2008, Bootstrapping and Burn Rate

ProfessorVC: Bootstrapping 101

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

Bootstrapping 101. I moderated a panel discussion last night on one of my favorite topics, bootstrapping, as part of our Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship Eminent Speaker Series at San Jose State. They have a standard presentation on bootstrapping, which they present around the country. Bootstrapping 101.

Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review

ProfessorVC: Burn Rate

Professor VC

JULY 22, 2009

The burn rates of my portfolio companies is certainly top of mind right now, but thats not what this post is about. Since Im not a fan of any of those genres, I have been looking forward to the release of his latest work, Burn Rate. Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. Steve Bennet.

Burn Rate

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Mucker Lab

MARCH 8, 2016

Four years after founding and bootstrapping Mucker Capital , we are pleased to announce the close of a new $45 million fund, Mucker III. How can we tell founders to stay lean, keep focused on their customers, and keep burn rates low if we cannot walk the talk and eat our own dog food?

Burn Rate

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ProfessorVC: Card Counting for Investors

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). . ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). ► January. (1). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. ► December. (1). Why didn't I think of that??

Technical Review

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ProfessorVC: Is the Grass Really Greener on the Dark Side?

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

Sunday, January 27, 2008. We will also look at a variety of financing methods including venture capital, angel investing, licensing, franchising, roll-up, venture debt and my old favorite, bootstrapping. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. ► September. (1).

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: Are DEMO's days numbered?

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). . ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). ► January. (1). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. ► December. (1). Why didn't I think of that??

Technical Review

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ProfessorVC: What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

Thursday, May 29, 2008. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? This is often a tough question to answer. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). ► March. (1).

Angel Investor

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ProfessorVC: How Much Diligence is Due.

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). . ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). ► January. (1). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. ► December. (1). Why didn't I think of that??

Technical Review

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ProfessorVC: Why didn't I think of that??

Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Thursday, December 18, 2008. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Why didnt I think of that?? Great ideas can come from many places. Of course, there are those that are completely ridiculous ( think Pet Rock ). . ► September. (1). ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: Baby's All Grown Up

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Friday, April 11, 2008. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Babys All Grown Up. Its been a while since my last post and it appears I missed the entire month of March. Not to worry, I was busy working on closing the Series B financing for iControl Networks. ► September. (1).

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: Brickbreaker - Mindless Amusement or Viscious.

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Tuesday, September 16, 2008. December 17, 2008 11:35 PM. December 18, 2008 9:07 AM. December 27, 2008 11:28 AM. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Brickbreaker - Mindless Amusement or Viscious Addiction. That was a large part of why I started to blog.

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Ways

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). . ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). ► January. (1). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. ► December. (1). Why didn't I think of that??

San Jose

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation

ProfessorVC: Buyer's Remorse

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Tuesday, February 12, 2008. February 14, 2008 7:46 PM. February 15, 2008 2:08 PM. April 14, 2008 12:48 PM. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Buyers Remorse. Wikipedia (where else would you look.) Steve Bennet. Anonymous said. Lake Placid Vacation Rentals.

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). . ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). ► January. (1). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. ► December. (1). Why didn't I think of that??

Term Sheet

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ProfessorVC: Is it the Horse or Jockey?

Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

Friday, June 6, 2008. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Is it the Horse or Jockey? ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). ► January. (1).

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: Man Camp

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Thursday, November 13, 2008. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Just returned from a golf trip to Bandon Dunes , Oregon. We played a Ryder Cup style tournament with 16 guys (the motley crew to your left) over 3 days and 72 holes, with a few drinks mixed in. ► July. (1).

Oregon

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ProfessorVC: 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship. For golfers, Ben Hogans Five Lessons is a classic. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). ► March. (1).

Technical Review

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ProfessorVC: Where did Summer Go?

Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

Thursday, July 31, 2008. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Where did Summer Go? Its been a while since my last blog post.It happens every year, but the speed at which summer travels relative to the rest of the year catches me by surprise. ► September. (1).

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

Thursday, January 17, 2008. The theme of the event was angel investment trends for 2008. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Touched by an Angel. What would the VC corollary to Touched by an Angel, be. My facebook can beat up your facebook. ► September. (1).

Pre-Money Valuation

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ProfessorVC: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). . ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). ► January. (1). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. ► December. (1). Why didn't I think of that??

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

But of course, the model had us requiring only $10M equity to breakeven and to achieve $185M in revenues in 2008 (the magic Year 5 in all business plans). While bootstrapping, there are multiple options from doing as a side project, changing the business, raising angel or venture, etc. Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14).

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: Do you have a U.S. Strategy?

Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

job existed for every $37,702 of venture capital invested from 1970-2008 Lets assume these statistics are true (of course that may be a leap, as my wise father-in-law used to say, "Figures Lie and Liars figure"). . Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct.

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

Our lead investor, Triangle Peak Partners closed on a $170 million first fund in late 2008. Many companies that have raised capital are going to need to spend it wisely to win and others will be forced to bootstrap. Labels: bootstrapping , CFO , Fliqz , venture capital , venture financing. Bootstrapping 101. Steve Bennet.

Venture Capital

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ProfessorVC: Don't Stop Believin'

Professor VC

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). . ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). ► January. (1). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. ► December. (1). Why didn't I think of that??

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: Who does this ProfessorVC think he is?

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

Thursday, January 17, 2008. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Who does this ProfessorVC think he is? Ok, so I think Im the last guy in Silicon Valley to start a blog. Ive thought about it for the past 5 or 6 years and finally decided to do it this afternoon. ► July. (1).

Silicon Valley

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ProfessorVC: Academically challenged

Professor VC

MAY 6, 2008

Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Academically challenged. My colleague, Joel West, wrote a blog post yesterday responding to an article in the Financial Times on the looming shortage of b-school faculty. ► September. (1). ► July. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Burn Rate

ProfessorVC: Waah.Do I have to build a financial model?

Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). . ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). ► January. (1). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. ► December. (1). Why didn't I think of that??

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley San Jose Hockey Stick Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: CFO's - More Guardian, Less Angel?

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Friday, September 26, 2008. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. CFOs - More Guardian, Less Angel? Just received this months issue of CFO Magazine (yes, I know, it should be a very exciting weekend) and found an article I was interviewed for a couple of months ago.

Angel Groups

Angel Groups San Jose Early Stage Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Can you start a company on $10K?

Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

Labels: bootstrapping , business plans , entrepreneurship. Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). With $10K, certainly cant have a marketing budget to do anything but guerrilla marketing. Steve Bennet. at 11:09 AM. Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook. 2 comments: Dave. ► September. (1). ► July. (1).

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns?

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). . ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). ► January. (1). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. ► December. (1). Why didn't I think of that??

San Jose

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Angie's List or AngelList?

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). . ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). ► January. (1). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. ► December. (1). Why didn't I think of that??

Angel Investor

Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). . ▼ September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). ► January. (1). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. ► December. (1). Why didn't I think of that??

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). . ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). ► January. (1). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. ► December. (1). Why didn't I think of that??

Acquisition

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ProfessorVC: Crowdfunding - Good Idea or Really, Really Stupid.

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). . ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). ► January. (1). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. ► December. (1). Why didn't I think of that??

SEC

SEC San Jose Angel Investor Accredited Investor

How much equity for investors and employees?

dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

My next post will be about the importance of cash flow, keeping burn rates low, and how to avoid excessive equity dilution. In that case, VC money is used mainly for "acceleration" and not for bootstrapping. Experienced entrepreneurs who have "been there - done that" are your best source of advice.

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ProfessorVC: Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). . ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). ► January. (1). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. ► December. (1). Why didn't I think of that??

Social Network

Social Network Networking Software Review San Jose

ProfessorVC: Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine

Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). . ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). ► January. (1). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. ► December. (1). Why didn't I think of that??

Angel Investor

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ProfessorVC: Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time?

Professor VC

JANUARY 19, 2012

Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). . ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). ► January. (1). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. ► December. (1). Why didn't I think of that??

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