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Hyperbolic Headlines About Silicon Valley

Feld Thoughts

The hyperbolic headlines are once again accompanying the articles about Silicon Valley. A Sunday NY Times article titled Silicon Valley Is Over, Says Silicon Valley kicks off what I expect is another wave of this. Now, go read Ian Hathaway’s post titled Silicon Valley is Not Over.

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The Great HQ Migration

Feld Thoughts

When Oracle announced that it is moving its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin, Texas, this issue hit its tipping point. And the same article lists both companies and individuals who have moved to either Texas or Florida recently. They are Florida, Texas, and Washington (State).

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Disturbing

Austin Startup

Hurricane Irma had a major negative revenue impact on one whose fall book of business was mostly in Florida. I believe the famous Ron Conway made about 300 investments in his Silicon Valley angel fund in the late 90’s, and his one big win was?—?Google.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Spotlight on Latin and Central America

ReadWriteStart

In Silicon Valley, we've had access to the tribal knowledge, but no one has tried to capture it, derive a methodology out of it, and package it in a way that entrepreneurs around the world can benefit from this knowledge and expertise. With that, let's look at the two entrepreneurs who pitched today from Costa Rica. Words To Live By.

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The Power of “Old School” Service: Four Reasons Your Business Should Bring It Back

YoungUpstarts

Customers want the organizations that service them to be part Silicon Valley, part Main Street. I still go to my doctor in Colorado for second opinions — and I live in Florida! We long for the days when the shopkeeper would open the store after hours for a customer in need.

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Leaving SF? Bring The Best of SV Values With You, Not Just SV Dollars

Hunter Walker

I read your [Tweet, Medium Post, WSJ OpEd] about leaving the Bay Area for [Texas, Florida, Seasteading]. Maybe I’m overly nostalgic for a Silicon Valley that we’ve romanticized but never really had. Why Startup Ecosystems Need More Than Just VC Funding. I totally understand. The love of building versus just the love of funding.

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[US] [Event] Launch Tennessee’s Southland Conference To Highlight South’s Top 50 Startup Companies

YoungUpstarts

California’s Silicon Valley and New York tend to hog the headlines as America’s most lauded hotbeds of innovation, but Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) wants to prove that the country’s South also features plenty of innovative startups that can challenge for dominance in the global marketplace.

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