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10 Silicon Valley Facts Every Entrepreneur Should Know

YoungUpstarts

Silicon Valley – a fantastic moniker that conjures lots of images, right? The following are some of the most interesting facts about America’s most popular technology hub. Like all those giant companies, Silicon Valley essentially started with a garage. But why “Silicon Valley”? The “starters”?

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

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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How Black People Leveraged Tech Bigotry to Boss the Blockchain Below the Radar

Austin Startup

By the time Silicon Valley white privilege culture, tech magazines that promote only white faces, Ethereum/Bitcoin fanboys, sellout black tech wannabees and globalists promoting their blockchain consortium get a hold of this article, it’s already too late and the game already ended a while ago.

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Scaling Up the Next Silicon Valley

Reid Hoffman

Silicon Valley has a remarkable track record of producing valuable technology companies. Of the 13 high-tech companies in the world that are worth over $100 billion, six of them hail from Silicon Valley. All of their headquarters sit in a 50-mile stretch from San Francisco to San Jose.

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Artificial Intelligence And Global Ethics

YoungUpstarts

This technology is being tested now, as I experienced a few months ago while driving north on Highway 101 from Los Angeles to San Jose. And, we assume, Silicon Valley oligarchs responsible for AI creations will applaud themselves for their technological prowess. million truckers over the next decade.

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Mile-High disruption: Why Denver should be on your tech radar next year

The Next Web

Roughly 1,200 miles away in the heart of Silicon Valley, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed is pushing for restrictions that will shutter many of the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries. Like Silicon Valley, Denver is among the most educated cities in the U.S., Abundance of highly-educated and committed talent.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Perspiration (6/11)

Both Sides of the Table

There was a recent TechCrunch UK article by an anonymous VC (yes, I think posting anonymously is chicken shite) that talked about the work ethic of European tech companies versus those Silicon Valley. In the future they won’t only be in San Jose but also in Shanghai, Seoul and Bangalore. It’s not.

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