Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. Today most startup investors still register with the SEC as “ accredited ” investors before they buy any startup equity in the U.S. Do your homework before investing.

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Liquidity Event SEC Entrepreneur Accredited Investor 224

Austin Startup

JUNE 14, 2017

Even with modern technology that enables casting a wider net for your market reach, most professionals rely significantly on a local client base. Boston has among the world’s top healthcare lawyers, but slim pickings for entertainment lawyers (many of which are in Los Angeles). And it works just fine.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Robert Scoble has weighed in calling AngelList, “ The New Silicon Valley Hype Machine. &# I’m not sure if that’s how AngelList would like to be branded. Where I think Robert’s comments are slightly wrong is that AngelList is a net positive for VCs. I’m sorry, but that’s dumb. My view for VCs.

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Southern California Angel Investor Early Stage Silicon Valley 267

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Where did Silicon Valley come from? I think the absolute best reading on this subject is a book called Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128 by AnnaLee Saxenian. And what were they doing beforehand?

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Silicon Valley San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 68

David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

From 1970 to 2009, nearly all new net job creation (44m jobs) came from young companies (not small, and not large, but young). • We’re not just focused on NY/Boston/Silicon Valley. It was a “Ready-Shoot-Aim” launch. We run this like a business; we view ourselves as a startup for startups. • There are 1.4m-1.6m

America 144

America DC Startup Aggregator 144

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. Today most startup investors still register with the SEC as “ accredited ” investors before they buy any startup equity in the U.S. Do your homework before investing.

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Liquidity Event SEC Accredited Investor Angel Investor 184

Rob Go

OCTOBER 14, 2012

Geography: 18 of the 23 are in Boston or New York. The others are mainly in Silicon Valley with some exceptions. Net net, I think things have gotten much better for entrepreneurs, which is a good thing for us overall. Founders: Similarly, founders have a vast array of founding stories. There was no Angellist.

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New Hampshire Croatia Omaha Portfolio 50

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, November 22, 2008 Net Promoter Score: an operational tool to measure customer satisfaction Ive mentioned Net Promoter Score (NPS) in a few previous posts, but havent had a chance to describe it in detail yet. Net Promoter Score NPS is a methodology that comes out of the service industry.

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.Net Operations San Francisco Lean 158

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

The net result: we sold exactly zero presidential debate avatars. The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? We finally settled on a $1.99 We tried different price points, different ad copy, different landing pages.

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Demand San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 167

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? Lo, my 1032 subscribers, who are you? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Take a look and let me know what you think. Amazon PostRank

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Agile San Francisco Software Review Continuous Deployment 76

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. Finally, it’s an opportunity to “give back” what you have learned in your own career for the next generation. Do your homework before investing.

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Accredited Investor Liquidity Event Stock SEC 219

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Many of the large endowments that invest in the venture industry have seen their net worth plummet. Here are some recommendations I have heard from the experts: Move your company to Silicon Valley or Boston. The market is coming back, but it is still well under water. VCs have pulled closer to home and hunkered down.

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Venture Capital Silicon Valley Startup United States 225

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

I’ve already written about why I want the whole team to be in one location, but in that post, I didn’t address why I want the entire team to be in Silicon Valley. We did not expect to attract their attention this early on, but the serendipity of being in the Valley made that happen. The Valley has that.

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Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 124

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? Lo, my 1032 subscribers, who are you? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Take a look and let me know what you think. Amazon PostRank

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Lean San Francisco Agile Continuous Deployment 102

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. Finally, it’s an opportunity to “give back” what you have learned in your own career for the next generation. But these requirements go away with the new Crowdfunding JOBS Act just passed into law.

Portfolio 228

Portfolio Accredited Investor Liquidity Event SEC 228

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

I’ve already written about why I want the whole team to be in one location, but in that post, I didn’t address why I want the entire team to be in Silicon Valley. We did not expect to attract their attention this early on, but the serendipity of being in the Valley made that happen. The Valley has that.

Silicon Valley 112

Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 112

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. Today you still need to be registered with the SEC as an “ accredited ” investor to legally buy any startup equity in the U.S. Do your homework before investing.

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Accredited Investor Liquidity Event SEC Entrepreneur 120

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? Lo, my 1032 subscribers, who are you? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Take a look and let me know what you think. Amazon PostRank

San Francisco 88

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 88

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 30, 2014

Twittering laughter fills the air at the new Techstars office on the edge of Chinatown in Boston, as dozens of young engineers, designers, and marketers gather to raise a glass to Katie Rae, a startup veteran with short, curly blond hair and unstoppable energy. ” —FCC chairman Tom Wheeler on net neutrality regulation.

Technology 60

Technology Boston Cloud Silicon Valley 60

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? Lo, my 1032 subscribers, who are you? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Take a look and let me know what you think. Amazon PostRank

San Francisco 79

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 79

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? Lo, my 1032 subscribers, who are you? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Take a look and let me know what you think. Amazon PostRank

San Francisco 60

San Francisco Continuous Deployment Lean DC 60

Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 21, 2016

We have enormous impact through the projects we take to scale that make our country’s safety net work better. There are thousands of her around the country applying the best practices of metaphysical Silicon Valley to the services that the American public needs from its government today, and that’s another kind of scale.

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America Government CTO Hire San Francisco 48

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? Lo, my 1032 subscribers, who are you? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Take a look and let me know what you think. Amazon PostRank

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Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 168

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? Lo, my 1032 subscribers, who are you? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Take a look and let me know what you think. Amazon PostRank

Software Review 167

Software Review Technical Review San Francisco Continuous Deployment 167

Agile VC

OCTOBER 2, 2011

That’s why a 3G iPad 2 costs $600-800 retail, which nets Apple a very healthy profit of several hundred dollars ( manufactured cost is ~$330 ). Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Author howerl. Read More ».

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Business Model Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate 100

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 29, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? Lo, my 1032 subscribers, who are you? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Take a look and let me know what you think. Amazon PostRank

San Francisco 146

San Francisco Lean Agile Java 146

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 4, 2009

Thanks to those of you who were willing to fill out the survey, I learned my net promoter score (about 25) as well as some clear other segmentation insights: about 80% of you are founders of or work at a startup, you read many of the same other blogs, and many of you would like to engage with Lessons Learned in formats and venues beyond this blog.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 68

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? Lo, my 1032 subscribers, who are you? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Take a look and let me know what you think. Amazon PostRank

Campaign 84

Campaign San Francisco Lean Agile 84

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

I think something that's not super well understood on the policy side is that net new job creation fundamentally comes from entrepreneurship. And when people hear the word startup, they think San Francisco or Silicon Valley, and they have a very stereotypical image in their mind. We back them all over America.

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Government Africa America Washington 60

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

2011 Net Income: $1.00 Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Financial Snapshot : 2011 Revenue: $3.71 2011 YoY Revenue Growth: 88%. 2011 Gross Profit Margin: 77%. 2011 US Revenue = 56% of total, ROW = 44% of total.

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IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? Lo, my 1032 subscribers, who are you? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Take a look and let me know what you think. Amazon PostRank

Advertising 60

Advertising San Francisco Media Continuous Deployment 60

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? Lo, my 1032 subscribers, who are you? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Take a look and let me know what you think. Amazon PostRank

San Francisco 60

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 60

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2009

And then, at my first Silicon Valley startup , I watched friends get laid off in successive waves as it started to fail. Of course, those were the days when 12 year old, 80% market share, $200mm, 30% net profit companies were the ones going public. No business model, either. It seemed like just a bunch of research-oriented PhDs.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 94