YoungUpstarts
MAY 7, 2017
Jonmichael Moy (Jon Michael Moy) may be a seasoned veteran of Silicon Valley, but this accomplished, dedicated technology executive with more than seventeen years of experience in management and operations, product and business development and marketing has now brought his talents to Toronto. And what are significant points of overlap?
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 7, 2016
For aspiring entrepreneurs, it’s hard to resist the allure of Silicon Valley. You’d be forgiven for thinking that any budding entrepreneur should only look at setting up in Silicon Valley to be successful. One of the countries gaining momentum with the early-stage start-up community is Canada, and for good reason.
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YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 12, 2012
“We need to be like Silicon Valley,” we hear many a startup community organizer around the world intone. After all, Silicon Valley been held up as a shining example as a hotbed for startups and many clamor to copy its success in positioning themselves as a similar scene for innovation and technological entrepreneurship.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 4, 2020
Though the trend in the startup world seems to be relocating to Silicon Valley (a choice that some angel investors and venture capitalists now call mandatory) and knocking on the doors of venture capital, this path doesn’t make sense for all businesses, and it’s not accessible to many entrepreneurs because of their life circumstances.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 25, 2017
The most pressing advantage for startups, in this, is an increased number of options when it comes to staying alive in the early days of the company. This can even include angel investing, and platforms like AngelList and Crowdfunder have put new vigor – and hope – into early stage startups. Expanding tech talent.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 22, 2013
While Silicon Valley may seem to be the most obvious place, it may not be the one most suited to your needs. New York is similarly high risk, but it also tend to focus more on diverse and often niche urban ideas, and offers strong scaling stage funding.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 26, 2020
Here are three pieces of advice that are tossed around Silicon Valley as if they are gospel, but they are really Startup Myths. I don’t know exactly when it happened but at some point, Silicon Valley became obsessed with the word billion. Myth #1: Build a Billion Dollar Company. This might seem obvious, but it’s not.
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