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UGBT: Seattle-Portland De-Co

So it's been almost about a week since I flew back from my Pacific Northwest UGBT extravaganza. I was thoroughly exhausted from five days of very late night conversations, keynote planning and, then last minute replanning, and consuming my share of the Edgewater's entire trove of Kenwood Cabernet. (Brian Solis: I blame you for the early morning headaches!)

I've blogged less about the stops than previous ones, partially because I met fewer local entrepreneurs than past stops. I only did one event in each city and the turnout was smaller than previous stops. And while I was in Seattle for several days, most of it was spent at Gnomedex where I hung out with many entrepreneurs not from Seattle. So all-in-all, it was a blast, but I'm not sure I got the same local flavor I've gotten from DC, Omaha and Des Moines. Of course that just means I HAVE to go back! Right?

So, for now, take these thoughts with a grain of salt, and feel free to jump in and tell me why I'm wrong. ;)

Part insightful analysis of what ails Silicon Valley and part madcap journey to far flung hubs of aspiration and innovation, Sarah Lacy takes us around the world in 180 pages to find the fascinating people who are creating the new wealth in a new world of start ups and ventures that America ought to be paying a lot more attention to.
Brilliant. Crazy. Cocky.

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An unforgettable portrait of the emerging world's entrepreneurial dynamos Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky is the story about that top 1% of people who do more to change their worlds through greed and ambition than politicians, NGOs and nonprofits ever can. This new breed of self-starter is taking local turmoil and turning it into opportunities, making millions, creating thousands of jobs and changing the face of modern entrepreneurship at the same time. To tell this story, Lacy spent forty weeks traveling through Asia, South America and Africa hunting down the most impressive up-and-comers the developed world has never heard of....yet.

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Srah Lacy

Sarah Lacy is an award-winning reporter who has covered high-growth entrepreneurship for more than fifteen years. She is the founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of PandoDaily.com, the site-of-record for the startup ecosystem. She lives in San Francisco.

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