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Building A Tech Startup: Avoiding Silicon Valley Mishaps

YoungUpstarts

If everyone is oriented on technical skills and public relations are suffering, look to soft skills. If the market demands privacy, find new sectors struggling to provide it and throw your hat in the ring. If you hear of a common recurring problem in your field of expertise, try to solve it. Watch your fundraising.

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Twitter Link Roundup #229 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

It’s getting harder to tell what’s a real Silicon Valley startup and what’s a parody – crowdspring.co/1k05eDQ. The secretive billionaire who built Silicon Valley – crowdspring.co/1qjKWZN. Google Ventures’ Bill Maris on Venture Capital in Silicon Valley | Re/code – crowdspring.co/1v00G51.

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Why are There so Many Techno-Optimists?

ReadWriteStart

Spanning from Silicon Valley to Upper Manhattan and everywhere in between, it seems this country is overflowing with tech-optimists. Similarly, we see a lot of good public relations (PR) strategies from tech startups. But the path to development is often longer and more challenging than it first appears.

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Twitter Link Roundup #203 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Why Silicon Valley Funds Instagrams, Not Hyperloops - crowdspring.co/188qC9v. Chicago can be better than Silicon Valley (when it comes to promoting women entrepreneurs) | by Sharon Schneider - crowdspring.co/18J09d4. Book Review: Remote by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson – crowdspring.co/1gYIIgT.

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Twitter Link Roundup #180 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

What Nikola Tesla vs. VCs video says about the state of Silicon Valley | by Om Malik – [link]. “Why Silicon Valley is not the second coming of the Gilded Age.” Excellent Analytics Tip #24: Obsess About Real Business Profitability | by Avniash Kaushik – [link]. Open-Plan Offices Suck – [link].

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SuperMac War Story 6: Building The Killer Team – Mission, Intent.

Steve Blank

But my favorite was when the public relations manager said, “we’re here to write press releases and answer the phone in case the press calls.” My new head of Public Relations quickly learned that my admin could answer calls from the press. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Order Here.

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Twitter Link Roundup #221 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

One Startup’s Struggle to Survive the Silicon Valley Gold Rush | WIRED – crowdspring.co/1fmuIOO. Startups Anonymous: Things founders say to investors that are complete BS | PandoDaily – crowdspring.co/1lSUyZ9. Interesting trend at VC firms … design partners | Co.Design – crowdspring.co/1k67wjJ.