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Why Venture Capital No Longer Defines Innovation

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Today’s venture capital deal flow to innovative new companies looks a lot like a fat man trying to squeeze into a slim Italian suit. In 2000, venture capitalists poured a staggering $112.2 billion into startups nationwide, according to an analysis by the Public Policy Institute of California ( PDF ). It just doesn’t fit.

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Why Venture Capital No Longer Defines Innovation

ReadWriteStart

Today’s venture capital deal flow to innovative new companies looks a lot like a fat man trying to squeeze into a slim Italian suit. In 2000, venture capitalists poured a staggering $112.2 billion into startups nationwide, according to an analysis by the Public Policy Institute of California ( PDF ). It just doesn’t fit.

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Customer Development: Past, Present, Future

Steve Blank

Our startup was venture funded in 1999 and we didn’t pay enough attention to this advice! For example, our company finances renewable energy installations (solar, fuel cell, etc.) By seeing the video, I gained some more understanding of the slides and concepts (which I have read about on your blog).

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Customer Development Manifesto: Market Type (part 4) « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Handspring in a Existing Market As an example, imagine it’s October 1999 and you are Donna Dubinsky the CEO of a feisty new startup, Handspring, entering the billion dollar Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) market. Other companies in the 1999 PDA market were Palm, the original innovator, as well Microsoft and Hewlett Packard.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. These include building products, recruiting, managing your finances, marketing, selling, getting feedback from customers and … fund raising. So why would raising venture capital be any different.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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Loading… Personal Finance. Personal Finance. 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 exchange for $70,000 in venture capital and a $30,000 loan from the early venture firm. » More.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter – May 2012 Edition

VC Cafe

Founded in 1999, AeroScout’s products are used in hospitals to track patients and blood products, such as organs; to manage and monitor equipment in universities; and to keep tabs on products throughout the manufacturing process. Palo Alto, California-based VMware has purchased Israel’s Wanova for between $70-80 million.