The 20-Minute Rule: Key To Successful Startups

Why is Silicon Valley the birthplace of successful startups?

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October 25, 2006, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


"The globe has been flattened, and national boundaries obliterated. Yet in Silicon Valley, the one place that is responsible more than any other for creating the network technology that supposedly renders geography irrelevant, physical distance is very much on the minds of the investors who provide venture capital. Meet the "20-minute rule" that guides fateful decisions in Silicon Valley."

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 in The New York Times

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