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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

ReadWriteStart

Even some of the most prominent startup household names in Silicon Valley saw their demise last year — and everyone entrepreneur and startup face this fear. In recent months, Silicon Valley has featured quite a bit in the news, as some high-profile household tech companies have been laying off droves of employees.

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How Silicon Valley Influences The UK’s University Spin-out Company Culture

YoungUpstarts

Silicon Valley is undoubtedly the world’s technology epicentre. Of the 131 startups valued at $1B and above Silicon Valley is home to 53 of them. The UK has been largely influenced by Silicon Valley, making university spin-out company culture very common place. Europe has not been left behind.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

For the deputy secretary, such a dialogue in Silicon Valley is not a matter of charity, but necessity. At the same time, it’s a chance to expose some career State Department employees to Silicon Valley thinking.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

For the deputy secretary, such a dialogue in Silicon Valley is not a matter of charity, but necessity. At the same time, it’s a chance to expose some career State Department employees to Silicon Valley thinking.

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[Event] Over 540 Young Entrepreneurs To Converge On Global Startup Youth

YoungUpstarts

Alanna Ford (24), United Kingdom: a young woman who believes that investing in women has the potential to uplift entire communities. Alanna Ford (24), United Kingdom: a young woman who believes that investing in women has the potential to uplift entire communities.

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WeWork: Blitzscaling or Blitzflailing?

Reid Hoffman

We argued extensively in our book, Blitzscaling , that these strategies and tactics describe why Silicon Valley Bay Area – which has a population of less than 4 million – generates such a massively disproportionate number of global technology companies. Disclosure: * denotes a current or former Greylock portfolio company.).

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The Weird and Wonderful Business Of California

YoungUpstarts

We know it mostly as the home of Hollywood and Silicon Valley, miles of protected coastline, and some of the world’s best vineyards. If it were an independent nation, it would sit comfortably in fifth place, between Germany and the United Kingdom, as the world’s fifth biggest economy.