Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The goal was to get your firm public as soon as possible using whatever it took including hype, spin, expand, and grab market share – because the sooner you got your billion dollar market cap, the sooner the VC firm could sell their shares and distribute their profits. For a specific startup this list is probably a few hundred names.

Internet 334

Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

The firm hires a lot of PhDs to do research and come out with a wonder drug, and then markets it widely with tons of PR. Teten : I’m not sure I agree, as inevitably some people will look like geniuses in a random distribution of outcomes. We over-weighted small cap value stocks in 1998-2002. In fact, Melchisedec is a placebo.

Software Review 114

Software Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Portfolio 114

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

I started my business namely to help others and to improve upon the aloof customer service being presented in the IT industry. That’s what spawned the idea that I can do better and namely how computer users deserved much better. Do you know the name of the cleaning person? That’s it. That’s what we do.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

“The median net return to VC fund investors has not been positive for any vintage year since 1998″ – [link]. Interesting to watch Google’s approach to its digital distribution model – compared to Apple’s – [link]. Can you name all of the scripts? A map of the world by alphabet.

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95