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By: Will Silicon Valley Remain the Center of the Tech Universe?

Will Silicon Valley Remain the Center of the Tech Universe? — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:04:27 +0000

[...] now, there’s capital, big companies and inertia keeping a huge number of startups, employees and businesses in Silicon [...]

By: Entrepreneurial Stereotypes on Display at SXSW – GigaOM

Entrepreneurial Stereotypes on Display at SXSW – GigaOM — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:08:48 +0000

[...] has changed the funding and entrepreneurial landscape. We at GigaOM have covered that, even the debate on whether you need to found your startup in the Valley (answer: if you want venture capital you have to go to the Valley), so what was most interesting [...]

By: Startup Visa – A Good Business Idea

Startup Visa – A Good Business Idea — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:10:29 +0000

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By: Let’s Create a New Tech Startup Myth – GigaOM

Let’s Create a New Tech Startup Myth – GigaOM — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:18:27 +0000

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By: Can Austin Ignite the Fire of Entrepreneurship? – GigaOM

Can Austin Ignite the Fire of Entrepreneurship? – GigaOM — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:01:42 +0000

[...] that will keep Austin on the map as a top spot for startups. As I’ve written before, not every entrepreneur needs to be in the Valley. Bijoy Goswami, who runs Bootstrap Austin as well as a site to promote Austin’s [...]

By: Map Your Chance of Venture Capital Success

Map Your Chance of Venture Capital Success — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:38:02 +0000

[...] investment in more than 27,000 companies, but before decamping for the Valley, ask yourself if your business really needs venture capital. Both the move West and giving up equity to a VC firm are expensive propositions. Sure, there are [...]

By: Kedrosky: Cut the VC Industry in Half

Kedrosky: Cut the VC Industry in Half — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:40:43 +0000

[...] is a “necessary and sufficient” ingredient for growing entrepreneurial companies. I touched on that debate after sitting in on a panel at South by Southwest and talking to Mike Maples Sr., a Texas angel [...]

By: Don’t Blame Venture Woes on the Economy; It’s the VCs’ Fault

Don’t Blame Venture Woes on the Economy; It’s the VCs’ Fault — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:02:41 +0000

[...] Companies could be started for less and sold more quickly — but also for less money. As it became tougher to take companies public and deliver outsized returns, some VCs started thinking about how to deliver decent returns even if the IPO market never returned to previous highs. Some, such as First Round Capital and Union Square Ventures, raised smaller funds. Others couldn’t figure it out. When I talked to partners at Sevin Rosen back in 2006 about its future, they couldn’t see where to put large amounts of money and make great returns. So they decided to quit raising another fund — effectively shutting down a venerable player in the industry. [...]

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The Product Guy’s Weekend Reading (March 20, 2009) « The Product Guy — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:01:29 +0000

[...] http://gigaom.com/2009/03/15/tech-startups-dont-need-the-valley-unless-they-need-vc/ On the corrupting influences of VC from SXSW. [...]

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By: links for 2009-03-16 « National Angel Capital Organization

links for 2009-03-16 « National Angel Capital Organization — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:03:04 +0000

[...] Tech Startups Don’t Need the Valley Unless They Need VC At South by Southwest Interactive today, panelists from the Bay Area; Madison, Wisc.; Beijing; and Austin, Texas, debated the value of building your startup in the Valley, and the corrupting influence of venture capital on technology startups. The panel came to the conclusion that, if you want to build big and build fast, then you need to go to the Valley. However, few companies need to build big and fast. (tags: angelgroup startup vc Valley angelcapital) [...]

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links for 2009-03-16 « Blarney Fellow — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:14:36 +0000

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By: Jean carl

Jean carl — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:37:04 +0000

I have just reached the same conclusion, Entrepreneurs need new tools to be funded like contacting angels in a click:
http://www.capitalbooster.com/blog/y-combinator-gets-the-sequoia-capital-so/