advice on going to silicon valley
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Tips and tricks about the Silicon Valley ecosystem. What to do, what not to do. Sometimes, specially for Europeans, we struggle with the cultural differences that exists in the Valley. 10 easy tips for you to enjoy your startup trip thereTRANSCRIPT
Tips & Tricks for Silicon Valley
MadridMayo 2013
Alex Barrera (@abarrera)http://www.press42.com
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#1 Prepare your trip 2 weeks ahead
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Busy people
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#2 San Francisco vs Silicon Valley
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2h by train
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Traffic jams
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Rent a car!
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#3 Be clear about the meeting goal
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Goal oriented
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Don’t waste my time
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#4 We don’t care where are you from
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Miss... we’re from Spain!
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Show methe
money!!
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#5 Take someone’s hand...
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Influence de influencers
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#6 Follow up
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Be fast!
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Remindthemaboutyou
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Don’t insist...
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Keep the line OPEN
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#7 Prepare yourmaterials
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Get your exec summary
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Get your website ON
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Practice your English
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#8 Do your homework
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#9 Be humble
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Don’t bullshit them
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Don’t be a sorry pup either...
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#10 Invite them to Spain (Fiesta)
Reversed Engineered
Pitch TM
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What
Where
How
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Forget
business
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And above anything...
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HAVE FUN!