Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

There was a lot of consumer internet activity again…resurgence of things, but it was still mysterious, venture capital was still kind of closed, 1st time entrepreneurs had a lot of questions that were unanswered, and there was still some sort of hand waiving around all the financing stuff and so we took it on….”. It has worked out great.

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A Crowded Space

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Great founders sometimes avoid it - more on that later) They’re good enough to build some buzz, get some angel investors to publicly invest in and endorse their company, introduce them to more angels, get solid press coverage, and write guest posts about the future of the xyz economy. Hype sometimes spreads quite deliberately.

San Diego 60

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

In short, the first wave of internet companies were widely distributed and brought people online (AOL in Virginia, Microsoft in Albuquerque and Seattle, Dell in Austin, etc.) The second wave of companies were mainly concentrated in Silicon Valley, and coincided with the rise of platforms (Google, Facebook, etc.)

Texas 90

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Silicon Valleydominates, then Boston, then Seattle, Austin, Denver, and New York. Even in New York the number of startups percapita is probably a 20th of what it is in Silicon Valley. The sixth largest center for oil, or finance, or publishing?Whatever We investsmall amounts of our own, like angel investors. [

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Professor VC

JANUARY 19, 2012

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. As an active participant in the Silicon Valley new venture ecosystem and entrepreneurship educator, Im intrigued by the recently announced program Venture for America (VFA). Clearly, we live in a bubble in Silicon Valley and our economy is rarely in sync with the nation as a whole.

Silicon Valley 28

Silicon Valley San Jose America Venture Capital 28

www.readwriteweb.com

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

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