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Starting Startups - Startups and angels: Along the way to success

Tim Keane

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.  By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC.

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ProfessorVC: Burn Rate

Professor VC

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).

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Customer Development Manifesto: The Path of Warriors and Winners.

Steve Blank

This post describes a solution – the Customer Development Model. If you can’t find enough paying customers in the Customer Validation step, the model returns you to Customer Discovery to rediscover what you failed to hear or understand the first time through the loop. I’ve notice one thing in your model.

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ProfessorVC: How Much Diligence is Due.

Professor VC

There are so many unknowns at this stage and the only known is that the business model is going to change at least once, or in the current most overused term in the Silicon Valley, there will be a "pivot". ► 2009. (7). The written style is very prompt and the highly practical manners. work at home. May 1, 2011 10:32 PM.

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ProfessorVC: Card Counting for Investors

Professor VC

2009. (7). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. . ► February. (1). Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). ► July.

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ProfessorVC: Bootstrapping 101

Professor VC

Tuesday, March 10, 2009. ▼ 2009. (7). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Bootstrapping 101. ► February. (1). ► November. (1). ► July. (1).

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ProfessorVC: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Professor VC

Thursday, November 19, 2009. November 19, 2009 8:17 PM. If you have a reputation for cutting corners, not treating employees or partners right, it will become very difficult to do business. November 20, 2009 8:26 AM. November 21, 2009 6:58 PM. December 29, 2009 9:11 AM. ▼ 2009. (7). ProfessorVC.