10 insights to build the next silicon valley, with victor hwang, venture capitalist

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The following represents 10 highlights from the interview by @MoeAbdou,

founder & host of 33voices®.

Victor W. HwangVenture capitalist and entrepreneur

living in Silicon Vvalley. Co-founder and Managing Director of T2 Venture Capital, a firm that grows

startups, invests capital, and assists the development of innovation economies

worldwide.

@RainforestBook

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Silicon Valley is not a place,

it’s a mindset;it starts with paying it forward.

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Success in Silicon Valley is highly personalized.

it’s much more about the joy of creation.

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Leave the building and enter the Rainforest.

Because in the Rainforest, you expect the unexpected,

and when you can, you become the unexpected.

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At the heart of the Rainforest is culture

the underlying ethos is a diverse group of strangers working together

in an efficient manner.

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At the heart of the Rainforest is culture

the underlying ethos is a diverse group of strangers working together

in an efficient manner.

33voicesVictor Hwang - At The Heart Of The Rainforest Is Culture

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Silicon Valley’s smartest companies

build backwards;they start by locking up the brightest talent, then focus on building a great product.

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The trust value of a brand is the collective intelligence of the people behind it;

FIRST ‘WHO,’ THEN ‘WHAT.’

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It’s the context, and not the content that shapes your most important conversation.

BE WILLING TO SHARE YOUR IDEAS OPENLY.

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Like nature organizes itself, the more freedom you have in a self-governed organization,

THE MORE ORDER YOU’LL GET.

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In Silicon Valley, failure is learning.do it fast, do it often and do it cheaply.

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If you want people to change their behavior,

have them try stuff.we learn best by doing.

Really reflect...

How much are you aware of how you interact with yourself,

others and the world?

Really reflect...

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