This might be a bit off-topic and in itself worth another "Ask slashdot".
As a Silicon Valley Outsider or even from a foreign country (such as in my case from Germany):
What ist the best and most efficient way to get into contact with companies in the valley? Not so much with the larger, established ones but most preferably with young startup companies? For an exchange of ideas, for a possible future partnership, whatever.
What are the best fairs or conferences to visit, which blogs should one read, what are the most interesting meeting places to go to?
Some time ago I was looking for a service in Silicon Valley which I knew from the east coast, as a company called cscout offers it there, particularly for New York (www.cscout.com) They are your scouting partner and bring you together with a lot of possible partners in a very short time.
The way it worked, was essentially this:
- you visited New York for some five to seven days
- beforehand they contacted some companies in the Silicon Alley and organised short meetings for you (each of these with a length of twenty to fourty minutes)
(Well, actually as a friend of mine who used cscout's service, told me that what they did actually sucked as there was no exchange beforehand, so most of that time went like: Hi, I am..., we do this. What ist your field of expertise...?)
Is there someone in Silicon Valley doing something comparable (a bit more efficient, maybe)?
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This might be a bit off-topic and in itself worth another "Ask slashdot".
..., we do this. What ist your field of expertise...?)
As a Silicon Valley Outsider or even from a foreign country (such as in my case from Germany):
What ist the best and most efficient way to get into contact with companies in the valley? Not so much with the larger, established ones but most preferably with young startup companies? For an exchange of ideas, for a possible future partnership, whatever.
What are the best fairs or conferences to visit, which blogs should one read, what are the most interesting meeting places to go to?
and that for the following topics:
- software development
- free software/open source software
- "Web 2.0"
Some time ago I was looking for a service in Silicon Valley which I knew from the east coast, as a company called cscout offers it there, particularly for New York (www.cscout.com) They are your scouting partner and bring you together with a lot of possible partners in a very short time.
The way it worked, was essentially this:
- you visited New York for some five to seven days
- beforehand they contacted some companies in the Silicon Alley and organised short meetings for you (each of these with a length of twenty to fourty minutes)
(Well, actually as a friend of mine who used cscout's service, told me that what they did actually sucked as there was no exchange beforehand, so most of that time went like: Hi, I am
Is there someone in Silicon Valley doing something comparable (a bit more efficient, maybe)?
Thanks
Juergen