hit hard by last decades dotcom bust, considering that median returns for 1998-2001 vintage funds are all underwater. Engineering jobs. Job Search.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

We are unbelievably lucky to be here right now, with a team of über-talented people from the best and brightest Silicon Valley companies, at a moment when what a book should be is morphing before our very eyes. And this was at a prestigious engineering school. We are transforming publishing for the 21st century.