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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

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Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. ” Put simply, if you care about building a successful tech community outside Silicon Valley you should read this book.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. Is it any surprise to see Zulily in Seattle, Wayfair in Boston, ExactTarget in Indianapolis, TrueCar in Los Angeles, GroupOn in Chicago or BuzzFeed in NYC? It is different.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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We just finished the second year in Boston. So having spent a lot of time thinking about this Silicon Valley is a thing in and of itself. So everybody goes through this phase of we want to be the next Silicon Valley. And how has it worked out? “It It has worked out great.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

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Local : many entrepreneurs like to use their old friend from Boston even though they’re now living in Boulder. Right sized : I tried to work with one of the best known firms in Silicon Valley. He’s totally tapped into the startup communities in Silicon Valley and a bit in LA.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

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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. I hear Silicon Valley firms bragging all the time about how often they release software. All other lessons were sort of obvious.

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Why Startups Should Raise Money at the Top End of Normal

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2 preamble issues having read the comments on TC today: 1: I know that the prices of startup companies is much great in Silicon Valley than in smaller towns / less tech focused areas in the US and the US prices higher than many foreign markets. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. I acknowledged this in the article.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

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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. I hear Silicon Valley firms bragging all the time about how often they release software. All other lessons were sort of obvious.

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