YoungUpstarts
APRIL 2, 2020
Silicon Valley – a fantastic moniker that conjures lots of images, right? But just how interesting is this place outside of its fancy reputation and name? Like all those giant companies, Silicon Valley essentially started with a garage. But why “Silicon Valley”? Silicon Valley”: Behind the Name.
Steve Blank
MAY 28, 2009
Market Risk vs. Invention Risk - Click to Enlarge For companies building web-based products, product development may be difficult, but with enough time and iteration engineering will eventually converge on a solution and ship a functional product - i t’s engineering, not invention. Order Here. Now In Print!
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YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 10, 2012
Talented product developers. When 3M brought “lead users” into its innovation process, they improved revenues by a factor of eight times over innovations from internal product developers. And fourth, they want to build their reputation and influence in such networks. Highly trained salespeople.
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 2, 2008
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, August 2, 2008 Paul Graham on fundraising I have found no better primer on the current realities of starting a new technology company in a startup hub like Silicon Valley than Paul Grahams essays. but rest assured they would be.
bizthoughts.mikelee.org
MARCH 8, 2012
If you’re a non-technical entrepreneur in Silicon Valley that’s out of college now, it can be tough to find a technical cofounder. Building your reputation online might be easier in that case. Active software engineers probably get two offers a month or more. But it’s not hopeless.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 20, 2016
When we say on-demand, the glorious image of Silicon Valley and its technological environs pops up in the layman’s mind, and even that may be too imaginative. Focusing on word-of-mouth referrals and reputation, Grab may not be the most time-sensitive in terms of on-boarding. by Samar Singla, founder of Click Labs.
Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 15, 2010
His posts are born of tremendous research into the secret history of Silicon Valley , and if you haven’t read those essays, you should. Despite Google’s reputation as an innovative company, they seem to me to be counted as one of the last of the old breed. Let me be clear: Steve is the historian.
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