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Rare event in Palo Alto today: fireside chat with Lifograph and Microsoft

The Startup Magazine

Mendlen flew into Silicon Valley from Seattle specifically for this event to chat with the “Wiki of People” CEO. Drinks and Chinese food will be served for dinner in the Procopio building at the event today which runs from 5:45 PM – 8:45 PM PDT. AGENDA: 5:45pm – 6:30pm – Networking reception.

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[Singapore][Event] AppHACK Singapore 2013 by AngelHack

YoungUpstarts

To be held at the offices of Microsoft Singapore on 23-24 November, AngelHack Singapore aims to get various judges from Silicon Valley to judge the competition, where the overall winner of AppHack Singapore 2013 will get accepted into AngelHack’s global pre-accelerator program, HACKcelerator.

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5 Keys To Starting A New Venture In Your Local Town

Startup Professionals Musings

Image via Wikipedia From the advice I hear these days, if you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you need to be in Silicon Valley, Boston, New York, or one of the few other financial hubs around the world. In small towns, this may mean sponsoring local events, supporting complementary businesses, and community involvement.

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Snowflakes in the Valley: What Happens When 40 Nordic Entrepreneurs Visit Silicon Valley

ReadWriteStart

The Internet might be truly global then, but the world of startups still revolves much around Silicon Valley. There are probably 10 events equivalent or larger than Le Web throughout the year, as well as smaller events every day. The old continent often looks up to the Valley as a sort of Eldorado of IT.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part X: Stanford Crosses the.

Steve Blank

Pitching the idea to the President of Stanford, Terman enthusiastically said, “In the event of all-out war , Stanford would become one of the giant electronic research centers…&# (A bit optimistic about the outcome perhaps, given that both the U.S. The future of the valley was clear – microwaves.

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How Silicon Valley's Most-Connected Exec Does His Hiring

ReadWriteStart

Introduced before keynoting at Austin, Texas's Capital Factory Demo Day as "the most-connected person in Silicon Valley," Hoffman gave a really interesting talk about how he handles hiring at his company. I live blogged his talk on Google Plus and offer my notes below. Auren Hoffman on hiring people to work in tech startups.

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Honor and Recognition in Event of Success

Steve Blank

Honour and recognition in event of success.&#. He’s as good as any startup CEO in Silicon Valley. Honor and recognition in event of success. “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Attributed to Ernest Shackleton. You couldn’t be more wrong.