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Silicon Valley Uber Alles? I think so… Some of their Secret Weapons.

Scalable Startup

[contact-form] Can any other region “catch up” to Silicon Valley, or be the next Silicon Valley? These towns are setting their expectations way too high while the real Silicon Valley giggles at the sight. Silicon – Uh, yeah, that word? It’s what started all this.

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What negotiation tactics does Dave Mcclure use? #500strong

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By design his operation is humble (I know, I’ve lived on Castro Street twice!). He created a new layer for people to get a shot at launching a Silicon Valley start with some cash and mentoring that they never would have otherwise had. He doesn’t really have to use any tricks, the whole thing is a brilliant maneuver.

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Startup Workshops Update

Scalable Startup

Thursday Night Meetup with Consulting giveaway - “ How can SoCal Startups Leverage Silicon Valley success? Next Year - Many possibilities – basic web design training, a 2 day conference in April, another 2 day conference in Hawaii in May. “ at ROFL. Cost is $10 plus food cost. Only a few spots left.

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Be Audacious, like Sophia Amoruso.

Scalable Startup

In Silicon Valley people like Ron Conway and Tim Draper sometimes write a check for $500,000 without even seeing a pitch. to ever have a chance of approaching Silicon Valley’s success machine. This does not attract investors from Silicon Valley. Since she nothing about web design she used EBay.