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How to break into Silicon Valley

Andrew Chen

This is advice I’ve been giving to people for years, and it’s shaped by my own experience — after all, I moved to the Bay Area in 2007 and it completely changed my life. In 2007 this was cutting edge at a time when product success was often measured by vanity metrics such as the total registrations for a product.

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Personal updates: Moving to LA, a new role at a16z, and more!

Andrew Chen

I’ll be co-hosting a number of events, along with my a16z colleague Katia Ameri. Just register on the site to see all the events. I’m involved in the organization of the conference (more on this in a second) and will be hosting a number of events related to gaming, the metaverse, consumer apps, etc.

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The decade software ate the world

Intercom, Inc.

As we cross the threshold from one decade to another, it’s natural to look back at the previous 10 years and try to make sense of events. Viewed this way, it might seem like the 2010s were less eventful than the 2000s – after all, the tech giants of today are largely the same as a decade ago.

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Bain Public

Interested in having me speak or attend an event? FITC Toronto 2008, Canada FITC Toronto 2007, Canada Flash Belt 2007, Minneapolis, U.S. Flash Forward 2007, Boston, U.S. Interested in having me speak or attend an event? I share my passion for product through workshops, published articles and speaking engagements.

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What is Engineering as Marketing and How Can It Help You Drive Product Growth

Userpilot

It’s a free tool that HubSpot launched in 2007 that scores your website based on factors like speed, SEO, mobile-friendliness, and security. It’s also one of the marketing traction channels that Justin Mares highlights in his book, Traction: A Startup Guide to Getting Customers. Why is engineering as marketing important?

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Bootstrapping To 10 Million – The Story Of Kovai.co

Userpilot

Several recognitions, including The Economic Times Startup Award as the 2021 Bootstrap Champ. These efforts earned him the prestigious Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in 2007. In addition, the company uses physical events to grow its brand and connect with businesses in the enterprise software development ecosystem.

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5 Music Startups to Watch in 2009

Sachin Rekhi

Over the past year I've had the opportunity to work with a variety of music startups. Not only with the two music startups I've been directly involved with ( Anywhere.FM and imeem ), but also countless music startups looking to leverage the imeem Media Platform APIs I manage at imeem. Live Events. Rock Legends!