Version One Ventures

JULY 14, 2014

The big debate among tech circles has always been if it’s possible to build a “Silicon Valley” company outside of the Valley. Is Silicon Valley a physical place or a state of mind ? Starting a company is one thing, but scaling is much tougher outside of Silicon Valley. Related articles.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. ” Put simply, if you care about building a successful tech community outside Silicon Valley you should read this book.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. All of these things aside, one of its biggest attractions may be what is not: Silicon Valley.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. The monetization engine of the Internet that powers the most profitable business perhaps in history was invented and perfected in Los Angeles and is what you now know as Google Ad Words.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 17, 2012

On LinkedIn's blog today is a post about the top 10 most sought-after engineering startups in Silicon Valley. To compile the list, the company looked at nearly a quarter million engineer profiles on its service and tracked where they were searching for jobs. Pinterest was number 6.)

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

Which engineers dialed it in before a big release because it was during July 4th weekend? ” Who cut you in on their bonus because even though you’re “just an sales engineer” they know you really deserved more credit for this deal. You hire people who look good on paper. After 6 months – you know.

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Version One Ventures

MAY 24, 2016

Just a few years ago, if you wanted to do something big, you needed to go to Silicon Valley. It meant frequent flights or moving your company to San Francisco to raise money from Bay Area VCs. If we try to dissect the magic of Silicon Valley, I think there are five key factors at play: Great schools.

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Transformify

MARCH 23, 2020

Earthquakes and talent scarcity in tech hubs like San Francisco, London, New York, Tel Aviv, Berlin, Paris and so on could disrupt the business of many tech companies. At the same time, talented software engineers, designers, digital marketing experts, product managers, etc.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Engineering Serendipity Making real connections starts with having the right people in the room. Official SXSW Panels and Speakers SXSW Badge Required Watch Out Silicon Valley: Rising LATAM Tech Scene Watch Out Silicon Valley: Rising LATAM Tech Scene MAR 8, 2019 | 12:30PM?—?1:30PM Bring a bag for collecting swag!

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

Its easy to take Silicon Valley for granted. Ive written a little bit about the origins of Silicon Valley because I think its important for us to understand how we got here in order to make sure we preserve what is best about our community. You can learn more about that by reading The engineering managers lament.)

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. All of these things aside, one of its biggest attractions may be what is not: Silicon Valley.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As a native of Silicon Valley , I’ve witnessed the creative destruction of wave after wave of innovation as nearby corporate campuses repopulated themselves : From defense contractors to data centers , computer mainframe manufacturers to Internet search engines. Most of the technology industry is notoriously apolitical.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 2, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, August 2, 2008 Paul Graham on fundraising I have found no better primer on the current realities of starting a new technology company in a startup hub like Silicon Valley than Paul Grahams essays. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. but rest assured they would be. Bring your questions.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2010

Id like to call special attention to Kurt Carr s perspective (lets hope he finishes his five-part series): Now that I’m back in Ohio (I was one of the token foreigners in a room full of Silicon Valley residents), I have found myself reliving and rethinking much of what I saw there.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 10, 2012

San Francisco-based Developer Boot Camp was an idea that started with a friend in need. This is not the first time a Silicon Valley entrepreneur has advocated learning to code as opposed to going to college. Bishay also wants to dispel the myth that software engineers are some type of super people. “I

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Steveys Blog Rants: Good Agile, Bad Agile : "Google is an exceptionally disciplined company, from a software-engineering perspective. They work hard to keep their house in order at all times, and there are strict rules and guidelines in place that prevent engineers and teams from doing things their own way. Bring your questions.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 23, 2011

MyTab Next, Heddi Cundle from San Francisco, California, discussed MyTab , an online gift-registry of sorts to raise money for travel. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020.

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Diego Basch

MARCH 14, 2013

Here they are: 1) I strongly prefer investing in companies located in San Francisco (city proper, not the Bay Area). I live in San Francisco, and I enjoy driving on Bay Area freeways as much as having a root canal done by a drunken dentist who hates my family. That’s a positive return to me. Some lawyers, even.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Go west, young MBA: Important rules for building wealth in San Francisco – [link]. In Silicon Valley, Technology Talent Gap Threatens G.O.P. Special Report: Silicon Valley’s dirty secret – age bias | Reuters – [link]. In Silicon Valley, Technology Talent Gap Threatens G.O.P.

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techcrunch.com

JUNE 22, 2012

This is where FAST enters the picture, which Founder Institute has developed in conjunction with the Orrick Law Firm and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, to standardize the process and remove the hassle, cost, and delay to the formation of these relationships. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco, California.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 20, 2014

Dino and I kept in touch as he moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Part 3: Engineering a Regional Tech Cluster. The differences between the Bend, Oregon region and Silicon Valley are obvious. I visited Bend last year and caught up with his progress. What’s Different.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Labels: customer development , search engine marketing 13comments: Jim Lindstrom said. The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Eric -- This is a pretty interesting idea.

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Diego Basch

JUNE 21, 2012

I believe that Silicon Valley is like Las Vegas, except they make you pass a number of tests before they let you gamble. The purpose of this post is to analyze the folowing problem: Joe Founder comes to Silicon Valley with a laptop full of dreams, but no money. The product looks useful and promising. They blog a lot.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

In the case of Freshdesk, their main competitor, Zendesk, is operating with a San Francisco - Copenhagen cost-structure and will find it harder to compete with this strategy. Bizosys Technologies, a Bangalore, India based software engineering company was founded in 2009. Toward that end, they have created two products.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

I gave a talk last night to the Silicon Valley Product Management Association. It’s a San Francisco Bay Area forum for networking, jobs and education for over 500 Product Management professionals. The gist of the talk was to observe that: startups are not smaller versions of large companies.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2009

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance I always had been curious about how Silicon Valley, a place I had lived and worked in, came to be. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance I always had been curious about how Silicon Valley, a place I had lived and worked in, came to be. How did Silicon Valley start?

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 29, 2018

Basing your startup in Silicon Valley gives you some advantages. You aren’t the only entrepreneur inspired by Silicon Valley. According to the New York Times, the rising cost of San Francisco is pushing many investors to consider other parts of the country , signaling the end of Silicon Valley’s reign.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The first of these discussions was about a new social media marketing platform called Stanzr, from San Francisco-based Voluble, that we are using at 1M/1M. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant. The 1M/1M Channel on Stanzr. Taariq Lewis, the founder of Voluble, is a 1M/1M premium entrepreneur.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2021

A “who’s who” list of Silicon Valley leaders moving to ATX This shift did not happen overnight?—?it While the Texas weather is preferable to New York City and the cost of living preferable to San Francisco, there are many more reasons that entrepreneurs are flocking to Texas. it has been decades in the making.

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Agile VC

JULY 16, 2014

One of our portfolio companies, Plastiq , announced yesterday that they raised a $10M Series B led by Khosla Ventures and are planning to move their headquarters from Boston to San Francisco. Some lament the relocation of Plastiq and other companies who start in Boston but end up moving to Silicon Valley or other startup hubs.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online.

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Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

Silicon Arabia has engineers in Russia as well as Egypt.) Even the hijab and other traditional clothing worn by some team members can be seen in IT work environments in places like London, New York or San Francisco.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Im not offering extensive studies or research to support this conclusion; the evidence from my peers right here in the innovation capital of America, Silicon Valley, is absolutely overwhelming. Asked to help, I am confident that Silicon Valley and every other innovation center will step up. They are nerds.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Correction: Last week's CTO position at Modcloth is actually a San Francisco opportunity, not Pittsburgh. Senior VP of Operations/COO – ROBLOX - San Francisco, CA Tree forts. Our team includes 12 top-notch engineers from NVidia, Microsoft, Stanford, Berkeley and Cornell. Wooden blocks. Erector Set. Tinker Toys.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 11, 2015

I watched him jump on a plane regularly to be down at all of our board meetings and while I know that sounds like an obvious commitment from a VC, I’ve watched other scenarios where NorCal VCs find reasons to always dial in via Google Hangouts or ask non-Silicon Valley investments to travel to Menlo Park or San Francisco for meetings.

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