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Innovation, Change and the Rest of Your Life

Steve Blank

I lived through the time when working in my first job in Ann Arbor Michigan we had to get out a map to find out that San Jose was not only in Puerto Rico but there was a city with that same name in California. I’ve watched the Valley go from Microwave Valley – to Defense Valley – to Silicon Valley to Internet Valley.

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Entrepreneurial Density and Venture Capital

Feld Thoughts

High-Tech Challengers to Silicon Valley. Richard took this notion a step further in his article High-Tech Challengers to Silicon Valley and actually did some math. In it, he looked at Venture Capital financing (total dollars and number of deals) on a per-capital basis.

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Early Growth Financial Services (EGFS) Earns #13 Spot in Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Fast Private Award for 2014

Early Growth Financial Services

Outsourced financial services firm ranked in top 50 of fastest growing private companies in Silicon Valley. As Silicon Valley Business Journal notes, in Silicon Valley, “it takes explosive growth to get noticed.” In total, the 50 companies ranked boasted $2.9

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ProfessorVC: Bootstrapping 101

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I moderated a panel discussion last night on one of my favorite topics, bootstrapping, as part of our Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship Eminent Speaker Series at San Jose State. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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Fostering A Company Culture Of Ongoing Professional Growth

YoungUpstarts

He’s finished a long day at his current job in finance and M&A, but he is eager to tap away on his phone, consuming Python courses. James began his career as a technical recruiter in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. by James Van, Director of Career Services and Professional Development at SoloLearn.

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ProfessorVC: Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. If I could have coffee with you sometime and talk either in San Jose or Palo Alto that would be great. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ProfessorVC.

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ProfessorVC: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. With that in mind, I created a new course at San Jose State last year, the Entrepreneurship Lab (E-Lab). While Silicon Valley covers a large amount of turf, it is very small. ProfessorVC. Thursday, November 19, 2009. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? June 3, 2010 9:50 AM.