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Snowflakes in the Valley: What Happens When 40 Nordic Entrepreneurs Visit Silicon Valley

ReadWriteStart

The Internet might be truly global then, but the world of startups still revolves much around Silicon Valley. Startups are keen on business development and will seek partnerships. The old continent often looks up to the Valley as a sort of Eldorado of IT. Silicon Valley is a hub. Bigger is Better.

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How to get meetings with people too busy to see you

Steve Blank

Since he wasn’t from Silicon Valley, he decided to use his time up here networking with other meetings with VC’s and company executives. Silicon Valley has a “pay-it-forward” culture where we try to help each other without asking for anything in return. Filed under: Customer Development , Family/Career/Culture.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Venture Capitalists on your board developed the expertise to get your firm public as soon as possible using whatever it took including hype, spin, expand, and grab market share because the sooner you got your billion dollar market cap, the sooner the VC firm could sell their shares and distribute their profits. Order Here. Now In Print!

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Investors And Incubators Need To Look At Pre-Incubation

ReadWriteStart

One theme seems to come up over and again, especially from geographies outside Silicon Valley: lack of a reliable pipeline of deals. On July 1, 2006, commenting on the Indian startup scenario, I had written a blog post called Too Much Money, Too Few Deals. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant.

Incubator 128
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Investors! Join Me On An Epic 3 Day Roadshow Across the Great State of Texas

Austin Startup

You should come along for the ride if you are interested in investing more in Texas technology and disruptive commerce companies and want to develop relationships with local investors who can be your deal flow. You’ll learn about the Texas startup ecosystem, develop relationships with other investors, and have a lot of fun.

Texas 50
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MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TECHSTARS AUSTIN

Austin Startup

Schwartzfarb describes “Sell More Faster” as the indispensable guide for entrepreneurs seeking product-market fit, building their sales team, developing a growth strategy and chasing accelerated, repeatable selling success. “I 10: Silicon Valley Bank?—?New 9: Silicon Valley, CA Oct. RSVP here Sept. RSVP here Sept.

Austin 48
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Introducing: Ask a New Investor

Hippoland

Entrepreneurs whom I meet aren’t lazy, but when faced with balancing the needs of a business and spending the time networking with investors, it’s a hard tradeoff. I want to try to connect relevant entrepreneurs with new investors and help new investors get more qualified deal flow and exposure.