Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

At a high level, I definitely agree that being an entrepreneur and being in school dont necessarily mix. Most of us know of Exhibits 1 ( Bill Gates ) and 2 ( Mark Zuckerberg ) from Harvard, but I have met dozens of other successful entrepreneurs who felt a greater need to get going on an opportunity than to wait around to complete a degree.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. Ive seen a number of entrepreneurs, angels and VCs fall into the trap of providing debt in small pieces. ► 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101. ► February. (1).

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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. Im going to continue to follow the paths of entrepreneurs turned VCs turned entrepreneurs again and see how it evolves. ► 2010. (7).

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Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

An entrepreneur will pitch their business plan to what they think is a group of angel investors and will get a number of follow-up calls afterwards, but they are pitches for services not investment interest. ► 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101. I think this sentiment has given angel groups a bad name. ► February. (1).

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Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

The NIF (in its 5th year), is essentially a science fair for entrepreneurs. Here are a few of the budding entrepreneurs that I chatted with at the event: Jeff Gibboney, a graduate mechanical engineering student, developed a battery operated skateboard for cruising to school or work. ► 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Do you have the right make-up to be an entrepreneur? You need to be true to yourself and many people arent cut out to take the personal and professional risk associated with being an entrepreneur. ► 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101. I was glad to see he didnt try and upstage Mr. Hogan by adding another one.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. One group charges entrepreneurs "an administrative fee" to present to the group. Touched by an Angel. for a total of $10.5M

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

While spending time with the entrepreneurs and championing the deal through the group, you tend to become emotionally attached. In most cases, the entrepreneur hasnt hidden anything, it is just buyers remorse kicking in and the realization that the hard work is beginning. ► 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101.

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dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Entrepreneurs face some pretty tough questions at a very early stage. Both the entrepreneur and the investor have much higher expectations than just "even money" on their bet. The entrepreneur expects the company to be worth many times this valuation and so does the investor. Should I take Angel or VC money?

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

There are definitely some lessons in the story for entrepreneurs and angel investors, but before discussing, I thought Id share a bit about the early financing history for iControl. While bootstrapping, there are multiple options from doing as a side project, changing the business, raising angel or venture, etc. ► 2010. (7).

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Friday, February 26, 2010. For firms that dont have access to the most successful entrepreneurs, trying to predict an individual or individual teams success rate based on experience, personal attributes, intellect, etc. might very well be a good way to find some promising first time entrepreneurs. ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

I get asked this question a lot by entrepreneurs (and students). Related to this, I got an email from an entrepreneur this week interested in meeting with me. ► 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Friday, August 26, 2011. I have to build a financial model? ► July. (1).

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

I have been following the rallying cry of entrepreneurs with some amusement over the past couple of weeks in response to a blog post by Jason Calacanis, " Why Start-ups Shouldnt have to pay to pitch angel investors." Ive written about the practice of charging entrepreneurs in earlier blog posts and it is not something we would ever do at SHA.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Thursday, September 2, 2010. Entrepreneurs struggle to find investors and investors struggle to find the best start-ups. This is a brutal process for entrepreneurs and many have no interest in the angel groups for this reason. ▼ 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

Of course, the most important funding statistic to an entrepreneur relates to one specific company, and whether there is sufficient capital available to build and scale his business. Many companies that have raised capital are going to need to spend it wisely to win and others will be forced to bootstrap. ► 2010. (7).

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Professor VC

JANUARY 19, 2012

VFAs tagline is "Mobilizing graduates as entrepreneurs" and is "A program for young, talented grads to spend 2 years in the trenches of a start-up with the goal that these graduates will become socialized and mobilized as entrepreneurs moving forward." ► 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101. ► February. (1).

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

I spent most of the time with the reporter talking about Sand Hill Angels and how we add value to the start-ups and entrepreneurs that we partner with, which is why I just have a small mention in the article. How passionate are the entrepreneurs about their business? ► 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101. ► July. (1).

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Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

In addition to the first prize, he was also given office space at the Plug and Play incubator for the summer and get to spend his days with other entrepreneurs and investors. Labels: bootstrapping , business plans , entrepreneurship. ► 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Steve Bennet. at 11:09 AM. Email This BlogThis!

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

I thought about the name some more and I do spend much of my time teaching entrepreneurship and coaching entrepreneurs. ► 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101. I next tried it on my 14 year old daughter and she said it was completely lame. Of course, she thinks most things I do are lame. ► February. (1). ► January. (1).

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Why can’t anyone just say, “it wasn’t a great outcome for investors, but was for the entrepreneurs and glad we could help make that happen” I guess nobody wants to pull a kazoo out of their pocket when it feels so much better to blare a trumpet. ► 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Steve Bennet.

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