Advice on going to Silicon Valley

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Tips & Tricks for Silicon Valley Madrid Mayo 2013 Alex Barrera (@abarrera) http://www.press42.com

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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 there

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Tips & Tricks for Silicon Valley

MadridMayo 2013

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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)

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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!

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