What’s Your Hour in ‘Silicon Valley Time’? | by Aaron Zamost | Backchannel | Medium
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Pinning Startups to “Silicon Valley Time.”
What’s Your Hour in ‘Silicon Valley Time’? The tech press moves like clockwork, fitting company narratives into a predictable arc. Here’s how pros deal with it. Aaron Zamost 8 min read · Jul 7, 2015 -- 23 Listen Share Press enter or click to view image in full size I don’t remember who told me company narratives were like a clock. I was at Google, where I’d taken a job on the communications team despite zero experience in communications. During my early days there, I tried to navigate my new profession by listening to the many comms experts already at the company from whom I would learn so muc
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