Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. Nicole LaPort recently highlighted this trend for Fast Company, the so-called “SnapChat Effect” in a recent post on the topic of LA attracting great Silicon Valley talent.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Let’s Fire Our Customers « Steve Blank steveblank.com/2009/09/24/lets-fire-our-customers – view page – cached + Customer Development Manifesto: The Path of Warriors and Winners (part 5) + Can You Trust Any VC’s Under 40? Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Order Here. To Order Outside of the U.S.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Unintended Lessons « Steve Blank steveblank.com/2009/09/28/unintended-lessons – view page – cached + Customer Development Manifesto: The Path of Warriors and Winners (part 5) + Can You Trust Any VC’s Under 40? Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 1, 2009

This time in what would become Silicon Valley. Durant Versus Sloan – Part 1 « Steve Blank steveblank.com/2009/10/01/durant-versus-sloan-part-1 – view page – cached + Customer Development Manifesto: The Path of Warriors and Winners (part 5) + Can You Trust Any VC’s Under 40? Order Here. To Order Outside of the U.S.

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JUNE 2, 2010

But – and you knew there was a ‘but’ coming – everyone in town wonders where the Superstar is: the tech company that starts in Austin, is funded by Austin, and whose successful exit brings the cache that will solidify Austin as the Silicon Valley of the 21st century. And make no mistake, that is in our grasp.).

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Not all of these products & companies came from Silicon Valley but the overwhelming majority did.

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