Rise of the Silicon Valley Small Business - by Anu Atluru

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In 2023, we’ll see more Silicon Valley startups that operate like small businesses. And some of them will have big outcomes. Perhaps even billion-dollar ones. I call this phenomenon the Silicon Valley small business (an SV-SB for short).

Golden Gate - San Francisco (Michael Birawer, 2010). Update: An expanded version of this essay was featured in the tech publication Every. We’re going to see more Silicon Valley startups that operate like small businesses.1 And some of them will have big outcomes. Perhaps even billion-dollar ones. I call this phenomenon the Silicon Valley small business (an SV-SB for short). So what’s the archetype of a Silicon Valley small business? How do they differ from traditional SMBs and tech startups? And, why now? I see 3 relevant archetypes — (1) the traditional small business (2) the…

Rise of the Silicon Valley Small Business - by Anu Atluru

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