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Turns at Albuquerque: How I Measure My Career

This is going to be BIG.

You could literally get to know everyone in the local tech community at the time. Now, the community is orders of magnitude larger and the number of investors who invest here has grown significantly. Venture Capital & Technology' Getting a job at USV was much easier then than today--but that job isn''t the same as when I had it.

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I’m Speaking at IBM’s Smart Camp on May 18, 2011

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I just got back from a conference put on by one of the Austin Technology Incubators funders, the Economic Development Agency, held in Albuquerque. I recently wrote on the Austin Technology Incubator blog about an upcoming panel I’m speaking on at IBM’s SmartCamp here in Austin, Texas.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. Our community colleges are excellent as well, including the Alamo Colleges, Austin Community College, the Dallas College and the Lone Star Community College. Each major city has created physical technology hubs with strong public/private partnerships.

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Don’t Settle When You Decide Where to Settle

Austin Startup

The leadership centers of the microcomputer world shifted from Albuquerque to the San Fernando Valley (LA), the Bay Area, and Seattle. It’s not always easy to “break in” to a new community. Tech communities have similar pecking orders , and some are more accommodating that others. Deals were getting done there.

Atlanta 48
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