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Argentina Entrepreneurship, Endeavor, and Global Lessons

Reid Hoffman

As part of connecting with local Argentinian entrepreneurs and part of the amazing Endeavor networks here and South America, Wences and I recorded a podcast to share what I and Silicon Valley can learn from the robust entrepreneurial ecosystem down here. My quintessential teacher here is Wences.

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How we changed the way the U.S. government commercializes science: Errol Arkilic — Part 1 of Episode 6 on Sirius XM Channel 111

Steve Blank

Venk Shukla , president TiE Silicon Valley and general partner, Monta Vista Capital. In my interview with Errol, we discussed the origins of the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps), how and why it was created, and how it changed the way the government commercializes scientific research.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

Other sources of capital. Government grants – Credit cards / debt. At the end of the conversation, ask them if they’d be willing to make an introduction. 1 page website w/ simple checkout, then add things as you feel it’ll help increase conversions. If you believe in it – then finance whatever you can yourself.

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Out of the Crisis #27: Eren Bali of Carbon Health on public health, COVID vaccinations, and working as a unified society to solve problems

Startup Lessons Learned

Eren Bali arrived in Silicon Valley from Turkey in 2010 hoping to relaunch Udemy , his online education company. Eren came to the US from Turkey to work at a Silicon Valley tech startup, which is actually where I first met him a few years ago.