Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2017

VCs don’t expect any serious corrections to valuations in 2017 and they seem to be taking financial discipline in later-stage companies more seriously, valuing unit economics over “growth at any cost.”. So, no: VC funding isn’t such a rare thing in Silicon Valley or anywhere else. You don’t have to be a unicorn to get it either.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 20, 2019

percent in 2017. Furthermore, skilled software development teams can be created outside of the Silicon Valley, providing the same result at one-tenth of the price. Time was short and the work laborious, meaning that the majority of jobs went to India to save on costs. percent in 1998 to 7.7

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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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Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2017

I’ve spent my life at the center of innovation in Silicon Valley – doing eight startups in 21 years, and the last 15 years in academia teaching others innovation and entrepreneurship. — Now graduates of 2017, as you turn back to your phones, light a path for the better angels. Let me be honest about my bias.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

This problem is relatively minor in large, vibrant ecosystems like Silicon Valley, but can be more pervasive in smaller locations that lack the depth and breadth of experienced start-up advisors and angel investors. It is also especially prevalent in companies that create “hard tech.”.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Nearly two years since CA governor Jerry Brown signed the California Fair Pay Act which was designed to close the wage gap, women in Silicon Valley still report that their multi-billion dollar tech giant employers are still paying them less than their male counterparts for equal work (Larson). CNN , 20 Feb 2017, [link].

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

In September 2017, I spent 2 weeks in Austin, Texas to understand what makes this vibrant startup ecosystem tick. 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.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Official SXSW Panels and Speakers SXSW Badge Required Watch Out Silicon Valley: Rising LATAM Tech Scene Watch Out Silicon Valley: Rising LATAM Tech Scene MAR 8, 2019 | 12:30PM?—?1:30PM Yet female founders received only 2% of venture capital dollars in 2017. Bring a bag for collecting swag! What gives?

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

And as more economies worldwide seek to shift their investment strategies offshore and seek out technology, hubs like Silicon Valley and Shanghai, among others, have reaped the benefits. In 2017, Softbank rounds caught folks’ attention. 5/ Early Effects Of The Softbank Effect. 1/ Social Network Interference.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

None of us can un-ring the bell for whatever happened in 2017, but we can decide now to improve in 2018. We just closed out in 2017 our 10-year early-stage venture fund started in 2000. I believe the famous Ron Conway made about 300 investments in his Silicon Valley angel fund in the late 90’s, and his one big win was?—?Google.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

In September 2017, I spent 2 weeks in Austin, Texas to understand what makes this vibrant startup ecosystem tick. It follows up on my posts discussing why early stage startups should — or should not — move to Silicon Valley. In terms of access to capital, Austin is not Silicon Valley or New York — but it is Austin.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

That no-longer-stranger turned out to own a software consulting company in Austin and tentatively offered me a software developer role to start in January 2017. My first official job offer came in mid-November to work as a Test Automation Developer for a big insurance company starting January 2017 in Arizona, for $59K/yr.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

Vancouver has a situated tech market with a direct line to Silicon Valley. By 2017, the tech industry in Toronto became one of North Americas fastest growing tech market, per a CBRE 2 018 North American Scoring Tech Talent report. Job sites such as BCjobs.ca Global interest in Canadian tech jobs has increased by 58%.

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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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Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2017

In exchange our government sponsors benefit from 1) access to talent that most likely would never have served the country, 2) getting solutions as minimum viable products/prototypes in 10 weeks, 3) exposure to a problem solving methodology used in Silicon Valley and battle tested in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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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. Come share your journey capital and gain valuable insights at this meetup! March 10, 2018 5:00PM?—?6:00PM

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 25, 2018

In 2017, Silicon Valley faced a “reckoning” for its gender-driven decision-making and tolerance of sexual harassment. Much has been written about the tech industry’s sexist undertones.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 4, 2017

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. European cities like Berlin, Stockholm, or Amsterdam were on the list of the top locations for tech startups in the global Startup Ecosystem Report 2017.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 29, 2016

I’m not a predictor so you won’t find me participating in the “best/worst of 2016” and “predictions for 2017” lists. My argument is, and has never been, against Silicon Valley, but rather for the rest of the planet. Here’s how small-town America is primed to beat Silicon Valley in innovation.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2017

In exchange our government sponsors benefit from 1) access to talent that most likely would never have served the country, 2) getting solutions as minimum viable products/prototypes in 10 weeks, 3) exposure to a problem solving methodology used in Silicon Valley and battle tested in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 26, 2023

500 Startups was looking to add someone with an enterprise background to their investing team, so I made the leap into venture at the start of 2017. That exposure gave me insight into the significant knowledge gap that exists between Silicon Valley and the rest of the world.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 15, 2018

According to the 2018 Global Startup Ecosystem Report , in 2017, global venture capital investments reached the record of $140 billion, while the total value creation of the world’s startup economy hit astonishing $2.3 The study mentioned above shows that 35% of unicorns were from China in 2017, while the number of the U.S.

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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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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. by Kim Burmester, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for ATLAS Workbase. The Officeless World Of Online Business.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Segnit and his wife Amy launched the MAGFAST Family brand and line of products in 2017 after designing and road-testing a charger that Segnit invented to rein in the mess of tangled charging cables in 2013. The Background Story on MAGFAST. This demonstrates the level of interest that exists in support of new, less messy charging solutions.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Hacking for Defense is a battle-tested problem-solving methodology that runs at Silicon Valley speed. The program will scale to 13+ universities in 2017. We just held our first Hacking for Defense Educators Class with 75 attendees. We’ll soon launch a series of new modules to address these deserving communities. Lessons Learned.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

Year of HQ2 and Distributed Teams: It was a banner year for non-Silicon Valley cities as NYC and Northern Virginia were selected as Amazon’s HQ2. Seed funds back to basics in 2019: We highlighted the barbelling of VC in the year-end 2017 update and see this continuing in 2019.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Airbnb ($31B valuation in 2017 Series F round). valuation in 2017 round). I also found it remarkable in 2013 that San Francisco, rather than suburban Silicon Valley, had grown to become the epicenter of unicorn formation. Dropbox ($9.2B IPO value, $10.0B mkt cap today). Unrealized Unicorns. Pinterest ($12.3B

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Don’t believe that Silicon Valley myth that all you have to do is sketch your idea on the back of a napkin, and investors will line up to give you money. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/22/2017.

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Austin Startup

JULY 3, 2017

The Forrest Four-Cast: July 3, 2017 Over the course of six short years since its 2011 launch, Uber has revolutionized the concept of on-demand delivery. Let’s hope that true diversity can be the next great disruption coming from all the innovative minds in Silicon Valley.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

It’s no surprise that in 2017, Canada was rated the 7th best country in the world to start a business by Business Insider. The city’s close proximity to major business centers like Seattle and Silicon Valley is another notable benefit, enabling a vibrant flow of talent between cities up and down the west coast.

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A Crowded Space

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

When : December 13th, 2017 @ 5:30 - 8 pm. Attendees are all founders, investors, and executives from around Silicon Valley. Jackson Square Ventures is excited to be hosting the next installment of the JSV Book Club. He is a national leader in the fields of patient safety and healthcare quality.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. We provide revenue-based funding and business acceleration support to service-based small businesses located outside of major capital markets such as Silicon Valley and New York City.”. “We

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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.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Since then 8 universities have taught the Hacking for Defense class or put it on their academic calendar for 2017: UC San Diego , Georgetown , Air Force , University of Pittsburgh , James Madison University , Boise State , RIT, and Stanford. We trained our first group of educators and sponsors three months ago.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 6, 2017

Young Silicon Valley software professional Vivek Pandit is poised to become a key hire at a promising healthcare startup, but when they realize his work visa has less than a year remaining, the offer disappears. Rucha Humnabadkar, 2017, USA/India, 1:45, NR).

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 7, 2017

Above, Must is interviewed at TED (2017) about Tesla, space, AI and his plans to change the world. — crowdSPRING (@crowdSPRING) July 3, 2017. — crowdSPRING (@crowdSPRING) July 5, 2017. — crowdSPRING (@crowdSPRING) July 7, 2017. — GoDaddy (@GoDaddy) July 1, 2017. What's in a name? .

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