YoungUpstarts
APRIL 7, 2016
For aspiring entrepreneurs, it’s hard to resist the allure of Silicon Valley. You’d be forgiven for thinking that any budding entrepreneur should only look at setting up in Silicon Valley to be successful. Software Development Incentives Speak for Themselves. Photo credit: Canada flag from Shutterstock.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 4, 2020
They aren’t operating on big bankrolls of venture capital (at least initially), and they don’t have trust funds to fall back on if the business fails. In the eyes of entrepreneurs chasing venture capital funding, how could being self-funded ever look like anything but a handicap? If they don’t come through, who will?
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YoungUpstarts
JULY 16, 2019
Positions for software development and data science continue to expand throughout the industry. Vancouver has a situated tech market with a direct line to Silicon Valley. Calgary employers found software developer and engineer as the most in demand. Developing a popular mobile scheduling app, they raised $1.2
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 27, 2011
There are very few people in Silicon Valley who have such a precise grasp on what defines success of early-stage startup companies than Eric Ries. I interviewed Eric for an hour for - This Week in Venture Capital. 1:05:35 Middle class job of the next generation: software development! 46:50 Engines of Growth.
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 2, 2016
Everyone knows that Silicon Valley has been, historically speaking, the source of much innovation. These cities won’t cost you an arm and a leg, but you’ll find that there is still plenty of opportunities in their local software development industry. San Francisco is already well publicized.
crowdSPRING Blog
JULY 10, 2014
It’s getting harder to tell what’s a real Silicon Valley startup and what’s a parody – crowdspring.co/1k05eDQ. The secretive billionaire who built Silicon Valley – crowdspring.co/1qjKWZN. In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together (you want contrasting opinions) – crowdspring.co/1o1YA2b.
crowdSPRING Blog
JANUARY 25, 2010
In March, Ross and I will be hosting a talk at South by Southwest; it’s called “ Third Coast: How to be a Startup Outside of Silicon Valley.&# We have been thinking a lot about this lately and discussing the challenges we have faced on our own path. Funding, too, was a challenge. Research, research, research.
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