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Meta’s CTO Andrew Bosworth Says Video Games Were What Hooked Him On Tech

Hunter Walker

I do feel lucky to have been raised in Silicon Valley where it was clear to everyone that this was a very valid and potentially lucrative career choice. Every Easter break and summer we were camping or backpacking somewhere here in the American West, from Baja to Oregon and as far east as New Mexico.

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Balloon Wars

Steve Blank

They placed aerial reconnaissance cameras on the balloons and ran a series of test programs (code names of GOPHER, MOBY DICK, GRANDSON and GRAYBACK) launching 640 balloons from New Mexico, Montana, the West Coast, Missouri and Georgia. Filed under: Secret History of Silicon Valley.

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2012 Valuation Survey of Angel Groups

Gust

Band of Angels (Silicon Valley). New Mexico Angels. Sand Hill Angels (Silicon Valley). In 2011, we noted that the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue deals funded by angel groups in Silicon Valley, Boston and New York was higher than most other regions of the country.

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2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups

Gust

New Mexico Angels. Silicon Valley. Valley Angel Fund. Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley. 2) Competition for deals in regions, such as Silicon Valley, New York City and Boston, has resulted in higher and, in many cases, rising valuation. b) New York (2 groups) – $2.9

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

We provide revenue-based funding and business acceleration support to service-based small businesses located outside of major capital markets such as Silicon Valley and New York City.”. “We

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Boulder Shouldn’t Municipalize Its Energy Utility System

Feld Thoughts

While Boulder is currently building a strong reputation as an entrepreneurial ecosystem to rival Silicon Valley and is consistently voted among the top cities to live in the country , there is almost nothing more fundamental to quality of life and competitive business than affordable energy.