Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2014

According to the Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index® for the First Quarter 2014, the Q1 increase marks seven consecutive quarters of positive sentiment among Silicon Valley venture capitalists. In other locations, the trend was more equal, even somewhat reversed in New York and Boston.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2013

According to the Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index® for the First Quarter 2013, the Q1 increase marks three consecutive quarters of positive sentiment among Silicon Valley venture capitalists. In other locations, the trend was more equal, even somewhat reversed in New York and Boston.

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Up and Running

MARCH 9, 2016

Whether opening a new business or expanding an existing one, when evaluating new markets, many entrepreneurs ask themselves several questions: Is there a demand for my product or service in the area? Boston, Massachusetts. While Boston wasn’t one of the top 10 cities on the climate index, it was rated as moderately efficient.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2013

Of course, there are still qualms, cautions, and risks highlighted by these reports that every entrepreneur needs to understand, to optimize their own chances of getting the funding they want: A “Series A Crunch” could orphan 1000+ startups. Yet these comprise much fertile territory for entrepreneurs. billion fund to work.

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Seeing Both Sides

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

While Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to drop out of Harvard and move to Silicon Valley was a plot point in in the movie “The Social Network,” it looked like a watershed event to many in the local technology community. An edited version of this piece originally appeared in the Boston Sunday Globe.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 20, 2011

He talked about everything from raising funding for pre-seed entrepreneurs to get them to the seed stage, crowd funding, social media marketing and open source. What is very clear to me, however, is that a lot of entrepreneurs seem to be caught in the FREE movement right now. It's the kind of pitch that makes your mind spin.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

He is also planning to launch in Boston and Chicago by December. Please note that I work exclusively with 1M/1M entrepreneurs. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant. She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

A similar pattern exists for venture capital funding: In 2020, just three regions — the Bay Area, New York, and Massachusetts — accounted for 70%+ of total venture funding in the U.S. In the case of Silicon Valley, it was a combination of: Universities like Stanford. Federal government. Local/state governments.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Here’s a better idea: the Stanford Entrepreneurs. Investors, of course, want to know where to find the hotshot entrepreneurs. Stanford and Cal alumni usually stay put, which is not surprising since Silicon Valley is next door. Stanford University has a lot of smart people. As in the color red. How unimaginative.

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Seeing Both Sides

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Bill Gurley’s excellent piece on Silicon Valley IPO Anxiety inspired me to take a companion look at the East Coast, particularly Massachusetts and New York, and evaluate the health of the local IPO economy and prospective pipeline. Today, I'll cover Massachusetts; tomorrow, New York. Massachusetts. Genzyme Corp.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

New research shows Silicon Valley still rules the startup world. Sure, Silicon Valley is far and away the strongest startup region anywhere. Did you know founders in Silicon Valley work longer hours than founders anywhere else? Boston Is Sinking in the East. Trendsetting Tendencies.

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Chile Silicon Valley Los Angeles Video 60

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

For those not familiar with the local geography, Palo Alto is the north end of what most consider “Silicon Valley” although nobody local calls it that. One of the major trends I’ve outlined is this movement of entrepreneurs (and as a lagging indicator venture funds) to more urban environments. Palo Alto is home to Stanford.

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Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 29, 2009

If you were funded by VCs in Silicon Valley, Boston, or Bombay, it still paid to have your CEO and sales team have eyes and ears in NYC for two main reasons. It used to be that anyone in the entrepreneurial world had to be keenly cognizant of what was going on in New York City. First, that's where the customers were.

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Up and Running

JULY 21, 2016

Silicon Valley, California, USA. Coming in at number one (which should surprise absolutely no one) is Silicon Valley, California’s resident hub for startup and entrepreneurial innovation. If you’re interested in starting your company in Silicon Valley, check out these resources: Silicon Vikings Entrepreneur Resources.

Los Angeles 60

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Are Israeli companies on the verge of developing a repeatable playbook to scale their companies and become market leaders, not just acquisition fodder for the Silicon Valley giants? Sixty-three percent of startups currently scaling up are run by Israeli entrepreneurs with prior founding experience. We think so.

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Seeing Both Sides

OCTOBER 11, 2011

It all began a few months ago, when Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick visited Israel on a trade mission. He met with numerous Israeli entrepreneurs to foster greater business partnerships and opportunities with Massachusetts businesses. Honestly, when I was invited to speak to the Palestinian delegation, I paused.

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Silicon Valley Massachusetts Boston 51

Professor VC

JANUARY 18, 2017

With a lot of uncertainty regarding immigration policy in the days ahead, we are really excited to be launching a Global Entrepreneur in Residence program at San Jose State, where immigrant entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to build their companies on campus.

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