Silicon Valley Girl
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Silicon Valley Girl publishes startup and founder interviews with a strong emphasis on AI trends, business strategy, and modern company building.
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Founder interviews
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From immigrant roots to Silicon Valley acquisition: Teri Yu's founder journey
Silicon Valley Girl
March 11, 2023
Founder interviews
9
Exit strategy
7
Pivoting
6
Frame acquisition outreach as partnerships — never lead with 'we want to be acquired'
COVID wiped 500 meetups to zero; the pivot saved the company
Missed a full tax exemption by just six months — know QSBS early
Founder interviews
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From Indian farm town to $20M US startup: Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran's story
Silicon Valley Girl
March 4, 2023
Founder interviews
10
Fundraising & VC
6
Winning hackathons by building what judges want, not what's cool
No degree, no visa, no money — $19.5M raised anyway
Automating 40% of customer service work with one recorded workflow
Cash flow management
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Nine financial habits that build wealth without sacrificing living
Silicon Valley Girl
February 16, 2023
Cash flow management
7
Accounting basics
6
Goal setting
5
Experiences can't be frozen or seized — spend before desire fades.
Ask how to 10x income without 10x hours, not just earn more.
Miles from credit card spend are tax-free; sign-up bonuses aren't.
AI tools & automation
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Using ChatGPT to scale content, marketing, and business output
Silicon Valley Girl
February 9, 2023
AI tools & automation
9
Content marketing
7
Copywriting
6
ChatGPT drafts scripts, emails, and newsletters in seconds
A 10-email funnel worth $2,500 can be built in hours
Generic outputs need your personality — it's a multiplier, not a replacement
Content marketing
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How a non-singer launched a music career through hard work and the internet
Silicon Valley Girl
January 14, 2023
Content marketing
8
Business models
7
Resilience & grit
6
Passion and work ethic beat raw talent every time
A vocal coach transformed her voice in just five sessions
The internet lets anyone reach an audience without industry gatekeepers
Work-life balance
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What went wrong in 2022 and how to slow down deliberately
Silicon Valley Girl
December 30, 2022
Work-life balance
8
Productivity & habits
7
Mental health & wellbeing
6
Effortless iPhone Shorts outperformed every heavily produced video.
Saying yes to all brand deals killed editorial freedom.
A full schedule blocks bigger opportunities from ever appearing.
Physical health & longevity
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Navigating infertility: one couple's journey to two healthy children
Silicon Valley Girl
December 23, 2022
Physical health & longevity
10
AI tools & automation
10
Contracts & agreements
7
Why finding doctors who treat root causes ends years of failure
US infertility care: $30,000 IVF bills and dismissed symptoms
Fibroid, ectopic pregnancy, blood thinners — and two healthy babies
Deep work & focus
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Take control of your life by reframing circumstances and finding your superpower
Silicon Valley Girl
December 15, 2022
Deep work & focus
10
Management
8
AI tools & automation
7
The meaning you assign a circumstance decides every outcome that follows.
Entrepreneurship is identifying your superpower and delegating everything else.
Decisions made from your core positive emotion compound; fear-based ones spiral.
How a roboticist built a machine to automate eyelash extensions
Silicon Valley Girl
November 24, 2022
Origin story
9
MVP & prototyping
8
Business models
6
A $125k robot that generates $3M revenue per machine
Robotics triples lash artist appointments without replacing them
Beauty services are the next frontier for personal-service robots
Founder interviews
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How a Soviet childhood vision shaped a Silicon Valley creator's life
Silicon Valley Girl
October 27, 2022
Founder interviews
10
Goal setting
7
Identity & self-belief
6
A vivid childhood dream acted as a daily decision filter for decades.
Lost $20K chasing a startup that turned out to be someone else's dream.
Block critics freely — their words describe themselves, not you.
Identity & self-belief
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Mindset shifts and habits that build wealth and fulfillment
Silicon Valley Girl
September 29, 2022
Identity & self-belief
9
Goal setting
8
Productivity & habits
7
One high-value client can outperform dozens of budget ones
Warren Buffett's 25-goal rule: focus only on your top five
Set targets beyond reach — you land further than playing small
Eight income streams and how to build passive income
Silicon Valley Girl
September 22, 2022
Bootstrapping
8
Business models
7
Cash flow management
6
Most passive income is actually semi-active — true passivity is rare.
Stock market investing is the most genuinely passive income source.
Low-content books on Amazon KDP require no writing and no upfront cost.
13 business ideas you can start today
Silicon Valley Girl
September 8, 2022
Business models
9
MVP & prototyping
7
Bootstrapping
6
Shared-worker platforms let small businesses afford full-time talent collectively.
Creator tools for multi-platform publishing and auto-translation are wide open.
Low-tech kids' play areas in malls and restaurants are an untapped US gap.
AI tools & automation
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How clarifying what you really want unlocks motivation and growth
Silicon Valley Girl
September 1, 2022
AI tools & automation
10
Growth hacking
10
Contracts & agreements
9
Pursuing externally-triggered desires is the root cause of procrastination.
Writing 100 categorised wishes reveals what you actually want most.
Attaching a number and date to every goal converts dreams into traction.
Identity & self-belief
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How to stop living for others' approval and find your next level
Silicon Valley Girl
August 27, 2022
Identity & self-belief
8
Long-term planning
6
Criticism hurts less when your strategy no longer depends on approval.
Cutting social feeds and traveling reconnects you to what you actually want.
Immediate execution urge — not vague interest — signals the right next move.