Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. The first wave of startups began when R&D centers and universities began to provide the technology and seed capital for new startups that were spin-outs or spin-offs. All the usual caveats apply.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 271

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 8, 2016

In 1998, when I started ending up with lots of shares in public Internet companies, I came up with a formulaic approach for any public equities that are distributed to me (either from our funds or other VC funds). A cliche I’ve heard many times is “Wall Street Always Wins.”

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Flash Equity Stock Finance 70

David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

To quote my Partner John Frankel , traditional money managers are great at managing your money until there is none left. Imagine a biotech startup, Melchisedec Medicals. We over-weighted small cap value stocks in 1998-2002. Chernick: Exactly. As a second thought experiment, one could do the same in medicine.

Software Review 114

Software Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Portfolio 114

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY.

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. The first wave of startups began when R&D centers and universities began to provide the technology and seed capital for new startups that were spin-outs or spin-offs. All the usual caveats apply.

Venture Capital 163

Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 163

rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

He argued that software engineers don’t finish what they start, and that you’re better off paying a technical person than partnering with one. Twelve months into my startup journey I had four half-built websites that had been built by my four ex-technical co-founders. I absolutely want cofounders when the time comes.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Software Engineering Fractional CTO 42

Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Webinar Description: Entrepreneurial and Investment Opportunities in Fintech You’re invited to listen to a webinar, hosted by Growthink co-Founder and Managing Partner Jay Turo, where a select group of Fintech entrepreneurs and investors will share how they and their companies are winning in this incredibly dynamic space. Mr. Alo Ghosh.

Disintermediation 48

Disintermediation Cofounder Venture Capital Angel Investor 48

The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Everpix, a photo startup in San Francisco shut down recently and published a post mortem on The Verge. In fact, it’s been famously written by Chris Dixon, now a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, that 10 million users is the new 1 million users. Startup general interest'

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San Francisco Product Open Source Distribution 105

ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2015

For example, digital startups are more likely to secure funding if someone on their founding team holds a doctoral degree. When we intentionally or unintentionally hurt our relationship partners, we apologize.” ( Estrada-Hollenbeck & Heatherton, 1998 ). Equity-based – Equity returns (e.g., shares, dividends).

Campaign 48

Campaign Reputation Metrics Naming 48

David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The average equity fund investor earned a market return of only 4.25%. Simon Lack reports in The Hedge Fund Mirage that from 1998 to 2010, hedge fund managers earned $379 billion in fees, while their investors earned only $70 billion in investing gains. I can only think of a few exceptions to this zero-sum principle.

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Management Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital New Hampshire 114

BeyondVC

MARCH 24, 2006

At one point in time, $5b of equity was levered up to a $130b of total assets or bets outstanding. Hell, Microsoft was the same way in the mid-to-late 90s and as time goes by I hear that they are becoming a bit friendlier to startups and partners. I guess that is what happens when you get your ass whooped by a newcomer.

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NDA Algorithm Equity Hiring 60