Sentences with phrase «[hidden valley»

I was a co-founder, and I'm probably in the Silicon Valley career path, going to be a startup CEO someday.

But his family's winery was the first in the Applegate Valley in 1971, and everyone thought they were crazy then, too, he said.

In the nearby Illinois Valley, Katherine Bryan is tackling these challenges as she launches a marijuana business with her son.

The average round - trip commute time is about an hour, but it's not that uncommon for people to commute from the far reaches of the Central Valley into the city.

Still, office space is ample and far cheaper than in Silicon Valley.

A decision scheduled for Wednesday night by the Santa Clara Valley Water District board comes just weeks after a state commission recommended funding for a reservoir expansion the district is seeking.

Like many other profitable new businesses in the Silicon Valley era, these sites are platforms that allow other people to do business.

Most recently recognized as an innovation leader in the emerging technologies and interface product design space by SVIEF (Silicon Valley Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum).

Nobody is hotter in Silicon Valley right now than Jen - Hsun «Jensen» Huang, 54, the cofounder and CEO of semiconductor and software company Nvidia.

Instead, TaskUs has tried to bring Silicon Valley - type benefits and culture to an industry that has a reputation for treating employees as commodities.

He spent five of those years in Silicon Valley where he became inspired by the fast pace of successful startups.

In her speech to graduates, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg spoke about her travails finding a job after graduating Harvard Business School and moving to Silicon Valley in 2001.

Times editorial board member Elizabeth Williamson writes that wealthier tech employees seem to support Clinton; meanwhile, those living in «a less glamorous Silicon Valley, inhabited by brainy young people whose long hours power the big companies and whose college debt is so heavy that some of them can't even qualify for a credit card» are «feeling the Bern.»

Software is Silicon Valley's biggest friend right now, says Kupor.

With SharkTank and the media's fascination with Silicon Valley's Unicorns — companies whose valuations are a billion - dollar plus — it is easy to think that investment dollars are plentiful.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein told reporters at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group in Sunnyvale, California, on Monday that Zuckerberg had agreed to testify.

With the presence of investing arms of corporations growing in the VC world, startups can't ignore the potential source of money, says Silicon Valley startup incubator 500 Startups partner Emily Chiu.

Silicon Valley electric car maker Tesla Inc was valued at $ 51 billion on Friday, more than Ford's $ 43 billion.

«Despite the headlines from Silicon Valley, the truth is the vast majority of early - stage companies are not securing venture capital,» Rep. Patrick McHenry said on the House floor while introducing the bills.

The Borrowell team got to sit down with Strange, who happens to be both an entrepreneur and a Valley VC — she was part of the executive team that built Ruba, a startup acquired by Google in 2010, and in November last year she became a partner at Andreessen Horowitz.

These events can come in all shapes and sizes, from exclusive clubs frequented by Silicon Valley's top founders to online - only gatherings of entrepreneurs and businesspeople.

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He should know: In March, he and Silicon Valley investor Keith Rabois got into a spat (on Twitter, no less) about Foursquare's user - base.

Two Silicon Valley - based founders — both U.S. citizens who came to America on such visas — discuss.

At a bitcoin breakfast event in Manhattan in April, a group of them traded complaints («They ended up with a pound of soup where they threw in all the different bank rules and AML [anti-money laundering] rules... they ended up with something very salty,» said Tim Byun of BitPay) and hyperbolic predictions (if BitLicense is too stringent, New York City will «lose the next Wall Street» to Silicon Valley, Estonia, or North Carolina, said Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures).

For all the (appropriate) emphasis on China's growth and Silicon Valley's innovation, it's somehow reassuring to be reminded that Japan remains an economic powerhouse and that at least one of its marquee companies still has some tricks up its sleeve.

The company recently enrolled in the prestigious Y Combinator accelerator program in Silicon Valley, deepening its connections to American investors.

Plus, they can live a good lifestyle, not have a commute, and not be in a bland landscape of Silicon Valley.»

Most recently, she spent a decade as the Editor in Chief of Hudson Valley Magazine, but she's also held staff positions at Vanity Fair, People, and TV Guide.

Originally published by Vivek Wadhwa on LinkedIn: Here's the advantage that keeps Silicon Valley ahead of the world

«It's not like I'm anti-Silicon Valley,» he says.

I have enjoyed talking to some of the Valley entrepreneurs about this, and I am impressed [at] how early they are thinking about giving back — much earlier than I did.

The San Jose, California - based company began by serving fruit processing plants in the Silicon Valley before pivoting in the late 1960s to work with tech ventures.

He says variation in political opinion is generally more accepted in Silicon Valley than it might be in other economic sectors, and that many in the tech world «are going to shrug their shoulders and say, «that's who he is.»»

When the rich hang out at billionaire summits like the Sun Valley, Idaho conference hosted by Allen & Co., it's like a private plane parking lot.

The sight of Teslas whizzing down roads in China's biggest cities is becoming as common as — well, the sight of Teslas whizzing down roads in Silicon Valley.

It also announced that a federal grand jury in California has subpoenaed the chain, requiring it to produce documents related to an August outbreak of norovirus in Simi Valley, California.

But today, Chinese tech companies have become innovation leaders in some key areas in technology, with truly global ambitions — and Silicon Valley is either too internally focused or complacent to realize it.

The remains and related paperwork would be kept at Valley's warehouse in the suburban industrial park, a few miles away.

The company is also working with the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley to provide internships, scholarships, and jobs.

Nicknamed «The Capital of Silicon Valley,» it should surprise no one that San Jose is the second costliest large city in the nation.

Sandy Miller, IVP General Partner, weighs in on the Silicon Valley venture capital firm announcing a $ 1.5 billion dollar fund this morning.

WestRiver Group and Boeing co-led the round and were joined by Silicon Valley Bank, TAL Education Group, Mukita, and PeopleFund.

The UK capital hopes to lure talent with its East London «Silicon Roundabout,» (OK, a «roundabout» sounds a bit dinky compared to a whole «valley,» but the area boasts a new Google - sponsored space for start - ups as well as 300 innovative companies) as well as measures to boost the city's start - up scene, including # 75 million in funding for high - tech small and medium businesses from the government's new Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth and the Digital London summit showcasing local tech talent that's due to be held March 13 to 14.

Sunny, rolling hills give way to the Marlborough Sounds, a collection of drowned river valleys flooded by the Pacific Ocean and home to dolphins, seals, and blue penguins (all can be taken in by boat tour).

In this case, he takes a very talented protagonist, Kathryn Petersen, and drops her into a Silicon Valley company in turmoil.

When grilled on whether he thought there was a bubble in Silicon Valley, Spiegel acknowledged that he thought there was -; and that it was only a matter of time before it burst.

Silicon Valley could benefit from learning more about the companies and innovations coming out of China.

Uber's strategy, like many major players in Silicon Valley's white - hot sharing economy (Airbnb among them), has been to work quickly to establish itself in as many markets as possible and deal with legal pitfalls and red tape later.

The Alphabet - backed Silicon Valley startup, valued at $ 1.1 billion, became the first company allowed to sell genetic tests (and accompanying health - risk reports) for 10 different diseases directly to consumers without a prescription.