Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

This is the home of Jason Cohen, software startup founder, bootstrapper, investor, and mentor. Probably the grand-daddy of VC blogs, Union Square Ventures’ Fred Wilson has been posting every day since 2003. He also shares his thoughts, industry trends, and where he sees the companies going, from the investor’s perspective.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Silicon Valley Cofounder 60

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I’ve been hearing about the so-called Series A Crunch for at least six months, and in recent weeks, I’ve spoken with more than 20 venture capitalists, angel investors, incubator heads, lawyers, and other necessary cogs in the ecosystem trying to get some details about it. On November 28, 2012. November 29, 2012.

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

In short, the first wave of internet companies were widely distributed and brought people online (AOL in Virginia, Microsoft in Albuquerque and Seattle, Dell in Austin, etc.) From software and hardware design to advanced manufacturing, Texas is fertile ground for innovation, investment, business starts and smart job growth.

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Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

He is also an active angel investor in companies like Klout and Meetup. Mike believed that search was an essential part of the Internet experience, and he guessed that it would evolve towards commercial search. The secret to the software sales process. He decided to join. How Quigo Went Head-to-Head With Google.

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Semantic Acquisition Valuation Angel Investor 302

Scalable Startup

JULY 19, 2011

Southern California, The “Silicon Basin” - - With the convergence of social media, the Internet, and digital entertainment, Southern California is now humming as a great startup region. Several smaller software groups, vfx studios and creative design labs are now benefitting from the movement south.

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California Southern California San Francisco Silicon Valley 20

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Here’s the rub: in consumer internet (and often enterprise), if your founding team doesn’t have the chops to get a prototype of your product out and in the hands of a blogger to test and write about, you might as well save yourself a lot of pain – you’re not going anywhere. I don’t know any developers. I need money for the servers.

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Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84