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Victor W. Hwang

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Victor W. Hwang is an economic growth expert. His ideas have shaped the economic lives of millions of people worldwide.

His work has helped over 300 communities, cities, states, companies, and even entire countries in creating greater economic prosperity.

His economic development clients have included the World Bank, Ford Foundation, Inter-American Development Bank, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. He has also worked with corporate clients seeking to grow entrepreneurial innovation, including Accenture, IBM, and Microsoft.

He is founder and CEO of Victor H & Co, an economic growth consultancy.

He is founder and CEO of Right to Start, a campaign fighting to rebuild the economy by making entrepreneurial opportunity available to ...more

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My Real-Life Shark Tank: Tips For Winning Startup Pitches

I’ve done lots of startup pitch events in my career. But nothing prepared me for what happened a couple months ago. That’s when I lived my own real “Shark Tank.”

Once upon a time, pitch events were a pretty obscure activity. But in recent years, they’ve been popularized on the TV show Shark Tank. That’s where startups present their business ideas to a panel of sharky (and usually snarky) judges. In

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	The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley by Victor W. Hwang (Goodreads Author), Greg Horowitt 4.07 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rainforest Blueprint: How to Design Your Own Silicon Valley \| Unleash an Ecosystem of Innovation in Your Company, Organization, or Hometown 4.19 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rainforest Scorecard: A Practical Framework for Growing Innovation Potential by Henry H. Doss, Alistair M. Brett, Victor W. Hwang (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Are All Starters: A Manifesto to Renew Ourselves and Our Nation it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	By Victor W. Hwang The Rainforest Blueprint: How to Design Your Own Silicon Valley \| Unleash an Ecosystem of Innovation (1st First Edition) [Paperback] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The emotional part of our brains can control the logical part, but not vice versa.”
― Victor W. Hwang, The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley

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“The process of launching a startup company has many similarities to riding a roller coaster. It is a highly irrational act. You will invest blood, sweat, tears, and probably a lot of money for the privilege, and you will probably end up in exactly the same place you started, since the majority of such efforts fail.”
― Victor W. Hwang, The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley

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“I learned that even if things went really south, you could turn yourself around one year later and be back on top again. You have to be constantly reinventing yourself. Failure is just a dress rehearsal for success.”
― Victor W. Hwang, The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley

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