Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

In the few days I was in China I met with several VC’s, angel investors, business press and spoke to hundreds of entrepreneurs. But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. Entrepreneurship in Beijing.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

In the few days I was in China I met with several VC’s, angel investors, business press and spoke to hundreds of entrepreneurs. But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. Entrepreneurship in Beijing.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago. note: apologies in advance for the west coast bias; i’m in silicon valley).

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Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

It is basically a return to the type of VC that was done 20 years ago long before the craziness of the Internet boom that skewed things so greatly. This is exactly what happened in the broader VC industry between 1999-2001 as many people without the requisite skills entered the industry. If you do, make sure you’re not the sucker.

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Silicon Valley Deal Flow Angel Investor Cofounder 306

Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Before the Internet (1970 to 1994). Pre Internet Bubble (1995 – 2000). The Internet Bubble (2001 – 2002). We Need To Be Like Silicon Valley. Angel Investors Must Be Organized. The table of contents, as of today, follows. The Boulder Entrepreneurial Community. Led By Entrepreneurs.

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Community Silicon Valley Incubator Colorado 142

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Originally created in the mid 1990’s to help with the imprecise problem of how to value early stage companies, especially those in technology, I developed what soon became known as “The Berkus Method” when published in the popular book, “Winning Angels” by Harvard’s Amis and Stevenson with my permission in 2001.

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Valuation North Carolina Oklahoma City Silicon Valley 48

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

It sounds like you could be a full-time Angel investor, but I know you have other activities as well. David: I’m also a serial entrepreneur who has founded half a dozen companies, including Angelsoft, which provides the underlying Internet infrastructure for most of the world’s organized angel investing ecosystem.

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New York Accredited Investor Advisory Board IRR 221