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How to Choose a Business Location

Up and Running

Ultimately, they decided on a location in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, located right off the 95 and on every major bus route. Think about your own values and where you will be happy: Harold Hughes was told that if he wanted his technology startup Bandwagon to be successful, he’d have to move to Silicon Valley. The problem?

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Brown University Talk

Steve Blank

In contrast, Silicon Valley is an innovation cluster, a monoculture of sorts, with a churning sea of new tech ideas, sailed by entrepreneurs who each passionately believe they’re the next Facebook or Google, with their sails driven by the hurricane winds of investor capital. The seas are calm here. The talk is here.

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Where To Find The Most Angels To Fund Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally). This is an online platform connecting entrepreneurs based in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, with Angel investors worldwide. New England Investment Network.

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Start Here if You are Looking for Angel Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally). This is an online platform connecting entrepreneurs based in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, with Angel investors worldwide. New England Investment Network.

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People-First Capitalism

Reid Hoffman

I came to Silicon Valley when I was 25, turning 26. And I think one of the things that we’ve learned is, when I came to Silicon Valley in 2007, we were starting Airbnb in 2008, it was a marketplace. But there’s something else that I think I learned, and that was that a lot of focus on Silicon Valley is about growth.

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Out of the Crisis #7, Brian Chesky Part 1: running Airbnb in crisis mode, being multi-stakeholder, and re-founding the company

Startup Lessons Learned

5:01) Brian's thoughts on the human dimension to his approach and how that sets him apart in Silicon Valley. (6:06) 59:03) The need for creativity, intuition and compassion in Silicon Valley and business. (1:00:23) 59:03) The need for creativity, intuition and compassion in Silicon Valley and business. (1:00:23)

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People-First Capitalism

Reid Hoffman

I came to Silicon Valley when I was 25, turning 26. And I think one of the things that we’ve learned is, when I came to Silicon Valley in 2007, we were starting Airbnb in 2008, it was a marketplace. But there’s something else that I think I learned, and that was that a lot of focus on Silicon Valley is about growth.