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The One Video Every Silicon Valley Investor Should Watch

Both Sides of the Table

” Troy started his life in a poor neighborhood in West Philadelphia. But Troy’s message for Silicon Valley was clear, “You need to stop looking beyond the typical Mark Zuckerberg stereotype if you want to fund the big companies of tomorrow.”

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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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How Philadelphia is Winning a Startup Renaissance

The Startup Magazine

Philadelphia gets called a lot of things. One thing this historic city doesn’t often get noticed for is its emerging Philadelphia startup scene. Philadelphia has two huge positives for startups tapping the local talent pool: a diverse metro population of more than six million and a host of area universities.

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The Religion of Silicon Valley

Feld Thoughts

There has been a lull in the chanting that “Silicon Valley is the center of the tech universe.” Silicon Valley is a religion, just like Crossfit is a religion. This has stuck with me for a long time and I’ve read many posts about Silicon Valley through this lens. Losing My Religion.

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Philadelphia University Commencement Speech – May 15th 2011

Steve Blank

I am honored to be with you as we gather to celebrate your graduation from Philadelphia University. Years later this area would become known as Silicon Valley. But I learned that in Silicon Valley, honest failure is a badge of experience. My third story is about Failure and Redemption.

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Announcing our summer intern class

David Teten

Franklin Bi became passionate about venture capital and entrepreneurship after he spent a summer in Silicon Valley, working on an information services startup focused on innovation management. Prior to joining ff Venture Capital, Franklin was a summer analyst at J.P.

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Top Five US Cities With Pleasant Environments To Live And Work In

YoungUpstarts

The new and improved “Capital of the Silicon Valley” is definitely living up to its name. Living in Wilmington, Delaware places residents conveniently in between Philadelphia and New York, making commutes to either of these major cities easy. Fort Meyers, Florida. Wilmington, Delaware.

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