Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

The first post described how China built a science and technology infrastructure to support advanced weapons systems development. These local governments financially supported the startups because, by locating in these zones, the new ventures were seen as contributing to local economic development. It went bankrupt in 1997.).

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

First, I’d like to quote (paraphrase) Brad Feld speaking at Twiistup in LA in 2009, “I keep hearing people in LA talking with a chip on their shoulders about building a tech business here relative to Silicon Valley. my firm, GRP Partners, was an investor). But we do have great technology developers. Get over it.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

The first post described how China built a science and technology infrastructure to support advanced weapons systems development. These local governments financially supported the startups because, by locating in these zones, the new ventures were seen as contributing to local economic development. It went bankrupt in 1997.).

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Or, as my friend Marc Andreessen might say, Software Eats the Private Equity World. First Round became a very active investor in consumer internet and e-commerce, on a rather lean investment budget, with several notable exits (including Mint.com to Intuit in 2009 for $170M). Ok, let’s dive in and discuss in more detail.

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Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

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. Do you have a U.S. ► April. (1). ► February. (1).

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Thursday, November 19, 2009. And now I know exactly where I want to spend my time" "This internship truly provide me an entry point into the private equity world. 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.

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Altgate

JANUARY 4, 2009

We’re already starting to see layoffs at the large private equity funds where Blackstone , Carlyle and American Capital announced staff cuts between 7% and 19% in December. The take away here is expect to see cuts of at least 10% in 2009. The take away here is expect to see cuts of at least 10% in 2009.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tweet View Comments Sarah Lacy Feb 19, 2010 Pepperdine has a new study out that attempts to shed some light on the clubby, shadowy world of private finance. Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. A lot of the stats weren’t surprising.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009. I was a limited partner in Angel Investors, LP, Ron Conways fund in the late 1990s. One other chart worth noting is the the expected returns from various private capital providers (Banks, Asset based lenders, Mezzanine, Private Equity and VC). ▼ 2009. (7). ProfessorVC.

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