SVbstance: [suhb-stuh'ns] (noun)

Definition: A program that imparts the attributes, values and techniques of the world’s most successful business culture, Silicon Valley.

Usage: “SVbstance is the essence of Silicon Valley.”

How to Become SVbstantial 

Insights and Intelligence

A sampling of the themes that comprise SVbstance.

Jim Ellis on Business Plans

Scott Berkun on Myths of Innovation

Steve Blank on the Secret History of Silicon Valley