Feld Thoughts

MARCH 6, 2018

The hyperbolic headlines are once again accompanying the articles about Silicon Valley. A Sunday NY Times article titled Silicon Valley Is Over, Says Silicon Valley kicks off what I expect is another wave of this. Now, go read Ian Hathaway’s post titled Silicon Valley is Not Over.

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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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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. Reputation will be as important as ever in 2018—only now, it’s more about your brand identity spread through digital channels.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 28, 2017

8 of the Best Executive Assistant Conferences in 2018. Dates: September 30 – October 3, 2018. Locations and Dates: Silicon Valley, CA – March 29, 2018. Boston, MA – May 31, 2018. New Orleans, LA – September 27, 2018. Las Vegas, NV – November 10-11, 2018.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 31, 2018

“Every company is a media company,” Tom Foremski, ex-FT journalist and the editor of Silicon Valley Watcher, said a decade ago. This article will help you think through whether making writing your primary occupation or looking at writing as a side gig might be a good opportunity in 2018. The search actually failed.

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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. I’m looking forward to this fireside chat!

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

In 2018, Canada had a record-low unemployment rate and as a result we are seeing more companies, startups and online-based businesses dedicated to serving the niche-jobs industry. Vancouver has a situated tech market with a direct line to Silicon Valley. The tech job landscape across Canada has continued to grow.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 2, 2019

We’re proud to say that we wrote a blog post every week in 2018 – and we’ve done that now for the past three years. In case you didn’t catch each and every post, here’s a look back at some of our favourite and most read pieces from 2018. Changing the narrative on distributed teams in Silicon Valley”. Running a Startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2018

With these steps, you really don’t need a rich uncle or a benefactor in Silicon Valley these days to start your own business, and keep ahead of the crowd. Marty Zwilling First published on CayenneConsulting on 08/09/2018. The challenge is to do it right the first time, since time is of the essence in these time of rapid change.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 22, 2019

And because of this, the demand for Silicon Valley caliber talent is growing exponentially. But if your company is located someplace like Silicon Valley, Seattle, Boston, or New York, you’re entering the race with a handicap. A shortage of engineers is the biggest challenge facing Silicon Valley startups today.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

For much of 2014 and 2015, I banged my head against a plane window flying back and forth between Austin and Silicon Valley while trying to raise institutional VC money for Localeur. Are there amazing Silicon Valley VCs out there with whom entrepreneurs should work to partner? but it’s true. Most definitely.

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Austin Startup

JULY 15, 2019

You’ll interact with every VC in Texas and those from Silicon Valley who are investing in Texas and every startup CEO who gets funded. We did 70 transactions in 2018 alone! We invest in startups that get funded by all of the top venture capitalists in Texas and Silicon Valley.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 26, 2024

With several investors handing sizable checks to startups to profit from what has attracted Silicon Valley’s attention in the past year — the race to create more and better AI has been escalating. Musk left OpenAI in 2018, citing a conflict of interest with the AI in his Tesla business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2018

Even geography counts – there is a reason that tech firms cluster in Silicon Valley and financial firms cluster in London and New York. Marty Zwilling First published on CayenneConsulting on 07/10/2018. Open architecture is more conducive to certain desired office behaviors, like collaboration and easy communication.

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2020

The ride-sharing market is expected to achieve a growth rate of more than 20 percent between 2018-2025. Keep in mind that tech businesses are successful all around the nation, not just in Silicon Valley. 50 percent of consumer packaged goods growth from 2013-2018 came from sustainability-marketed products.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 26, 2017

She was named to the Business of Fashion 500 People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry List, Vanity Fair’s 8 Wildest Women of Silicon Valley and as one of Alleywatch’s 10 Most Influential People in Fashion Technology. Outside the lab she likes to surf, scuba, sew, and amass exquisite shoes.

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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. The post 15 Incredible Women in Business to Watch in 2018 and Beyond appeared first on ReadWrite. Much has been written about the tech industry’s sexist undertones.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

I learned this the hard way, when I left IBM a few years ago to share what I had learned with the exciting world of startups in Silicon Valley. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/08/2018. Startups need outside experts who can do the work, as well as relate to the challenges of a new business.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

This number will double by the end of 2018 as we invite new mentors from Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Entrepreneurs in San Antonio will drive up to Austin for a day of office hours with guest mentors visiting from Silicon Valley. It’s not Silicon Valley. It’s not a mature market— in fact it’s still nascent.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2018

There’s a reason that Silicon Valley and Boston are hubs for high-tech startups. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/02/2018. Use caution to avoid employer conflicts of interest and non-compete clauses. Relocate to a more lucrative geography. Great teams persevere, and success breeds success.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2021

billion company and has built up this valuation outside the Silicon Valley scene. billion in the 2018-2019 period to $10.1 The culture is very different from that of Silicon Valley. Today, Sprout is a $6.6 This year, Duolingo went public and has earned a $7 billion valuation. billion in the 2020-2021 period.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

From November 14 - 16, at the Zappos Campus, Lean Startup Conference 2018 will feature all-new workshops, speakers, and networking events covering all the latest Lean Startup insights and innovations. Lean Startup Conference 2018 November 14 – 16, 2018 Zappos Campus, Downtown Las Vegas Click Here to Register Austin has SXSW.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

Date: Fri March 9, 2018 Time: 11:00 AM?—?12:00 Date: Sat March 10, 2018 Time: 12:30 PM?—?1:30 Date: Tues March 13, 2018 Time: 9:30 AM?—?10:30 Date: Fri March 9, 2018 Time: 5:00 PM?—?6:00 Date: Sat March 10, 2018 Time: 5:00 PM?—?6:00 Date: Sat March 10, 2018 Time: 7:00 PM?—?9:00

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Hippoland

JULY 6, 2018

From that perspective, things have been mostly rosy in the Silicon Valley for startups! except for 2008-2009, which is another story) But, I think we’re in trouble, Silicon Valley. At this point in time in 2018, I think what makes the most sense is for a startup to start where he/she wants to be.

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Hippoland

JULY 6, 2018

From that perspective, things have been mostly rosy in the Silicon Valley for startups! except for 2008-2009, which is another story) But, I think we’re in trouble, Silicon Valley. At this point in time in 2018, I think what makes the most sense is for a startup to start where he/she wants to be.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 14, 2020

When the Federal tax laws were changed in 2018 to eliminate the deductibility of state income tax, I made the assertion, in the context of Startup Communities, that this would cause movement of people and companies across state lines, as this now created another layer of competitive advantage for states with no income tax.

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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. 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. Think about that. Timing and circumstances change.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

While Durant was a great entrepreneur, the integration of the companies and suppliers was difficult, a recession had just hit, and GM was overextended with $20 million in debt ($250 million in 2018 dollars) from all the acquisitions and was about to run out of cash. Durant’s bankers and board fired him from the company he had founded.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Complete Newsletter linked here: The FPV Blockchain Weekly #11, February 19, 2018. The concern seems to be around advisors, issuers and investors who bought in at attractive discounts, publicly discussed their support of the tokens, and then sold their tokens upon the public offering.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 29, 2023

When it comes to launching a startup, most founders think they should reside in the United States, Silicon Valley, in particular, to have a successful business. But there are other regions in the world that might not be as fancy as Silicon Valley but have a remarkable potential for growth. billion in 2018.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Given the tech-centricity of Stanford and Silicon Valley, Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I thought it was natural to design a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. Technology to Weapons to Doctrine.

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abovethecrowd.com

AUGUST 23, 2020

If you are looking past or through Covid — and why not, all of Wall Street is — the topic du jour in Silicon Valley is Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs. The traditional way of going public is systematically broken and is robbing Silicon Valley founders, employees, and investors of billions of dollars each year.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 19, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: March 19, 2018 To maximize success, sometimes it’s as much about changing entrenched mindsets as it is updating the tools. There’s a common thread linking what’s wrong in Congress, in Silicon Valley, in the media, on Wall Street and elsewhere. learn more from these full-length audio replays.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 3, 2018

We asked 19 entrepreneurs to share their business goals and what they were looking forward to in 2018. #1- My goal for 2018 is to take my accomplishments and what I’ve learned in 2017 into 2018 with paid public speaking opportunities such as Key Notes, Workshops, and Special Events. I am so excited for 2018!

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Hippoland

JANUARY 11, 2018

I am so excited and hopeful for 2018. I grew up here in the Silicon Valley during the dot com boom. Silicon Valley purports itself as being a meritocracy – the “best ideas” and “best people” win. 2018 is the start of groundbreaking change in our industry. Happy New Year!

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Hippoland

JANUARY 11, 2018

I am so excited and hopeful for 2018. I grew up here in the Silicon Valley during the dot com boom. Silicon Valley purports itself as being a meritocracy – the “best ideas” and “best people” win. 2018 is the start of groundbreaking change in our industry. Happy New Year!

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

In fact, according to the 2018 Global Startup Ecosystem Report, Tel Aviv has more startups per capita than anywhere else in the world, earning it the reputation of being the Silicon Valley of the Middle East, or better known as Silicon Wadi. Israel is a nation full of booming tech startups.

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