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5 Keys To Starting A New Venture In Your Local Town

Startup Professionals Musings

Image via Wikipedia From the advice I hear these days, if you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you need to be in Silicon Valley, Boston, New York, or one of the few other financial hubs around the world. High-tech ventures in Silicon Valley know they have to constantly innovate, but small town coffee shops can easily forget.

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The Investors Guide to SXSW 2019

Austin Startup

2019 Capital Factory VIP Lounge during SXSW Interactive The 16th floor kitchen and coworking area will be buzzing with even more energy and excitement than normal. 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

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boldstart 2018 recap and what’s hot in enterprise 2019

BeyondVC

In 2019, we’ll be doubling down on this effort as we are hiring a GM for our CXO Advisory Board & Network ( job description here ). Fortune December 2019 Investor Roundtable. Enterprise Tech in 2019. Consider 2019 another year of blocking and tackling as the Fortune 500 continues their march to the cloud.

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Learning From Silicon Valley About Blockchain Adoption

ReadWriteStart

One of Silicon Valley’s most compelling attributes is its lack of interest in the traditional bottom line. While most companies focus on revenue and profitability, Silicon Valley leaders tend to view valuation as a success barometer. But we can learn from Silicon Valley about blockchain Adoption.

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U.C. Santa Cruz Commencement Speech – 2019

Steve Blank

Coming out of Silicon Valley and the tech world, I was a complete novice on how policy gets made. I moved to Silicon Valley, and we kept up a sporadic correspondence, me trying to explain startups and Michael telling me about the world of civil rights and social justice for the poor.

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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

According to tech recruiters , 2019 has brought a handful of tech jobs to the forefront, such as cyber security engineering, AI/machine learning and data scientists, to name a few. Vancouver has a situated tech market with a direct line to Silicon Valley. There is a laundry list of tech companies to watch for in 2019.

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Accelerators Have Resources To KickStart Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

According to the International Business Innovation Association ( InBIA ), there are over 2,200 of these locations worldwide, and new online versions springing up all over the place, like Founders Space in Silicon Valley. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

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