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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. And that is precisely my thoughts for Seattle and what I plan to deliver on Thursday night: Which few key community leaders are going to step up and get those neurons properly firing and connected? Community Leaders + Organizers.

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How to Get Superior Returns in Venture Capital

David Teten

The importance of reputation is why, for example, Andreessen Horowitz invested early and heavily in their own PR, adding PR guru Margit Wennmachers as a Partner. . – Incubating companies. – Thesis. It seems reasonable to assume that USV’s investment strategy (i.e., – Technology stack.

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How to Get Superior Returns in Venture Capital

David Teten

The importance of reputation is why, for example, Andreessen Horowitz invested early and heavily in their own PR, adding PR guru Margit Wennmachers as a Partner. . – Incubating companies. – Thesis. It seems reasonable to assume that USV’s investment strategy (i.e., – Technology stack.

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Twitter Link Roundup #117 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

ExcelerateLabs ranked in the top Startup Incubators by Forbes – [link]. Silicon Valley’s New Secret Weapon: Designers Who Found Startups – [link]. Why Startups Shouldn’t Hire PR Firms – [link]. Facing Another PR Disaster: Google Accused Of Fraudulently Undermining A Kenyan Startup – [link].

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Twitter Link Roundup #129 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

The dirty secret behind the incubator boom - [link]. VCs in Angels’ Clothing: The Sneaky New Trend of “Deal Scouts” in Silicon Valley - [link]. Illinois 3rd-worst in nation for business, CEO survey says - [link]. Traits of successful founders - [link]. Startup Founders: Don’t Freak Out - [link].

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VC Evolution: Physician, Scale Thyself.

500hats.com

note: apologies in advance for the west coast bias; i’m in silicon valley). but the food was awesome, & the PR wasn’t bad either). Scaling Up & Out: The Valley is Flat (and Global). These two divergent groups have optimized for very different market conditions and behaviors. and no, we didn’t.

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I Want My CIC! … The Benefits for Startups to Be Co-Located

Both Sides of the Table

I’m 100% certain this would benefit our community and not just the entrepreneurs that work there. It’s what Silicon Valley / San Fran entrepreneurs get for free. These kinds of office space arrangement are often called “technology incubators&# or “startup labs&# or something similar.