Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

According to the International Business Innovation Association ( InBIA ), there are over 2,200 of these locations worldwide, and new online versions springing up all over the place, like Founders Space in Silicon Valley. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2016

Right now, Silicon Valley has a highly creative pool of talent, but there is a blaringly obvious missing link between creativity and business. Silicon Valley is a breeding ground for ideas. The Startup Lab industry is evolving and gaining a strong reputation. Who does it help?

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. cities (outside of Silicon Valley and the East Coast), to build your startup.

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Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Homebrew is making more investments outside of Silicon Valley than we have in our history! Starting out we really wanted to ensure we got our offering correct – could we effectively deploy capital + sweat + reputation to work with great seed stage founders for the first 3-5 years of their company.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

For example, it’s not unusual for tech talent in Silicon Valley to move from job to job fairly quickly, so don’t automatically hold job-hopping against those candidates. Austin has a relatively small tech community, so reputation is a stronger factor there than it would be in a huge market like New York City.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2010

When Quora went into Beta and became the “hip product to have access to&# in Silicon Valley I felt compelled to play around with it. That said, I noticed really early on that the Silicon Valley “power players&# were all on Quora and people like Reid Hoffman are actually in there answering questions.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Thomas Clayton has started and run numerous high-tech startups in Silicon Valley. The process of raising money in Asia is very different from raising money in Silicon Valley and, frankly, it’s not nearly as easy. Set your expectations – VCs in Asia are different from the Valley.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. All of these things aside, one of its biggest attractions may be what is not: Silicon Valley.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Right sized : I tried to work with one of the best known firms in Silicon Valley. I’ve met several people from Cooley Godward who have stellar reputations in this category. He’s totally tapped into the startup communities in Silicon Valley and a bit in LA. I already mentioned DLA Piper.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2016

You may look to Silicon Valley for inspiration, where hyped tech startups have investors vying to get their money in the stocks. If your startup involves an obscure or a neglected industry, you can find professionals or reputed businesspeople in that industry to back your business plan. Find Important Supporters in the Industry.

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The Next Web

JULY 20, 2013

We receive about one business plan a day, and the Silicon Valley VCs at least 10 times more, so I am pretty sure we face a similar issue: too many business plans, too little time to respond. Get another validator: if someone else reputable is willing to commit money, then the VC will think twice if he hasn’t missed anything.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. Social media tools like Linkedin and FullContact increases the value of network currency (reputation and access), because people with currency can spend their currency getting to a wider array of influencers. – Network.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. Social media tools like Linkedin and FullContact increases the value of network currency (reputation and access), because people with currency can spend their currency getting to a wider array of influencers. – Network.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

And so was his reputation for being verbally abusive to his direct reports. The culture and work ethic of Convergent had earned it the title “the Marine Corps of Silicon Valley”. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. The cheapest way to get promotion is getting colleagues to [.] Order Here.

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Steve Blank

MAY 28, 2009

Personally, I think that customer acquisition, brand, reputation, etc., In contrast, customer acquisition, brand, reputation, etc. Particularly if the VC’s don’t know you or your team and/or you lack a reputation as fearsome and successful marketeers. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

According to the International Business Innovation Association ( InBIA ), there are over 2,200 of these locations worldwide, and new online versions springing up all over the place, like Founders Space in Silicon Valley. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

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Diego Basch

JUNE 21, 2012

I believe that Silicon Valley is like Las Vegas, except they make you pass a number of tests before they let you gamble. The purpose of this post is to analyze the folowing problem: Joe Founder comes to Silicon Valley with a laptop full of dreams, but no money. What should Joe do?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The beauty of Silicon Valley and the ethos it has driven in all of us is acceptance of failure and a profound respect for those who at least try. But my chips are in on uBeam and I’m not afraid to put my reputation on the line the same way entrepreneurs must each day.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. All of these things aside, one of its biggest attractions may be what is not: Silicon Valley.

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Up and Running

APRIL 7, 2013

Yup, their reputation precedes them out there in Silicon Valley for thinking big. If you don’t speak geek , allow me translate: GhostPost is anonymous chat. Say whatever you want in a chat room. No one knows who posted it. I mean anonymous chat room ? Who do these San Franciscoans think they’re fooling?

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

Reading the articles and the comments is probably worth it, but I personally think that the NY Times is overstating the advantage of being in Silicon Valley with a couple of exceptions. Of course, thats probably even more true in Silicon Valley. eHarmongy) as an acting CTO.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Professional angels / former entrepreneurs / seed funds – In Silicon Valley there are people like Ron Conway, Jeff Clavier, Mike Maples and many more. Some angel groups have a reputation for slow decision making processes and not enough value add. I can say that you should do your homework to find out the reputation.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

As with most of life, it’s more about whom you choose to work with, what their reputation is from others and how well you’ve vetted them more than an absolute need for control. when to build out our offices in Silicon Valley, New York & Los Angeles. I know there are bad investors who do bad things.

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View from Seed

MAY 31, 2023

On the other side of the term sheet, as expressed by Gordon Moore , Silicon Valley pioneer, and co-founder of Intel, “you’re more valuable because of the experiences you’ve been through under failures.” It is worth noting, that success and failure are interpreted differently in the studies referenced.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

And fourth, they want to build their reputation and influence in such networks. Some of the most creative technology coming out of Silicon Valley is designed to do exactly that. That means helping your Rock Stars build their peer or professional networks, grow their reputations, and gain access to valuable knowledge.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Running a startup in New York or Silicon Valley is very expensive, so no wonder that recently, there has been an explosion of new locations starting to see growth in tech startups. Reputation will be as important as ever in 2018—only now, it’s more about your brand identity spread through digital channels.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. These experts will help you decide which hot-button issues to battle by aligning to your org’s culture.

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Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2021

Regardless, companies should be mindful of the reputational impacts working with the DoD could have on their existing business. ai, Joby Aviation, and other Silicon Valley standouts navigate funding gaps. This tension tends to be lower at startups where an early team willingly signs on to pursue defense business.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 26, 2021

Staples has developed a reputation in the marketing industry for being a creator of viral content. It’s often hard to tell stories about change—audiences grow wary or defensive—but Margolis helps leaders in Silicon Valley and other hotbeds of innovation make that change feel exciting and achievable.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Multiple currencies, beyond money, are at work nowadays: reputation capital, value of time, karma and goodwill, to name a few. The non-monetary motivator can be especially significant in expert networks, where one’s professional reputation is at stake. Myth #4: It’s all about the technology, not the service.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

” I found myself nodding through all of it with quotes like, “Seed investing is the status symbol of Silicon Valley,” said Sam Altman. If you have 8 well known, high quality angels with impeccable reputations then be as transparent as you like. I was trying to cheekily suggest that it was the new status symbol.

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Version One Ventures

MAY 7, 2019

Bill Campbell has long had a legendary reputation as one of the best coaches of all time, but until now, only the people he worked with got to understand and experience the power of his approach. There’s a ton of actionable advice and great examples in the book that will help any CEO and entrepreneur become a better leader.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 14, 2017

Silicon valley startups generally use silicon valley startup lawyers. For startups with less dense ecosystems than Silicon Valley or Austin, however, the cost to going local can be much higher. It is how a lot of good people build their practices and reputations in the business world, and it’s just fine.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Well, eLance has experienced similar problems, and I asked David to concentrate on communicating to his user base of service providers the value of building a reputation through references and reviews/customer feedback. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2014

This group realized that Australia has a great reputation as one of the world’s best sporting nations. The trap most of them fell into (common almost everywhere): they were reading the blog posts and advice of Silicon Valley-based companies and believing that it uniformly applied to them. Bay of Fires Tasmania. It doesn’t.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2014

I never wanted to be a derivative of Silicon Valley. They have a tremendous reputation both in LA and in the SF Bay Area for their tech chops. We graduate more engineers in our greater region than anywhere else in the US. We have top 25 engineering schools than anywhere else, too.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 24, 2011

First up, Priyanshu Harshavat, from Evanston, Illinois, presented Socioclean , a service for cleaning up your reputation on social networks. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy , and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020.

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