March 3, 2017

The inside scoop from Silicon Valley

MARCH 2017 NEWSLETTER

The Google games room

This week I returned from an incredible field trip to Silicon Valley. My aim was to chat with as many startups as possible to discover what was hot, what was not, and what tech will look like in the future. Some of the companies I visited included Facebook, Google, Zendesk, ClassPass and GoDaddy.

To summarise just a few of the exciting things I learned, I’ve written an article highlighting what to look out for this year.

> Read 5 tech trends for 2017

I’ve got a few more posts in progress, and will share them with you once I get clearance from Facebook’s PR department! Stay tuned.

ā€˜Till next time!

Natalie & the Avion team

*The cover image is a photo I took of the games arcade in Google’s San Francisco office. You’re not allowed to take photos in the building without permission – but my contact Mark was happy to let this one slip through šŸ™‚

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