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Valuations 101: The Dave Berkus Method

Gust

We recently started a series of posts on establishing the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue startup companies for purposes of investment by seed and startup investors. It has been used by angels since, however Dave updated the model for 2009 ACA Leaders Workshop in Richardson, TX. He has invested in more than 70 startup ventures.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. He has written several books on intellectual property law.

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What is TheFunded Founder Institute?

Startup Company Lawyer

TechCrunch initially reported on the Founder Institute in March 2009. Founders are not expected to quit their day jobs to participate in the program, which starts on May 19, 2009 and ends on September 8, 2009. Applications are due by May 10, 2009. May 19th, 2009: Identify a vision for your business. Applications.

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The investment that didn’t happen

K9 Ventures

One occurrence of this was in Q1/Q2 2009. In August/September 2009, the founders and I agreed to work together to raise a round of financing for the company. Modista had only had modest revenue to date (~5K) and had by no means gotten to the point where it was having an impact on the revenues of Like.com.

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Vertical Markets 4: Putting it All Together « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Business and Revenue Model – How do we organize to make money? Intellectual Property/Patents – Strategic or Tactical, timing? » 2 Responses Knowtu » links for 2009-06-09 , on June 9, 2009 at 6:04 pm Said: [.] Business Development – What type of partnership or whole product is needed?

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28 Entrepreneurs Discuss Why they Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Prior to crowdSPRING, I was producer and production manager in the film and television industry and Ross was an attorney in private practice specializing in intellectual property. I started on a journey of self-discovery in 2009 when my marriage of 13 years took a turn in an unlikely direction. 6 – Self-Discovery.

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Vertical Markets 1: Bad Advice – All Startups are the Same « Steve.

Steve Blank

Intellectual Property At the next class I said, “You all ought to get out and start talking to customers on day one, and get early feedback on your idea. You don’t need to worry about any Intellectual Property (IP) issues. on May 26, 2009 at 6:18 am Said: [.] Just get out of the building.”

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