Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Reading the NY Times article “ Jeffrey Katzenberg Raises $1 Billion for Short-Form Video Venture, ” I realized it was time for a new startup heuristic: the amount of customer discovery and product-market fit you need to find is inversely proportional to the amount and availability of risk capital. Then one day it was over.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
If you have time check out the video (or download on iTunes – Episode 27 - and listen at the gym or on your commute!). In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital.
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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?
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
The book has been shepherded and edited by a great Japanese VC at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital, Takashi Tsutsumi, with help from Masato Iino. faster than Ethernet and ran data but plus voice and video. The Japanese edition of The Startup Owner’s Manual hit the bookstores in Japan this week.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 19, 2011
if you don't have experience with venture debt you might want to listen to this bit in the video - we talked a lot about how it works]. Selling LowerMyBills: o In 2004 he was getting a lot of call to take more money but was not interested. Mark’s view: too much money can eliminate discipline. combination of factors –.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 10, 2010
This episode of This Week in Venture Capital featured Michael Montgomery, president of Montgomery & Co. You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. Should you use investment banks to raise venture capital?
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 1, 2010
I think I’ve now mastered how to make images clickable so in the future you *should* always be able to click on the TWiVC image above and go directly to the video. But more importantly we talked in the video about fund raising and how Scott has become so efficient at it. Based in Palo Alto and founded in 2004 by PayPal alumni.
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