Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. ” Put simply, if you care about building a successful tech community outside Silicon Valley you should read this book.
Mucker Lab
AUGUST 27, 2014
As an entrepreneur himself, founding and operating printed circuit board factories in Taiwan, my father was debating between two places to immigrate to and build his next new venture: Los Angeles (“The Valley” aka San Fernando Valley) and Santa Clara (“Silicon Valley”).
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Steve Blank
APRIL 10, 2009
Reply One difference between VCs and Entrepreneurs « Lightspeed Venture Partners Blog , on April 20, 2009 at 7:06 am Said: [.] Reply Broadening my Reading: 10 Sources I’ve Come to Love « Man in the net :: Ontology :: Semantic :: Knowledge , on December 30, 2009 at 1:13 am Said: [.] Order Here. Now In Print!
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 17, 2010
First, I’d like to quote (paraphrase) Brad Feld speaking at Twiistup in LA in 2009, “I keep hearing people in LA talking with a chip on their shoulders about building a tech business here relative to Silicon Valley. But LA is not Silicon Valley and we don’t need to aspire to be so.
Agile VC
APRIL 17, 2011
Notable Aspects of Their Business: 1) Kayak’s an Ad Business More Than a Lead Gen Business : To some this may be semantics more than anything. Led by Oak Investment Partners with participation by General Catalyst, Sequoia, & Accel and others. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 17, 2012
The birthplace of sponsored search (Overture), semantic search (Applied Semantics which became Google AdSense), comparison shopping (ShopZilla, PriceGrabber) and many others. If anything using the word “Silicon” seems a bit derivative to NorCal. An innovator in technology, especially monetization.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. So can you really build a great tech firm outside of Silicon Valley? Los Angeles.
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