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Early-stage Regional Venture Funds–part 2 of 3 of Bigger in Bend

Steve Blank

However, four critical advances over the past decade (cloud, accelerators, Lean, and Angels) not only changed the math for tech investing but made regional tech clusters possible. The cloud , open-source development tools and web 2.0 They failed due to: the dearth of deals in the region that have IPO potential and.

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Accel 2021 Euroscape: On the path to global dominance?

Cracking the Code

The European and Israeli cloud ecosystem is accelerating as never before. Back in 2016, Europe and Israel had only four public companies worth less than $9B combined and local cloud companies had raised just $900M throughout 2015. The development of Azure and the shift to the cloud has propelled the company to new heights.

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Visions of Web 3

Version One Ventures

Then, Silicon Valley collectively deplatformed Trump (a scary precedent even if you vehemently dislike the guy). I’m guessing the next wave will center around creating other sorts of open, permissionless businesses and human organizations, more commonly referred to as DAOs or Distributed Autonomous Organizations.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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Growth strategies for marketplaces: key takeaways from a fireside chat on growth

Version One Ventures

Growth hacking and growth teams are so commonplace today, at least inside Silicon Valley, that it’s easy to forget that “growth” (as we know it now) is a relatively new phenomenon. Many companies try to spark virality – with promo codes or gamification – but these artificial strategies don’t scale well.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. If you use software like LivePlan, you can create this initial “lean plan” in under an hour and then spend your time where it really matters—on validating your idea.

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Why you should pay attention to these 8 emerging tech hubs

The Next Web

From Silicon Valley to Silicon Alley, and Berlin’s hip coffee shops to East London’s Silicon Roundabout , the world is well versed in the global innovation boom towns. Move over Bangalore, there’s a new Indian metropolis evolving with its finger on the pulse of cloud, mobile and digital technologies.