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Minimum Wage Boost in Silicon Valley Ups the Cinderella Factor

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Raising the minimum wage in Silicon Valley (beyond San Jose which has already done so) is a very important and rational thing to do for the economic health of the valley, California, and the USA economy as a whole. The issue is continuing the incredible innovation that happens in Silicon Valley.

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Why You Should Embrace Opposing Views at Your Startup

Both Sides of the Table

It’s just a fad propped up by the Silicon Valley elite marketing machine.” What guerilla tactics do you want to use? By now it had been in the press a bunch and there was a sort of “here we go again” attitude. “It will never work. The labels will kill them. ” Wow. succeeds [I hope it does].

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Microsoft's $100K India Startup Challenge Grant

ReadWriteStart

We discussed guerilla p.r., She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy , and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. product reviews through blogs, as well as SEO, blogs, and social media marketing.

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Q318 Staycation: Resting, Reading, and Little Running

Feld Thoughts

At the same time, a guerilla group begins terrorizing a world that mistreats women, and Plum becomes entangled in a sinister plot. The consequences are explosive.” Dear Reid and Chris – please tell your editor that it is “startup”, not “start-up.”

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Closure

Steve Blank

Any guerilla sales tactics somebody may know for situation like this? Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. I bet there are a lot more wasteful spending when the purse-holders are always on the risk-averse side. Order Here. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Blog at WordPress.com.

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Beware The Consultant

infochachkie.com

One startup I joined was very proud that they had been ‘accepted’ as a client by a prestigious Silicon Valley law firm whose name rhymes with a type of pasta (they are lawyers after all, so I have to be careful here…). Who are the best startup consultants in Silicon Valley?… Rhymes with a Type of Pasta. Interviews.

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The Internet Might Kill Us All

Steve Blank

And it appears that at least in Silicon Valley, a larger percentage of money made in the last tech bubble is recirculated back into investments into the next generation of tech startups. Filed under: Family/Career , Secret History of Silicon Valley , Venture Capital.

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