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There Is Only ONE Silicon Valley

Gust

Silicon Valley is a very special place – the nucleus of high-growth, high technology entrepreneurship in the US, indeed, in the world. The Valley produces world-class entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists and successful high-tech companies – all growing and creating jobs on one relatively small peninsula.

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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. To my surprise, the ideas and technology behind that startups were not superior to the ones we have in Finland. Startups are keen on business development and will seek partnerships. Silicon Valley is a hub.

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Insights from the Most Active Investor in Silicon Valley

ReadWriteStart

The company is known as the most active investor in Silicon Valley. It’s also the “ultimate innovation platform” because it connects the best technology startups with the world’s largest corporations. Will Decker has expertise advising companies large and small on strategy, product, marketing, and business development.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Posted on September 14, 2009 by steveblank Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. Large companies were acquiring technology startups just to get in the game at the same absurd prices.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company. I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you?

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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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Angel Investing – The Most Underrated Skill: Access to Buyers

Both Sides of the Table

Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. Most people think that being a successful investor is about finding the right deals and nurturing the teams through the difficult times to come out with a great company. He’s backed so many of the Silicon Valley’s young elite tech professionals.