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Amsterdam-based Rockstart Accelerator’s first graduates head to Silicon Valley

The Next Web

The accelerator, which counts Amazon CTO Werner Vogels among its startup mentors , will be showcasing its first batch of startups (see list below) in Silicon Valley on the 20th of September, followed by a panel discussion about “The Future of the European Startup Community” Sounds riveting!

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New Silicon Valley Tech Company Tekion Brings Connected Digital Experience To Automotive Retail

YoungUpstarts

As a first and fastest Cloud-native Dealer Management Platform Tekion brings digital experience to automotive retail. The post New Silicon Valley Tech Company Tekion Brings Connected Digital Experience To Automotive Retail appeared first on Young Upstarts. Read on to know more about the company.

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The New Order of Silicon Valley: Forget the Silicon Part

Diego Basch

Here are the trends I see in Silicon Valley today: The “Silicon” part of the name no longer applies. The role of most developers at these companies is to glue cloud services together. Why be in Silicon Valley at all? The number one advantage of Silicon Valley is access to money.

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10 Silicon Valley Facts Every Entrepreneur Should Know

YoungUpstarts

Silicon Valley – a fantastic moniker that conjures lots of images, right? Like all those giant companies, Silicon Valley essentially started with a garage. It was in their garage in Palo Alto that paved the way to the rise of Silicon Valley. But why “Silicon Valley”? The “starters”?

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Starting (Up) in the Big Sky: Fund Raising Outside Silicon Valley

ReadWriteStart

FitzGerald is the co-founder and CEO of Submittable , a cloud-based submission platform used by thousands of publishers for accepting and curating digital content. But we did eventually raise capital outside Silicon Valley. This is not a great feeling.). Things have worked out both in raising capital and (thank god!) in revenue.

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10 Practices To Avoid When Running Your First Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

It seems to be part of the “fail fast, fail often” mantra often heard in Silicon Valley. Perhaps it is because entrepreneurs tend to let their egos cloud their judgment, they don’t like to be told what to do, or because there is no single blueprint for business success. even with the pitfalls outlined here.

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

ReadWriteStart

Even some of the most prominent startup household names in Silicon Valley saw their demise last year — and everyone entrepreneur and startup face this fear. In recent months, Silicon Valley has featured quite a bit in the news, as some high-profile household tech companies have been laying off droves of employees.