Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Many entrepreneurial programs feature a business plan competition, which is a great exercise. At SJSU, we also have a business plan competition in the spring, which ideally allows the students to build a viable business model around their NIF projects. She is planning on starting the business upon graduation.

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Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

This whole process got me thinking about the textbook business model. A bill pending in Congress would require publishers to sell "unbundled" versions of the books and disclose book prices to faculty in their marketing materials. Labels: business models , Grateful Dead , textbook. ► 2009. (7).

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

It did not show how many scores were on the list, but given the number of blackberrys in the market, it has to be a big number. July 12, 2009 11:34 AM. ► 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.

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Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

It seems appropriate to have this discussion as Kent Desormeaux grabs Big Browns reins and goes after the Triple Crown tomorrow at Belmont.There is an age old debate in the venture business on whether it is better to bet on the horse (business/market) or the jockey (management team/founders). ► 2009. (7).

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, March 13, 2009 Dont launch Heres a common question I get from startups, especially in the early stages: when should we launch? Announce a new product, start its PR campaign, and engage in buzz marketing activities. Marketing launch) Make a new product available to customers in the general public.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Challenge the Status Quo - StubHub entered an industry dominated by a couple of large players who had a vested interest to block the legality of their business of providing a marketplace for the sale of tickets in the secondary market. ► 2009. (7). He definitely had a lot of people tell him that it couldnt be done. .

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FEBRUARY 12, 2008

I first met Jeff about 8 years ago when he was finishing his first year at the Stanford GSB and was beginning to raise money for a business plan he developed for a secondary market ticket exchange. ► 2009. (7). I liked the founders and considered making a personal investment, but ended up passing. . ► February. (1).

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AUGUST 26, 2011

Is the model consistent with the business plan? Does the business model make sense? Do you understand the business and market? The process of building the model forces you to answer the difficult questions related to the business model and give a complete picture of the opportunity.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009. Nope, the above quote isnt from Richard Dawson on Family Feud, but similar to a headline that caught my attention on the front page of the business section of the San Jose Mercury News this morning. Id break down into two separate pieces - financial analysis and business/market analysis.

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Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

Saturday, May 30, 2009. We held our annual business plan competition at San Jose State this month and first prize was $10,000. With $10K, certainly cant have a marketing budget to do anything but guerrilla marketing. Labels: bootstrapping , business plans , entrepreneurship. August 26, 2009 11:28 AM.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

In corporate finance, students are taught that capital markets are efficient and this is an underlying assumption for valuing stocks, bonds and other financial instruments. Whether you buy this or not for public equities, the market for early stage private companies has always been wildly inefficient. ► 2009. (7).

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JANUARY 20, 2009

Tuesday, January 20, 2009. From first hand experience, we certainly felt the market conditions and the funding process was much more difficult than anticipated. Evaluate Business and Financing Needs - We initially went out seeking $10 million in financing, but listened to the prospective investors and watched the market.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

No companys future ever matches their projections and it is the assumptions and how the entrepreneur understands the market and sees the opportunity evolving that we care about. As I am quoted in the article, it is easy to pick holes in a business plan. How passionate are the entrepreneurs about their business? ► 2009. (7).

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Most venture capitalists who have been in this business for a long time foresaw this correction and have been talking about it privately for the better part of the last year or two. I’ll spare you the math and point out that this means we funded 0.104% of the market. Can Investors Spook the Market into Falling?

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JANUARY 19, 2012

I have this entrepreneurial mindset that I have to work at a start-up and do marketing, but every company I have applied to, whether it was a start-up or not, said they found someone more qualified or I didnt have enough experience." ► 2009. (7). ► February. (1). Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► July.

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