This was a presentation to the Latino Startup Alliance in San Francisco, CA on 12/6/13 by Wasabi Ventures co-founder, Chris Yeh. "Be So Good They Can't Ignore You"

1. Be So Good They Can’t Ignore You
Overcoming Silicon Valley’s Bias Problem
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chris@wasabiventures.com
Wasabi Ventures
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3. The Founder Effect
• “The loss of genetic variation that
occurs when a new population is
established by a very small
number of individuals from a
larger population.”

4. Hewlett Packard

5. Fairchild Semiconductor
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Julius Blank
Victor Grinich
Jean Hoerni
Jay Last
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Eugene Kleiner
Gordon Moore
Robert Noyce
Sheldon Roberts

6. Apple Computer

7. Google

8. Facebook

9. The Pioneers of Venture Capital

10. Silicon Valley is Biased
“Fish don't know they're in water.”
--Derek Sivers

11. We Shall Overcome
“Be so good they can’t ignore you.”
Steve Martin
• The key is entrepreneurship
– Don’t wait to be noticed, make yourself the boss
– Results speak for themselves

12. Overcoming Bias

13. The Secret of Getting Funded

14. What Can You Do?
• Community
• Storytelling
• Entrepreneurs

15. Resource for Entrepreneurs
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