overcoming the silicon valley bias
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This was a presentation to the Latino Startup Alliance in San Francisco, CA on 12/6/13 by Wasabi Ventures co-founder, Chris Yeh. "Be So Good They Can't Ignore You"TRANSCRIPT
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Be So Good They Can’t Ignore YouOvercoming Silicon Valley’s Bias Problem
Wasabi VenturesAskTheHarvardMBA.com
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The Founder Effect
• “The loss of genetic variation that occurs when a new population is established by a very small number of individuals from a larger population.”
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Hewlett Packard
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Fairchild Semiconductor
• Julius Blank• Victor Grinich• Jean Hoerni• Jay Last
• Eugene Kleiner• Gordon Moore• Robert Noyce• Sheldon Roberts
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Apple Computer
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The Pioneers of Venture Capital
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Silicon Valley is Biased
“Fish don't know they're in water.”--Derek Sivers
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We Shall Overcome
“Be so good they can’t ignore you.”Steve Martin
• The key is entrepreneurship– Don’t wait to be noticed, make yourself the boss– Results speak for themselves
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Overcoming Bias
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The Secret of Getting Funded
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What Can You Do?
• Community
• Storytelling
• Entrepreneurs
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