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Building a new startup hub

Startup Lessons Learned

Its easy to take Silicon Valley for granted. Ive written a little bit about the origins of Silicon Valley because I think its important for us to understand how we got here in order to make sure we preserve what is best about our community. Provide early seed capital, and be the ones to make those introductions.

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When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars

Steve Blank

Over the last half a century, Silicon Valley has grown into the leading technology and innovation cluster for the United States and the world. The plummeting cost of getting a first product to market (particularly for Internet startups) has shaken up the venture capital industry. The story to date is a familiar one.

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Innovation, Change and the Rest of Your Life

Steve Blank

I’ve seen the Valley grow from Sunnyvale to Santa Clara to today where it stretches from San Jose to South of Market in San Francisco. I’ve watched the Valley go from Microwave Valley – to Defense Valley – to Silicon Valley to Internet Valley. So how did this happen? Where is it going?

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