Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. It’s the antithesis of the Lean Startup. Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. The Rise of the Lean Startup.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For the past 10 years, with interest rates near zero, VC investors plowed record amounts into tech startups and enjoyed a seemingly ‘easy’ investing environment. Essentially, show that you can build a great portfolio and deploy all capital pre series A.” Support emerging managers.

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” This would be easy to detect: among their portfolio companies, do startups with female founders outperform those without? This would be easy to detect: among their portfolio companies, do startups with female founders outperform those without?

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Posted on September 14, 2009 by steveblank Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did. 3) invest in and take equity stakes in exchange for capital.

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

In fact, recent research shows that 75% of startups fail (based on a study of 2,000 startups that received VC funding from 2004 to 2010). For young entrepreneurs, especially non-technical founders like myself, it feels like our big idea is all we have, and we want to guard it like a defenseless baby. Follow @mashable. Social Media.

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Up and Running

JUNE 16, 2014

A simple online search should reveal your investors interests as well as the portfolio of companies that he/she has invested in. In 2004, Alexis Ohanian and Steve Huffman launched Reddit. If you have good experience then the VC will be leaning forward for the rest of the presentation.”. Investigate your investor’s portfolio.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Loading… Tech. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. His findings are based on data from more than 2,000 companies that received venture funding, generally at least $1 million, from 2004 through 2010. Harley Goes Lean to Build Hogs. » More.

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