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Silicon Valley No-No's [closed]
Leo Widrich begins his recent post "The Pitch Deck We Used To Raise $500,000 For Our Startup," by saying, "One of the big no-no’s we’ve learnt about early on in Silicon Valley is ..."
What are the ...
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Chances for non-U.S. founders to succeed in Silicon Valley
If you're based in U.S., it is not very hard to get in touch with the right people in order to transform an idea into a product. It's easy to get to conferences, to apply to different startup programs ...
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How does silicon valley facilitate marketing?
Are there any specific channels in Silicon Valley such that being located there would make it more conducive to market a web based product?
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Silicon Valley vs NYC for tech startup
So the startup culture and ecosystem is also emerging in NYC...how would you compare the ecosystem between NYC and Silicon Valley, what the pros and cons of each is and what can one offer that the ...
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What could the application startup color.com actually spend $41MM on?
Forget about whether this means we're in a bubble or all the talk about whether this was smart or not, but a new application company (social photo sharing) raised $41MM. They spent $500k on the ...
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Concrete examples of _why_ Silicon Valley is best for a startup?
I read here, and in articles elsewhere, about how important it is for a startup to be located in Silicon Valley. But they're all very vague, mentioning "the energy" or "the talent" or "networking."
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Any experiences with Silicon Valley Bank?
SVB claims to have worked with lot of tech startups (and they do i believe), but does anyone here in this forum have first hand experience with SVB?.
Why should someone choose them over some other ...
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Packing up and moving to Silicon Valley. Stepping out of my comfort zone or just plain naïve?
The city I have lived in for the past 10 years just isn't a very good environment for internet entrepreneurs and I feel like it's holding me back. I just graduated from college in December so I've ...
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How much does nice office space cost in the Bay Area?
How much does office space for startups cost in the Bay Area? What are the options?
I'm thinking of startup-friendly places, including SoMa, Silicon Valley, and places in the east bay like ...
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Does a startup really need to be located in Silicon Valley to be successful?
What's so special about the valley, besides being around other startup folks, that entrepenuers feel they must be located there? Now before you go off quoting Paul Graham or Marc Andreessen please ...