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HBO’s Silicon Valley On Startups

in Companies Social startup life on March 24, 2016 August 29, 2020 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

New startups are born every day here in Startup Land. That’s why it’s so hard to keep track of all the rising stars. It used to be that if you knew a startup by name…

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GBikes by Peter Adams.

G-Bikes

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Android Sculptures by Peter Adams.

Android Sculpture Garden

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Aurora Light Sculpture by Peter Adams.

Aurora In Palo Alto

in Places Social on May 10, 2014 June 27, 2018 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Steve Jobs' Garage by Peter Adams.

Silicon Valley’s Second Most Famous Garage

in People Places startup life on January 7, 2014 June 27, 2018 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

If there is an epicenter for the folklore around people starting multi billion dollar companies out of their garage, Silicon Valley would surely be it. The garage where Dave Packard and Bill Hewlett founded the…

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Stanford Memorial Church by Peter Adams.

Stanford Memorial Church

in Places on November 19, 2013 November 19, 2013 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

Located at the center of Stanford University, the Stanford Memorial Church was built by Jane Stanford as a memorial to her husband Leland. Dedicated in 1903, the church was one of the earlier non-denominational churches…

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David Carrico by Peter Adams.

David Carrico

in People on November 5, 2013 November 5, 2013 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

There is nothing quite like watching your favorite band play live at an amazing concert venue or music festival. However, sometimes you just can’t get to the show – especially if it’s sold out. That’s…

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Trick Or Treat by Peter Adams.

Trick Or Treat

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Mavericks International 2013 Opening Ceremony by Peter Adams.

Mavericks Invitational 2013 Opening Ceremony

in Events Places on October 28, 2013 October 30, 2013 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

It’s easy to lose track of time in Startup Land due to the fact that we only have two seasons: “warm” and “less warm”. However, we do have some obvious visual clues (leaves falling, colored…

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C2SV Technology Conference - Day One by Peter Adams.

C2SV 2013

in Events on October 4, 2013 November 3, 2013 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

When most people think of Silicon Valley they usually think one of three things: technology giants such as Apple, Google and Facebook, robot controlled factories churning out Tesla electric cars, or garages filled with entrepreneurs….

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Conferences

in startup life on September 8, 2013 September 8, 2013 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

Conferences have become a way of life for companies in high growth industries. The faster the growth the more conferences there seem to be. Startups and big companies both love a good conference. Think about…

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It's O.K. to be George Takei by Peter Adams.

It’s O.K. To Be Takei

in People on June 22, 2013 June 22, 2013 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

Actor George Takei (Commander Sulu from the television series Star Trek) was in Startup Land late last year visiting the current “batch” of companies at 500 Startups headquarters in Mountain View. Sadly, I missed the…

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Creative In The Cloud

in Companies on June 20, 2013 June 20, 2013 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

Adobe has been making waves throughout Startup Land (and the entire software industry) with the move from perpetual to subscription licensing for its core creative software titles. This week, the company released the first full…

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NSA Prism Backlash by Peter Adams.

Prism Backlash

in Social on June 16, 2013 June 16, 2013 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

As seen in Palo Alto. If I had to guess the political views of most engineers here in Startup Land, I would go with Libertarian.

Silicon Valley by Peter Adams.

Above Startup Land

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The view of Startup Land as day turns to night. One of those lights is a billion dollar startup waiting to happen.

The Lucky Office by Peter Adams.

The Lucky Office

in Places on March 9, 2013 March 9, 2013 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

When it comes to turning a startup into a multi-billion dollar company, entrepreneurs know that success often requires great timing as well as some good, old fashioned luck. Unfortunately, luck doesn’t grow on trees or…

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Pescadero State Beach by Peter Adams Photography.

Over the Hills

in Places on December 30, 2012 December 30, 2012 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

One of the great things about living in Silicon Valley is how easy it is to get out of it when you want to. The Pacific coastline is 32 miles due West and is a…

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Gordon Laing by Peter Adams.

Gordon Laing

in People on October 14, 2012 October 14, 2012 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

I had a chance to catch up with Gordon Laing during his recent visit to Startup Land. Gordon is the founder and editor of the popular CameraLabs.com – a comprehensive photographic equipment review website that…

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500 Startups by Peter Adams.

500 Startups

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Palo Alto International Film Festival 2012 by Peter Adams.

Palo Alto International Film Festival

in Events Places on October 1, 2012 October 1, 2012 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Up, Up, and Away by Peter Adams.

Super Hero Street Fair

in Events on September 25, 2012 February 16, 2013 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

If Captain America, Superman, Batman, and the X-men were to throw a party in San Francisco it would probably look a lot like the Super Hero Street Fair. Complete with climbing wall, multiple music stages,…

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K.Flay by Peter Adams.

BFD – Part 4: K.Flay, St. John, Eligh & Amp Live

in Events on June 5, 2012 June 6, 2012 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

This is the fourth of four posts containing photos from the BFD music festival held on June 2nd, 2012 @ The Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. Photos below are of K.Flay, St. John, and…

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Ronnie Radke - Falling in Reverse by Peter Adams.

BFD – Part 3: Falling In Reverse, GROUPLOVE, Neon Trees

in Events on June 5, 2012 June 5, 2012 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

This is the third of four of posts containing photos from the BFD music festival held on June 2nd, 2012 @ The Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. Photos below are of Falling in Reverse,…

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Perry Farrell / Jane's Addiction by Peter Adams.

BFD – Part 2: Jane’s Addiction & Cake

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This is the second of four of posts containing photos from the BFD Music festival held on June 2nd, 2012 @ The Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. Photos below are of Jane’s Addiction and…

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Shirley Manson / Garbage by Peter Adams.

BFD – Part 1: Garbage & Silversun Pickups

in Events on June 5, 2012 June 5, 2012 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

I’ll let you guess what BFD stands for, but rest assured, it’s an appropriate name for one of the biggest music festivals in Northern California. Held at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, BFD takes…

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Face Forward by Peter Adams.

Maker Faire

in Events on May 22, 2012 May 31, 2012 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

In some way, shape or form we all like to make things. Here in Startup Land, people are constantly designing cutting edge technology and creating new businesses. But in other parts of the country people…

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Stanford Powwow held on May 11th, 2012. by Peter Adams.

Stanford Pow-wow

in Events on May 20, 2012 May 20, 2012 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

Every year the Native American community finds its way to the heart of Startup Land for a Pow-wow. No, I’m not talking about some big corporate meeting, I’m literally talking about a pow-wow where people…

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Can You Hear Me Now? by Peter Adams.

How Weird Street Faire

in Events on May 15, 2012 May 16, 2012 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

Startup Land is sometimes described as a place where creative energy and entreprenurial ideas collide. After all, that’s why it’s home to thousands of startup companies trying to change the world in some way, shape…

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Coastriders by Peter Adams.

Dream Machines

in Events on May 1, 2012 May 1, 2012 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

One of the things that makes Startup Land unique is its ability to continually create the latest new thing. In fact, you are bombarded with so many new things that it’s easy to forget about…

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SRI Taurus Robot by Peter Adams.

Robot Block Party

in Events on April 13, 2012 April 13, 2012 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

Robotics is all about serious research and hard core tech, right? Well, you might change your mind after watching a robot dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”. That’s exactly what happened to me at this year’s…

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Asha Holi Festival of Colors 2012 by Peter Adams.

Asha Stanford Holi – Festival Of Colours

in Events on April 10, 2012 April 10, 2012 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

It’s sometimes easy to forget about the seasons here in Startup Land because we only have two: nice and rainy. Luckily, this year I had a new fun way to remember that it’s Spring: Holi!…

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Super Happy Block Party by Peter Adams.

A Super Happy Block Party

in Events on April 2, 2012 April 2, 2012 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

I went to block parties all the time while growing up in New York. A neighborhood would petition the city to block off the street, then invite everyone they knew to bring lots of food…

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Flipboard HQ by Peter Adams.

Flipboard

in Companies on February 10, 2012 February 10, 2012 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
The Politics of Internet Freedom Roundtable by Peter Adams

RightsCon 2011

in Events on October 30, 2011 August 29, 2020 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

Most people do not think of Silicon Valley as a battleground for human rights issues. That’s exactly what Access was hoping to change by organizing RightsCon— a conference that brought together Silicon Valley companies like…

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Occupy San Mateo

in Events on October 16, 2011 October 20, 2011 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

The growing wave of anti Wall Street sentiment, fueled by the Occupy Wall St. movement, hit Silicon Valley on Friday as protesters gathered on a busy overpass of highway 92 in San Mateo.

memorial Apple by Peter Adams

Notes For Steve

in People on October 14, 2011 July 15, 2012 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

In the days after his death, thousands of Silicon Valley residents made their way to the Apple retail store in Palo Alto, California to leave personal notes of remembrance mourning the loss of Steve Jobs….

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Rest in Peace by Peter Adams for Instartupland.com

Rest in Peace

in Events People on October 6, 2011 October 20, 2011 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

Rest in peace Steve Jobs. You will be missed.

The Dish

in Places on June 18, 2011 October 20, 2011 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

Just west of Stanford University is an open space preserve in the foothills called The Dish Area, more commonly referred to as “The Dish” by locals. The preserve’s name is derived from the 150 foot…

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