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.”

San Francisco 116

San Francisco Silicon Valley Seattle Venture Capital 116

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 8, 2016

We’re successful because we specialize in “hard problems” but not in any one vertical market. Interestingly, we’ve won a number of deals by being the not–offshore alternative. Most people I know have had extremely bad experiences with offshore development. Fourth is embracing change.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 26, 2013

We’re successful because we specialize in “hard problems” but not in any one vertical market. Interestingly, we’ve won a number of deals by being the not-offshore alternative. Most people I know have had extremely bad experiences with offshore development. Fourth is embracing change.

Southern California 75

Southern California Offshore Silicon Valley Vertical 75

David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

We’re now actively seeking corporate sponsors who want to connect with pertinent companies in the local market. - Publishing notes on local tech events. Visualize a grid, with the standard entrepreneurial steps down the y-axis (ideation, market research, incorporation, etc.), HBS Angels will likely execute this in 2012.

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Government Technical Review New York Offshore 146

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2011

We have heard that there are significant tax advantages in doing business offshore. All this sounds very enticing and many budding entrepreneurs can’t wait to fly to Paris or Shanghai to tap into the international markets. Manufacturing offshore could impact intellectual property.

Intellectual Property 228

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

They achieve product/market fit while based abroad, and then sometimes gradually move key business functions to the US and Western European tech hubs. Typically engineering, QA, and support are offshore, while CEO, sales, and marketing are in the US. Bi-national companies , which from inception have an international presence.

United States 60

United States Silicon Valley Canada Offshore 60

David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

They achieve product/market fit while based abroad, and then sometimes gradually move key business functions to the US and Western European tech hubs. Typically engineering, QA, and support are offshore, while CEO, sales, and marketing are in the US. Bi-national companies , which from inception have an international presence.

United States 60

United States Silicon Valley Canada Offshore 60

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

For its first few decades Silicon Valley was content flying under the radar of Washington politics. It wasn’t until Fairchild and Intel were almost bankrupted by Japanese semiconductor manufacturers in the early 1980’s that they formed Silicon Valley’s first lobbying group. Fast forward to today.

America 318

America Silicon Valley Washington Venture Capital 318

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

I sometimes feel that the Silicon Valley culture and we as technologists more broadly can breed monoculture in our approach to entrepreneurship, problem solving, market analysis and technology solutions. She was talking a lot about how the broader world doesn’t operate how we in Silicon Valley always perceive that it does.

India 334

India New Jersey Silicon Valley France 334

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

We have heard that there are tax advantages in doing business offshore. All this sounds very enticing and many budding entrepreneurs can’t wait to fly to Paris or Shanghai to tap into the international markets. The classic mistake is to place an office in London and think that you have entered the EU (European Common Market).

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Offshore Silicon Valley Europe 120

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Especially if you aren’t from around Silicon Valley. Not everybody can, especially if they need to run with the idea to get to market. Pitching to investors before building is a waste of time especially if they do not understand the timing to enter the market. link] steve Interesting article.

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Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In Silicon Valley, rock climbing’s a current hot spot for startup folks. SVASE or Founder Dating in Silicon Valley, First Tuesday in London and Hackers and Founders in New York all come to mind. To be blunt, find a way to move to Silicon Valley. So is ultimate frisbee. Find your ticket.

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Cofounder Founder Silicon Valley Technical Cofounder 66

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Over the last half a century, Silicon Valley has grown into the leading technology and innovation cluster for the United States and the world. For consumer hardware, no startup has to build their own factory as the costs are absorbed by offshore manufacturers. There’s Something Happening Here, What It Is Ain’t Exactly Clear.

Silicon Valley 335

Silicon Valley United States Venture Capital Software Review 335

Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

I’ve seen the Valley grow from Sunnyvale to Santa Clara to today where it stretches from San Jose to South of Market in San Francisco. I’ve watched the Valley go from Microwave Valley – to Defense Valley – to Silicon Valley to Internet Valley. So how did this happen?

Restful 222

Restful Silicon Valley Puerto Rico San Jose 222

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2016

Luckily many, not all, tech employees in Silicon Valley earn good wages as a result of educations from top schools that allowed them access to this talent market. As a free-market capitalist this is as it should be and of course this in its own right creates a degree of income inequality that is tolerable.

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