Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 7, 2016

The one everyone knows about is Silicon Valley. And, after three years and some reflection on my part, HCF decimates Silicon Valley ( which is mostly a challenge to my friends who have writing credits.). While contemporary satires can be awesome (like Silicon Valley is), there is no sense of perspective.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

But, it wasn’t directionally wrong, looking at enormous multinational companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook which rose from the hallowed ground of Silicon Valley. The CEO writes “Silicon Valley is going to leave Silicon Valley… the technology companies… they’re chasing talent, and talent is chasing affordable housing.”

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 8, 2012

Silicon Forest, Silicon Prairie, Silicon Beach, Silicon Hills, Silicon Sandbar. Startups anywhere outside the two major tech hubs of Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley have even more troublr attracting serious venture capital than they do finding a food truck with a decent bulgogi burrito.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 23, 2021

Bob Metcalfe wanted to make Austin and Texas into a better Silicon Valley. “My In the last decade, Metcalfe has made it his mission to ignite the startup and technology community in Austin and across Texas in what he often jokes are Austin’s suburbs of San Antonio, Houston, and […]. My work here is done,” Metcalfe said.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

It follows up on my posts discussing why early stage startups should — or should not — move to Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley is known for early adopters among both consumer and enterprise customers. Moreover, businesses in Dallas and Houston are both within a driving radius.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

For much of 2014 and 2015, I banged my head against a plane window flying back and forth between Austin and Silicon Valley while trying to raise institutional VC money for Localeur. Are there amazing Silicon Valley VCs out there with whom entrepreneurs should work to partner? but it’s true. Most definitely.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

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 VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. cities (outside of Silicon Valley and the East Coast), to build your startup.

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The Next Web

MAY 13, 2013

Startup Dream Team , started by Paris, France-based student organization Silicon Students , is actively looking for 45 young aspiring entrepreneurs from all around the world who are interested in joining a 9-week summer program in Silicon Valley.

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Reid Hoffman

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

The leaders and disrupters we meet in Silicon Valley and around the world are distinguished by the speed at which they zip up the learning curve. Talk with other entrepreneurs, not just famous entrepreneurs,” the Dropbox cofounder Drew Houston told Reid on the Masters of Scale podcast.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 25, 2011

And, most importantly, the Lean Startup idea is starting to take root in industries and contexts very different from it’s Silicon Valley roots. Brad Smith is the CEO of Intuit, one of the most successful software companies in Silicon Valley. Brad doesn’t meet your typical image of a scrappy entrepreneur.

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David Teten

MAY 16, 2017

Kirk Coburn: Raising a VC fund in Houston. GENERAL PARTNERS’ PERSPECTIVE. Nick Chirls and Alex Lines of Notation Capital in Brooklyn reveal the pitch deck they used to raise their $8 million ‘pre-seed investment fund’ in “ VC/Firm Fit ”. Physics Ventures: Why LPs Invested in Our First Fund. SAASTR: On raising a $180m fund.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 8, 2017

Capital Factory will host community events in Dallas and Houston with Venture Capitalists from across the state Startups in Dallas will open a customer service office in San Antonio. Entrepreneurs from Austin will drive to pitch Fortune 500 companies in Houston and Dallas.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 14, 2017

Houston has among the world’s top energy lawyers, but slim pickings for technology/vc lawyers. Silicon valley startups generally use silicon valley startup lawyers. For startups with less dense ecosystems than Silicon Valley or Austin, however, the cost to going local can be much higher.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 8, 2012

Silicon Forest, Silicon Prairie, Silicon Beach, Silicon Hills, Silicon Sandbar. Startups anywhere outside the two major tech hubs of Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley have even more trouble attracting serious venture capital than they do finding a food truck with a decent bulgogi burrito.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. Drew Houston. For decades, Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio have been on all of the “Top 10 Places for…” lists. Joe Lonsdale. Jim Breyer.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 8, 2012

Silicon Forest, Silicon Prairie, Silicon Beach, Silicon Hills, Silicon Sandbar. Startups anywhere outside the two major tech hubs of Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley have even more trouble attracting serious venture capital than they do finding a food truck with a decent bulgogi burrito.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Not unless you’re Elon Musk and Governor Abbott has a smile as wide as the Texas Panhandle or you’re Joe Rogan and every tech bro in Austin is so pumped to point to your move (and Tim Ferriss’ move) here as some kind of stamp of approval that they never needed Silicon Valley.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio are 4 of the 11 largest cities in the country , and connecting these cities will help to raise billions of dollars in capital and unleash thousands of diverse entrepreneurs. I’m excited to see the synergies that Capital Factory and The DEC can create to support the broader Texas tech community.”

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. 1:30PM Location: Hilton?—?Salon If you live in Texas, find out how you can tap into the network. 10:30AM Hilton?

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Reid Hoffman

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

The leaders and disrupters we meet in Silicon Valley and around the world are distinguished by the speed at which they zip up the learning curve. Talk with other entrepreneurs, not just famous entrepreneurs,” the Dropbox cofounder Drew Houston told Reid on the Masters of Scale podcast.

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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 With boots on the ground in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, we meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to investors, employees, mentors and customers. it has been decades in the making.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

Don't miss @DougPepper & expert panelists as they discuss at @SXSW on March 9th: [link] #SXSW  —  @shasta Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 28, 2020

Austin is one of the few markets that is able to support a full range of startups— like Silicon Valley or New York,” says Joshua Baer, the founder of Capital Factory, the city’s dominant startup incubator. - Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston were ranked ?29 Tom Foster for Inc.’s s “The 50 Best U.S.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

SXSW Panel: Attracting VC Investment Outside of Silicon Valley Carolyn Rodz (@carolynrodz) | Twitter Holly Gibson Founder Austin Women Who Code Holly loves the Austin tech community and serves it as the Founder of the Women Who Code Austin, a network of 2800+ women in tech.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 3, 2017

But lately, a number of venture capital firms have launched big funds here and others from Silicon Valley, Houston and Boston have offices here or regularly […] The post Ten Takeaways from VentureCrushATX appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin is also known for bootstrapping.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin?—?culminating Retail CPG, Financial Tech, Real Estate Tech June 5 in Houston ?—?Energy, Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio are four of the fastest growing cities in the country and have been for the past decade. a lot of them are moving here from Silicon Valley!

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. Join us and learn how to attract Venture Capital investment in your startup when you live somewhere other than Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, or Boston. Time: 12:30pm to 1:30pm Location: Hilton?—?Salon

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2012

They spoke of a need to prove out revenues in order to raise capital and a stark contrast to many Silicon Valley firms whose goal is user numbers over revenues. Already this week I’ve been in Dallas, Austin, Houston, Dayton and as I mentioned Cincinnati. I was in Houston on Monday night. In that sense it felt very LA.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 26, 2011

The University of Texas and the other great public and private universities in Texas – from my alma mater Texas A&M in College Station, to Rice University in Houston, and many more – serve to educate each new generation’s youth with the skills and knowledge to make their mark in the world. mobileTech Tuesday by Steve Guengerich.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

Before we talk about how this might work, it’s helpful to take a look back at a case study of what gave rise to Silicon Valley as an innovation cluster and the San Francisco Bay Area as a modern supercity. In the case of Silicon Valley, it was a combination of: Universities like Stanford. Federal government.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Ben lives the Texas Startup Manifesto having lived in Austin and Dallas and with Hypergiant offices in both cities plus Houston. He was also born here and went to UT Austin before heading out to Silicon Valley for a stint. He’s also on the board of the Planetary Society and the Arch Mission.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

6: Houston, TX?—? 10: Silicon Valley Bank?—?New 9: Silicon Valley, CA Oct. RSVP here Sept. RSVP here Sept. New York City, NY Sept. 10: Techstars New York?—?New New York City, NY?—? RSVP here Sept. 11: Startup Week?—?Washington Washington D.C. 18: Startup Week?—?Denver, Denver, CO?—? RSVP here Sept. RSVP here Oct.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 20, 2010

The article includes comments from Kevin Dewalt and Drew Houston. Heres an excerpt: Philosophy Helps Start-Ups Move Faster - WSJ.com Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitalists often churn out how-to business books and fancy themselves as management gurus, but few see their methodologies adopted.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

And in response, our entrepreneurial, the Silicon Valley-style economy is putting $120 million into companies that are making $500 do-it-yourself cold-pressed juicers rather than respond to these pressing problems. As a result, inequality is at a 100-year high. RSVP here if you’d like to join. Austin, we have a problem.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Seshu has already started operations in Dallas and Houston as well as launched in the Bay Area. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant. Seshu Madabushi, from Irving, Texas, pitched Desi Sauda , a Groupon-like service catering to the South Asian communities in the U.S.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

KQED Forum: LIVE at 10am PST this Wednesday Nov 28 When I first moved to Silicon Valley, I used to have a pretty short commute. Some of them are entrepreneurship superstars like Steve Blank, Marc Andreessen, Drew Houston, Leah Busque, Scott Cook and Dave Binetti. and a chance to win free tickets, if you keep reading.

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Kodorra

DECEMBER 2, 2018

The owner of Dropbox, Drew Houston, attended MIT and wanted to get in the coveted Y Combinator program but was rejected twice. Drew Houston is one of the youngest billionaires in Silicon Valley. It is now the most valuable company in the world and continues to make headlines with its unique lines of products.

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