2009, Bootstrapping and Burn Rate

ProfessorVC: Bootstrapping 101

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

Tuesday, 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

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

How To Change The World » December 14, 2009. A low burn rate is a pearl of great price. It provides lots of options that high burn rates take away. A low burn rate is a pearl of great price. Bootstrapping. Starting Startups. October 2010.

Burn Rate

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ProfessorVC: Burn Rate

Professor VC

JULY 22, 2009

Wednesday, 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. July 28, 2009 5:42 PM. ▼ 2009. (7).

Burn Rate

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ProfessorVC: Card Counting for Investors

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

Technical Review

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ProfessorVC: Are DEMO's days numbered?

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

Technical Review

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ProfessorVC: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Thursday, November 19, 2009. November 19, 2009 8:17 PM. November 20, 2009 8:26 AM. November 21, 2009 6:58 PM. December 29, 2009 9:11 AM. ▼ 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? Or are there core values at all? Steve Bennet.

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: How Much Diligence is Due.

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

Technical Review

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

Professor VC

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. ► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

San Jose

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

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

San Jose

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation

ProfessorVC: Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

Term Sheet

Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital

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

Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

Angel Investor

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ProfessorVC: Baby's All Grown Up

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

San Jose

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

Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

San Jose

San Jose Silicon Valley Technical Review Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Is it the Horse or Jockey?

Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: Brickbreaker - Mindless Amusement or Viscious.

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

July 12, 2009 11:34 AM. ► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. After mulling over seemingly endless spreadsheets of data and complex formulas for either our financial projections or our databases, Brickbreaker represents the perfect mind numbing entertainment pause I require to keep from going insane. Awesome article, Steve!!

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: Man Camp

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

Oregon

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ProfessorVC: 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

Technical Review

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley

ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

November 22, 2009 2:03 AM. ► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Labels: angel groups , valuation. 1 comment: Anonymous said. Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Help, please. All recommend this program to effectively advertise on the Internet, this is the best program! Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Twitter Updates.

Pre-Money Valuation

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ProfessorVC: Where did Summer Go?

Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: Buyer's Remorse

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

Tuesday, January 20, 2009. 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. ▼ 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley.

Venture Capital

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

Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

Saturday, May 30, 2009. Labels: bootstrapping , business plans , entrepreneurship. August 26, 2009 11:28 AM. August 28, 2009 10:56 AM. ▼ 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Can you start a company on $10K? Steve Bennet. at 11:09 AM. Email This BlogThis!

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

While bootstrapping, there are multiple options from doing as a side project, changing the business, raising angel or venture, etc. A talent acquisition or bootstrapping are still options, but need to include buy-in from the investors. ► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns?

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: Don't Stop Believin'

Professor VC

OCTOBER 26, 2010

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

San Jose

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

Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

San Jose

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

Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

Silicon Valley

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ProfessorVC: Angie's List or AngelList?

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

billion in 2009, which matches the amount invested by VCs. ► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. According to the Center for Venture Research at UNH , there are over 260,000 angel investors. How the hell are you going to find and ptich the one who is going to invest in your deal??? These angels invested $17.6 ► November.

Angel Investor

Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009. ▼ 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Survey says VCs invest on Gut Instinct. Not that it was surprising, but that it would be news worthy of this placement. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). ► October. (1).

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns?

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

San Jose

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ProfessorVC: Who does this ProfessorVC think he is?

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

Silicon Valley

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ProfessorVC: Academically challenged

Professor VC

MAY 6, 2008

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

San Jose

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

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

Angel Groups

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

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

Acquisition

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

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

SEC

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

Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

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

Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009. We made 12 investments last year (5 new and 7 follow-on) and are on the same pace in 2009. For those who do charge, should you avoid them like the plague or burn at the stake? October 22, 2009 1:03 PM. ▼ 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. ProfessorVC. 1 comment: Ray Schmitz.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 19, 2012

► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K?

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