Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. What Do VC’s Do?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. China Venture Capital. If it’s driven by profit then the ecosystem needs both entrepreneurs as well as Venture Finance. China has the biggest Venture Capital industry outside the U.S. Entrepreneurship in Beijing.

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 12, 2009

First, the National Venture Capital Association has published data revealing that over 90% of the jobs created by venture-backed companies occur AFTER they go public—and this relationship holds over the past 40 years. The median company age at the time of an M&A exit has increased from 3 years to 6.5

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. China Venture Capital. If it’s driven by profit then the ecosystem needs both entrepreneurs as well as Venture Finance. China has the biggest Venture Capital industry outside the U.S. Entrepreneurship in Beijing.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup. After the dot.com bubble collapsed, venture investors spent the next three years doing triage, sorting through the rubble to find companies that weren’t bleeding cash and could actually be turned into businesses. Filed under: Technology , Venture Capital.

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Babbling VC

MARCH 18, 2018

Michael and I have fairly varied backgrounds but one way or another, they are a combination of entrepreneurship, corporate roles, venture capital and consulting. Corporates so often try to innovate yet fail and end up buying startups at ridiculously high prices and further, fail miserably at post-merger integration. .

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Babbling VC

MARCH 18, 2018

Michael and I have fairly varied backgrounds but one way or another, they are a combination of entrepreneurship, corporate roles, venture capital and consulting. Corporates so often try to innovate yet fail and end up buying startups at ridiculously high prices and further, fail miserably at post-merger integration. .

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Merger Venture Capital Cofounder Incubator 40