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Rule 10: Create a transparent evaluation process

Rule 10: Create a transparent evaluation process

From the outside, the success of Silicon Valley looks like a miraculous byproduct of a collection of engineering geniuses.
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Rule 9: Build team chemistry

Rule 9: Build team chemistry

Creating a healthy corporate culture is the ultimate chemistry experiment.
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Rule 8: Sync startup and personal goals

Rule 8: Sync startup and personal goals

Building a business is as much about architecting the right business plan as it is about aligning members of your team.
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Rule 7: Become a gambler

Rule 7: Become a gambler

Startups and poker have more than a little in common. To succeed in both, you need to get comfortable taking risks every day.
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Rule 6: Nurture partners from the beginning

Rule 6: Nurture partners from the beginning

You must prepare for all outcomes and have a plan for every contingency.
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Rule 5: Formulate a business model

Rule 5: Formulate a business model

Throughout Silicon Valley, “Software as a Service” (also known as SaaS) is the business model de jour.
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Disrupt a single industry

Disrupt a single industry

Companies in Silicon Valley are one of two things: disrupters or enablers.
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