Reid Hoffman

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

How do we achieve cooperation amongst a diverse range of governments, industries, and communities, all of whom have different and often competing interests? To achieve that goal, we must “reach net-zero emissions by 2050 — and get halfway there by 2030.” government’s climate-related R&D funding from $7.8

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2010

It’s not a quick solution, but the government and other funding agencies do not want ownership or interest payments from your company. If you don't know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them. Venture capital. An investment from a venture capital firm is usually expensive, in equity and control.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

The past year saw startups on the rise, an increase in venture capital funding (both in real dollars and numbers of companies funded), a resurgence of IPOs, and the rise of David against Goliath, as best represented by Groupon’s spurning of a $6 billion offer from Google. Investors will be bullish on startups.

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

“It is deeply telling that the vocabulary of venture capital begins with ‘the friends and family round’,” she writes. But inequitable access to seed-stage capital is a pervasive structural issue. In this vision, more expansive government policies and programs aren’t safety nets.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The agenda ( full agenda here ) includes the following discussions: DEIS in Corporate Governance & Board DEIS in Human Resources & Talent Acquisition DEIS in Procurement DEIS in Edge Technology Product Development & Corporate Innovation DEIS in Go To Market DEIS in Venture Capital & Investment DEIS in Impact.

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Here's why: The Fixation on Housing Prices Has Been and Is Unhealthy: The word that comes to mind when reflecting upon the government subsidies (see mortgage interest deduction, first-time home buying credits, etc.) and the global economy. and media attention given to housing prices is distorted. How transformative would this be?

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. Political science, government service, and law — Yale has the #1 rated law school in the US and a long history of alumni serving in government. “CEO is the new Analyst.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Solicit venture capital investors. Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. They typically look for big opportunities, needing a couple of million dollars or more, with a proven team.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 29, 2015

I can't say, however, that the government has a great track record of implementing consistent and sensical policy around this. Side note, since when does the government really care about cheating? They like their regulated government monopoly and don't want anything to change. That's my major concern.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

If you deliver exactly the same results at the same net cost to the customer via a SaaS product, you may get a tech multiple 10X higher. Heck, there was no venture capital in Dixie in that era. Now it’s cost + markup + 14 layers of intermediaries who all get a cut = price paid by insurance or the government.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Solicit venture capital investors. Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. They typically look for big opportunities, needing a couple of million dollars or more, with a proven team.

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Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Unfortunately, Mr. Slywotzky makes an important assertion about venture capital that is incorrect. economy created a net 22 million jobs, or 2.2 First, the venture capital business is contracting severely: From the April 18th, 2009 NVCA/PWC Moneytree report: “Venture capitalists invested just $3.0

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

For the more advanced enterprises who have migrated to the cloud, this will be a year of net new technology and building applications. That being said, blockchain will not solve all of the world’s problems but we believe use cases in supply chain and data governance will be two big areas in the future.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Solicit venture capital investors. Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. They typically look for big opportunities, needing a couple of million dollars or more, with a proven team.

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Board Effect

MAY 10, 2019

Those who still need additional funds may turn next to angel investors , high-net-worth individuals who are willing to provide funding for small startups and entrepreneurs. At some point, the venture capitalists may move to acquire the company entirely. How Venture Capitalism Works. appeared first on BoardEffect.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 12, 2009

C corps, LLCs, and S corps differ significantly in the areas of taxation, ownership, fundraising, governance and structure, and employee compensation. Any company that raises venture financing will need to be a C corp in order to issue preferred stock. Such inflexible features are typically unattractive to venture investors.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 22, 2012

com,net,org,int,gov,mil and.edu) were established in the 1980s, prior to the Internet moving into the general public domain.int is reserved for international organizations, and.gov,mil and.edu are restricted to U.S.-based based government, military and educational organizations. gTLDs are not new: The original seven gTLDs (.com,net,org,int,gov,mil

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 29, 2014

As an independent agency of the government, the SBA partners with both public and private organizations to deliver its services, including loans. Because loan guaranty requirements and practices are dependent on the US Government, changes to policies or economic conditions may change lending terms. What is an SBA Loan? Territories.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

I lovingly call him the curmudgeon of fintech – in this episode we go deep into how he is building a venture capital firm and practice, not just running a fund and how he views the world of fintech investing. One of the ones that really bothers me is how Venture Capitalists try and conflate what they do as being complicated.

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 21, 2017

Five of the six largest companies in the world today were venture backed startups and just about all net new job creation comes from young companies. What we need here is government intervention. It’s also true that many of society’s deepest problems aren’t likely to be solved by for-profit companies.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 8, 2010

"I'm from the government and I'm here to help you."   The premise is that having sufficient net worth makes the investor more sophisticated.    The premise is that having sufficient net worth makes the investor more sophisticated.  « Bottom Up Market Sizing | Main. |

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

The risk-averse argument is that a strong network is a safety net. Networks are both safety nets and trampolines. I think a lot of entrepreneurs don’t fully understand how venture capital works. VENTURE CAPITAL AND THE MBAS OF SILICON VALLEY.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

The risk-averse argument is that a strong network is a safety net. Networks are both safety nets and trampolines. I think a lot of entrepreneurs don’t fully understand how venture capital works. VENTURE CAPITAL AND THE MBAS OF SILICON VALLEY.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 25, 2011

On Friday Silicon Valley Bank released a survey of 375 executives at startup technology companies in the 4 core venture capital investment sectors – Software/Internet, Hardware, Life Science, and Cleantech. The study notes that in 2010, venture capitalists invested $21.8 And Government Just Gets in the Way. Are Bullish.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2018

Whether you are hoping to expand a small business with a loan or going for a round of venture capital, you will need a scalable business model. You may also be able to apply for government-subsidized bank loans or soft loans. Most traditional bank loans require at least two years tax returns showing gross and net profits.

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VC Adventure

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Wilkinson that argues strongly (and correctly) that the government needs to do more to support entrepreneurship and small businesses. Quoting from the piece: “According to the Census Bureau, nearly all net job creation in the U.S. Given the conclusions above, this may seem obvious, but it’s not how the government behaves.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. A smaller portion of the total capital in the VC ecosystem comes from high net worth individuals. The third reason is less in the hands of these institutional investors, and that’s governance.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

He also had backing from well-known venture capital investors like Union Square Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Google Ventures, and even Richard Branson. We hope to see activists and governments use the tools of blitzscaling to change the world for the better. To blitzscale, or not to blitzscale?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. But notably you had the following changes: Horizontally scalable computing & storage systems, which meant you required less capital up front for hardware. Not all of these products & companies came from Silicon Valley but the overwhelming majority did.

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abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

David Goldhill, in his enlightening book Catastrophic Care , declared: “…a guiding principle of any reform should be to put the consumer, not the insurer or the government, at the center of the system. Our venture capital firm, Benchmark, has made four investments consistent with the “customer-first” theme.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2011

In the 21 st century, authoritarian governments still fear their own people talking to each other and asking questions. When governments shut down Google, Twitter, Facebook, et al, they are building the 21 st century equivalent of the Berlin Wall. Filed under: Family/Career , Secret History of Silicon Valley , Venture Capital.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Over the past two years, one of the most influential venture-capital firms has turned the usual rules of start-up investing on its head. In the early days of venture capital, when money was scarce, entrepreneurs often gave up control of their company in exchange for their first investment funds. LUBLIN And SPENCER E.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

It is the “venture capital” of the Navy and Marine Corps. Founded in August 1946 in the aftermath of World War II, ONR provided support of research projects at universities when government funding to universities had dried up. The value or the power is how you net them all together. And he had one guy who ran the meeting.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. A smaller portion of the total capital in the VC ecosystem comes from high net worth individuals. The third reason is less in the hands of these institutional investors, and that’s governance.

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VC Adventure

APRIL 16, 2020

Thousands of small businesses are probably gone for good because of the failure of the federal government to act quickly enough. During the Great Recession of 2008 and shortly thereafter, the net number of new firms created in the United States was negative: More companies closed than were being started.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

There are some obvious structural reasons why a shakeout in the venture capital industry takes a long time. This was also the period when VC started expanding seriously in emerging markets like India and China, and many LPs put new capital into these OUS funds. 2) Rebirth of Some Firms - Mobius Venture Capital is now defunct.

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