Steve Blank

JULY 7, 2015

He later co-founded and served as CTO of IMVU and then authored The Lean Startup. Back in 2004 when Eric and his IMVU co-founder Will Harvey approached me about investing in IMVU, I agreed on one condition – they had to take my Customer Development class at UC Berkeley Haas Business School. . Taking My Class.

Lean 120

Lean Silicon Valley Technical Cofounder Channel 120

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. Founding Date: 2004. round closed in June 2004. 1.65M extension round closed Nov 2004. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

Silicon Valley and the media industry that surrounds it values youth. This “overnight success” was first financed in 2004. And the third founder, Colin Kelley , remains an important contributor & CTO of the company. This is true in consumer but it’s also true in enterprise software.

Venture Capital 363

Venture Capital LP Valuation Later Stage 363