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Thursday, April 12th, 2007Join the Outside the Valley Network! Send your email address to linkedin-at - outsidethevalley.com and we will send you an invitation to our LinkedIn group.
The best way to get things done is to know the right people. That sounds easy, but it’s not. When you live in the Valley and you need […]
Facebook and the luck of the valley
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007Today’s FastCompany has a cover story profile of Facebook and the tale of how Mark Zuckerberg took a small college project to the masses.
Notably, his stroke of luck while spending the summer after his sophomore year in California. Subletting in a house near the Stanford Campus, Zuckerberg and a few friends were able to leverage […]
Six Startup Lessons
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007Read/Write Web wrote a fantastic list of lessons that any entrepreneur should take a close look at before they start drilling down their target market.
Niche markets tend to be one area that people have a lot of problems with. A very common question I hear is, “Why limit a customer base? Why not target the […]
Virtulingo: Online Language Training
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007Andrew Armata’s first startup didn’t turn out the way he had hoped, but he heeded the advice of the Dali Lama - “when you lose, don’t lose the lesson.” Armed with the experience of one struggling startup, Andrew and his friend Josh Dominick recently launched Virtulingo. The idea behind the site is to […]
The Ten Most Innovative States
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007Inc.com has a great slideshow on the 10 most innovative states in the US. I have to admit I was surprised.
Here is the list, from least to greatest:
New York
Colorado
Virginia
Delaware
Connecticut
California
Washington
Maryland
New Jersey
Massachusetts (First Place)
What are your thoughts? I am in Pennsylvania and am the first to admit we have a long way to go.
Networking VCs
Monday, April 9th, 2007 In Part I of Sarah’s look at the venture capital process outside of Silicon Valley, she introduced the importance of “getting your foot in the door”. This critical first step can seem like an uphill battle – especially when you are disconnected from other technology startups, entrepreneurs and major VCs.
Early stage investor Guy […]
The Venture Process When You’re Outside the Valley (Part I)
Monday, April 9th, 2007Given that this blog is called Outside the Valley, it is worth chatting about the venture process when you’re, well, outside the valley. So let’s tackle it: If you’re not in the valley, what role does location play when a VC is evaluating your company as a potential investment?
First of all, it goes […]
NYC startup space
Friday, April 6th, 2007Darren Herman has launched a business incubator/workspace hybrid in New York City. It’s an open workspace that businesses can pay $200-$250 per month to use, with WiFi internet and workshops to help develop the business.
He’s looking for about 5 companies of 4 people each, so up to 20 people. If you contact Darren through […]
Don’t be Phil Rankin
Friday, April 6th, 2007Everyone knows of Jared Fogle, the Subway celebrity who lost 200+ pounds but do you know Phil Rankin? If Phil had his way, Jared’s incredible weight-loss story would have never escaped the school paper at Indiana University.
Phil was the new marketing director for Subway corporate and when Jared’s story was pitched by his ad […]
Mobivity - Mobile Marketing for Small Businesses
Friday, April 6th, 2007Greg Harris doesn’t think it should cost $10,000 to run a marketing campaign on a cell phone, so when his job was outsourced to India, he took his severance package and used the money to start
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