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Silicon Valley Spring 2013
Applications: Mar 17, '13
Sessions: Apr 01, '13 - Jul 09, '13
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Our vision is to Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe. We aim to help launch 1,000 technology companies per year in over 50 cities worldwide.
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier legal advisor to technology and growth enterprises worldwide, as well as the investment banks and venture capital firms that finance them. Over the past four decades, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has established its reputation by having an unmatched knowledge of its clients' industries and deep and long-standing contacts throughout the technology sector. The firm's legal expertise serves clients at all stages of growth, from venture-backed start-up companies to multibillion-dollar global enterprises. The firm's clients include some of the most recognized names in the technology, retail, life sciences, venture capital, and finance sectors. The firm has offices in Austin, Palo Alto, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C.
First Republic Bank and its subsidiaries provide private banking, private business banking and the full range of wealth management services with an emphasis on exceptional relationship-based service and a solid commitment to responsiveness and action.
Ravix Group - Ravix Group Inc.provides seasoned consulting expertise to outsource the finance, human resources, and facilities functions of early-stage and middle market companies so that management can focus on their priorities to increase the value of their company.
Purplepatch Services is a strategy consulting firm offering technology firms Marketing Communications and User Experience Design solutions.
Building a Partner Ecosystem for your Startup, by Ziv Gillat
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Outsourcing non core functions and leveraging partners can be very effective in growing a business. However, as Ziv Gillat explains in the video below, "partners must be managed carefully because they can pull you in many directions and disrupt your company’s focus."
Ziv Gillat is the co-founder of Eye-Fi - the creator of memory cards that automatically upload photos using WiFi.
In this talk from the Silicon Valley Founder Institute, Ziv discusses how to effectively use outsourcing, partners, and suppliers to grow a business. He explains effective methods to manage external teams, what business functions to consider outsourcing, supplier agreements, and creating a value add partner ecosystem.
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