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Mile-High disruption: Why Denver should be on your tech radar next year

The Next Web

Stuart Wall, CEO of Signpost , a local advertising platform funded by Spark Capital and Google Ventures. Roughly 1,200 miles away in the heart of Silicon Valley, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed is pushing for restrictions that will shutter many of the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries. city), restaurants and nightlife.

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Let's All Shed Tears For The Crappy Startups That Can't Raise Any More Money

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Believe it or not this is actually a big story in Silicon Valley right now. For the past few years we’ve had people calling themselves “investors,” who have no experience investing, swanning around the Valley, slinging money at people calling themselves “entrepreneurs” who have never held an actual job, let alone run a company.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

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Update: Part 2: Finding Your Co-Founders CrunchBase Information Seth Sternberg meebo Information provided by CrunchBase Tweet Next Post Previous Post Advertisement Now Commented Facebook Goodbye, MacBook Pro. Especially if you aren’t from around Silicon Valley. The New MacBook Air Is That Good.

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Top Startup Advisor Paul Graham Just Warned Against Taking Google's Money

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Advertising. These Spooky Cinemagraphs Will Radically Change Online Advertising. Silicon Valley 100. Grahams startups go through a months-long process of coaching to help them build products and raise money. Your Money Select. Advertising Select. Money Game Chart Of The Day. Advertisement.

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The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

pandodaily.com

Multiply that by literally a couple thousand, and that’s what 2013 is going to look like in Silicon Valley, and to a lesser degree some other startup ecosystems. ”The venture business in general is wildly undisciplined about throwing good money after bad,” he says. Entrepreneurs are survivors by nature.