9 unwritten rules of Silicon Valley every startup needs to know

Silicon Valley has the most vibrant startup scene in the world.

But it also has its own unique culture, and not knowing the specific rules of the game can hurt your chances of making it big in the Valley.

We went through Quora to find out what people who have been-there-done-that have to say about the unwritten rules of Silicon Valley.

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"You pretty much get 'credit' as 'one of the guys' for a successful start-up as long as you were one of the first 30-50 employees, and had an impact.  Not quite founder status, but pretty good."— Jason Lemkin (Storm Ventures, managing director)

"Don't waste your investors' money, or nobody will ever give you money again."— Ben Parr (Dominate Fund, partner)

"Any good idea will be copied within 18 months by 3 companies. But remember that truly world class execution is pretty rare, and most other teams will screw up somehow. Of course, so will you."— Adam Sah (been part of 6 startups, 3 IPOs)

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