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Bravo's Silicon Valley: The Painful Truth Behind A Caricature Of Excess

ReadWriteStart

A stock market crash is a breath away from draining the cash hoards of popular venture capitalists, the Securities Exchange Commission could easily change its rules to cripple the startup ecosystem and we are one serious privacy breach away from Congress enacting Draconian laws that could cripple a world they know nothing about.

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Announcing our summer intern class

David Teten

Franklin Bi became passionate about venture capital and entrepreneurship after he spent a summer in Silicon Valley, working on an information services startup focused on innovation management. Morgan Chase in the Treasuries & Securities Services division. Franklin Bi. Matthew Fairbank.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

I came several times to NorCal (where I grew up, actually) and went and met several partners from each Silicon Valley firm. I also made several trips to New York & Boston. Even Microsoft publicly said that there were security flaws with 5.5 Next year I’m going to spend time in Seattle and Boulder in addition.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

I came several times to NorCal (where I grew up, actually) and went and met several partners from each Silicon Valley firm. I also made several trips to New York & Boston. Even Microsoft publicly said that there were security flaws with 5.5 Next year I’m going to spend time in Seattle and Boulder in addition.

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Bravo's Silicon Valley: The Painful Truth Behind A Caricature Of Excess

ReadWriteStart

A stock market crash is a breath away from draining the cash hoards of popular venture capitalists, the Securities Exchange Commission could easily change its rules to cripple the startup ecosystem and we are one serious privacy breach away from Congress enacting Draconian laws that could cripple a world they know nothing about.

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17 Venture Capital Blogs You Should Be Reading

Up and Running

But, getting in the doors of a Sand Hill Road VC in Silicon Valley can be an incredibly difficult undertaking. The Andreesen Horowitz blog is the work of the famous VC firm’s partners and covers all things software in Silicon Valley and beyond. Andrew Parker is a VC with Spark Capital in Boston. The Gong Show.

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Growth Lessons From Silicon Valley – FEB 24 @ 6PM

Rob Go

I’m co-hosting an event in 2 weeks with an old friend and colleague of mine from Silicon Valley named Adam Nash. Adam has spoken about growth and virality on numerous occasions, but this is the first time he’s speaking on the topic in Boston. Event: Growth Lessons from Silicon Valley. Details below.