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The Investors Guide to SXSW 2019

Austin Startup

For more information, visit atxstartupcrawl.com SXSW Pitch (formerly SXSW Accelerator) SXSW Pitch is the official SXSW platform to allow early stage technology startups to pitch their product and/or services to industry technology experts, high profiled media personnel, and Venture Capitalists / Angel Investors.

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Practical Strategies For Starting A Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Well, Steve Hoffman (02:34): First of all, I did three venture funded startups in Silicon valley and two bootstrap startups. We called them founder space, round tables, and we'd meet, I'd introduce 'em to angel investors and marketing experts and lawyers, and really try to help them get off the ground.

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Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Capital?

Austin Startup

It follows up on my posts discussing why early stage startups should — or should not — move to Silicon Valley. In terms of access to capital, Austin is not Silicon Valley or New York — but it is Austin. The other effect of 0% personal income tax is improved access to investor capital.

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Simply Business’ Interactive Visualization Compares Startup Ecosystems Across The World

YoungUpstarts

San Francisco and the Bay Area – Silicon Valley to those more startup inclined – may be known as the best startup ecosystem in the world , but while it’s difficult to supplant Silicon Valley as the hotbed of technology innovation many cities around the world are beginning to compete when it comes to building their own centers of entrepreneurship. (..)

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Bigger in Bend – Building a Regional Startup Cluster–part 1 of 3

Steve Blank

After several visits skiing here, I had become smitten with the “mojo” of Bend – its superb quality of life, recreational opportunities and proximity to the San Francisco Bay Area. The differences between the Bend, Oregon region and Silicon Valley are obvious. Silicon Valley Transplants.

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Silicon Valley Angels Refute Arrington's Claims of Collusion

ReadWriteStart

Now and then a polarizing topic will make its way through the venture capital industry and several prominent investor/bloggers will chime in with their collective opinions in quick succession. This is not a market suffering from collusion.

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My Criteria for Investing in Startups

Diego Basch

Whether I like it or not I’m an angel investor , even though I prefer a different label. Here they are: 1) I strongly prefer investing in companies located in San Francisco (city proper, not the Bay Area). I don’t want to picture myself as a has-been who doesn’t have the fire to build another company.