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For Many New Ventures, Location Is The Key To Success

Startup Professionals Musings

get the attention of the market they choose. For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or angel investors in Arizona, where I live. Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world.

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When Planning A Startup, A Top Priority Is Location

Startup Professionals Musings

get the attention of the market they choose. For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Arizona, where I live. Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 4- Semiconductors

Steve Blank

Please watch the video, review the slides and blog posts]. Semiconductors: Technology and Market Primer 10.0” They heard from a professor that the ratio of Stanford students taking software versus hardware courses was 10-to-1 software, a complete reversal from decades ago. Optional Rebecca S. Oppenheimer , Dec.

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4 Key Questions To Identify Your Ideal Startup Site

Startup Professionals Musings

get the attention of the market they choose. For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Arizona, where I live. Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. SALES & MARKETING. Online Marketing. Business Software. Bringing Innovation to Market. Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. Jumpstart was one of Grahams first clients; it signed on shortly after he founded Arizona Bay, in 2000.

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Startup Location Is Still A Critical Success Factor

Startup Professionals Musings

get the attention of the market they choose. For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Phoenix, Arizona, where I live. You need to move to right location and get connected before you ask for help.

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3 Tech Solutions That Make An Entrepreneur’s Day More Manageable

YoungUpstarts

From product development to market research, many startups are one-person operations in their early days. Software as a service platforms make it easier and more cost-effective than ever to run a business, thanks to powerful applications for accounting, customer relationship management, and other important functions.