ReadWriteStart

JUNE 9, 2011

And the third was a discussion on Silicon Valley: The Next Decade. Silicon Valley: The Next Decade. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. Discuss.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The mantra of “ first mover advantage ,” the idea that winners are the ones who are the first entrants in their market, became the conventional wisdom of investors in Silicon Valley.“ This same risk averse, conserve the cash, VC mindset would return after the 2008 meltdown of the housing market.).

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

The Rise of Mergers and Acquisitions -– March 2003 -2008 After the dot.com bubble collapsed, the IPO market (and most tech M&A deals) shutdown for technology companies. In the Fall of 2008, the credit crisis wiped out mergers and acquisitions as a path to liquidity as M&A collapsed with the rest of the market. So what’s left?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

So as of 2008 total LP commitments were still at nearly $250 billion. Our current fund was raised in 2008/09.] The best and most consistent funds in Silicon Valley (e.g. But my conversations in the private corridors on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley is that many fund sizes will be smaller going forward.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 5, 2011

She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy , and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

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 funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. All of these things aside, one of its biggest attractions may be what is not: Silicon Valley.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

And while there is a narrative that most LPs only want to invest in the long-standing Silicon Valley brands that have existed for the past 40 years, there is evidence that many LPs understand that it is possible for new entrants in our industry to stake out grounds of differentiation.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

It is no longer Silicon Valley's exclusive domain. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Today, building Internet businesses, or businesses that are primarily marketed through the Internet, is viable for entrepreneurs all over the world.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 17, 2011

In Silicon Valley, we've had access to the tribal knowledge, but no one has tried to capture it, derive a methodology out of it, and package it in a way that entrepreneurs around the world can benefit from this knowledge and expertise. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

2 preamble issues having read the comments on TC today: 1: I know that the prices of startup companies is much great in Silicon Valley than in smaller towns / less tech focused areas in the US and the US prices higher than many foreign markets. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. I acknowledged this in the article.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 19, 2011

She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy , and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

Reading the articles and the comments is probably worth it, but I personally think that the NY Times is overstating the advantage of being in Silicon Valley with a couple of exceptions. Of course, thats probably even more true in Silicon Valley. eHarmongy) as an acting CTO.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Founded in August 2008 in Palo Alto, CA, by Sam Christiansen and Keith Lee.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The 2008 financial crisis was still fresh on our minds and people were more careful when taking each business step. Running a startup in New York or Silicon Valley is very expensive, so no wonder that recently, there has been an explosion of new locations starting to see growth in tech startups.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 25, 2011

On Friday Silicon Valley Bank released a survey of 375 executives at startup technology companies in the 4 core venture capital investment sectors – Software/Internet, Hardware, Life Science, and Cleantech. Here is what they found: Tech. Are Bullish. The study notes that in 2010, venture capitalists invested $21.8

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

” I found myself nodding through all of it with quotes like, “Seed investing is the status symbol of Silicon Valley,” said Sam Altman. If you follow the Twittersphere you may have noticed several people weighing in on this recent piece by Mike Isaac of the NY Times, asking “ How Many Angels is Too Many? It won’t be.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

I know Silicon Valley and the MBA types look down upon lifestyle businesses. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. Well, I don't. You can register for the next roundtable here.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

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 funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. All of these things aside, one of its biggest attractions may be what is not: Silicon Valley.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Where did Silicon Valley come from? I think the absolute best reading on this subject is a book called Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128 by AnnaLee Saxenian. And what were they doing beforehand?

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

She was married to a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur who ran a couple of major companies and had a brilliant career. In some cases, and this situation is particularly prevalent in places like Silicon Valley and Wall Street where wealth flows abundantly, women quit because there is no real pressure to earn money.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 23, 2011

She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka and Uuma.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

Its easy to take Silicon Valley for granted. Ive written a little bit about the origins of Silicon Valley because I think its important for us to understand how we got here in order to make sure we preserve what is best about our community. But theres no denying the level of support for entrepreneurs that we enjoy.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 27, 2014

The Innovation Culture of Silicon Valley. To me, what’s most interesting about this story is the light it sheds on the clash of values between Icahn’s Wall Street world and the culture of Silicon Valley. The reality of Silicon Valley is that innovation takes time. billion in 2008, when he took over, to $16.05

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Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Well, if you were an Entrepreneur-In-Residence at one of the large Silicon Valley venture firms during the last few decades, that was your gig. Repeat entrepreneurs and departing big tech company execs would often do pitstops as EIRs, sometimes even simultaneously at two firms (otherwise known as the circa 2008 Jeff Weiner Flex ).

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 24, 2011

She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy , and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Whenever you’d hear the word “startup” nowadays, you’d immediately think of a tech or software venture in Silicon Valley – the breeding ground of startups, both failures and successes. But after the 2008 collapse, and until around 2015, the small & medium enterprise sectors were struggling to get back on their feet.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, November 7, 2008 Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online service, step-by-step If you want to build an online service, and you dont test it with a fake AdWords campaign ahead of time, youre crazy. November 7, 2008 7:36 PM nitesh said. November 7, 2008 7:41 PM nitesh said.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 1, 2011

She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy , and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma.

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bizthoughts.mikelee.org

MARCH 8, 2012

If you’re a non-technical entrepreneur in Silicon Valley that’s out of college now, it can be tough to find a technical cofounder. Active software engineers probably get two offers a month or more. But it’s not hopeless.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. Good news: Indrajit is a solo entrepreneur, so he doesn't have a large overhead to support. Recordings of previous roundtables are all available here.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 2, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, August 2, 2008 Paul Graham on fundraising I have found no better primer on the current realities of starting a new technology company in a startup hub like Silicon Valley than Paul Grahams essays. but rest assured they would be.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Revenue growth: 51% YoY (2010), 1% YoY (2009), 131% YoY (2008). Historically more revenue came from distribution/lead-gen (57% in 2007), but this tipped in 2008 though appears to be steady from 2009 to 2010 at about 58% advertising and 42% distribution. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

The ingenuity of a rural farmer in Africa is on par with some of the greatest innovation I’ve seen in the heart of Silicon Valley, particularly in light of the lack of “formal” training and mentorship many of us experience in the developed world.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Fiercely intelligent, self-starting, and as at home in America as he is in Brazil, Vanossi is typical of a new generation of Brazilian tech innovators that is making Silicon Valley sit up and take notice. Diego Remus , who launched the Brazilian blog startupi in 2008, says the buzz is building. It’s very innovative.”

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Campus Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

From ASU to Silicon Valley, nice piece in Entrepreneur by Joel Holland profiling the journey Suhail Doshi and Tim Trefren have taken over the past few years, including time in Y Combinator. In 2008, following his sophomore year at Arizona State University, Doshi interned at Slide, a developer of social media apps.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2010

The word conjures images of twenty-something graduate students hacking code in a Silicon Valley dorm room, fueled by a steady supply of Red Bull and Ramen. The 55-64 age bracket exhibited the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity every year from 1996 to 2008, while the 20-34 bracket actually had the lowest rate.

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