Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Once the point is reached where you want to move ahead, we put the sales hat on and convince our partners about the incredible opportunity that we are lucky enough to be able to invest on the ground floor. This was the beginning of the dot com bust and getting a consumer deal through the partners at my venture firm was next to impossible.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

A partner from the law firm (sponsor, covers the drinks and food) tosses out some softball questions to the panelists, the audience chimes in with Q&A and finally, culminates with the meet and greet where the panelists are flooded with business cards and pitches on the next great thing, which is often very similar to the last great thing.

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Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

million from Lighthouse Capital Partners , which ultimately became critical to our balance sheet and they turned out to be a great partner as we worked through the equity financing process. Some were also dealing with issues of limited partners struggles with capital calls and asset allocations. ► 2012. (1).

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

My first reaction is incredulity that limited partners would buy into this idea. ► 2012. (1). Bootstrapping 101. The formula will be based on the founders experience, schools they attended and other background information to gauge the likelihood of success. No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Blog Archive.

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

I put up my Bodega Partners web site in 1995 and it served its purpose for a number of years, but I just didnt spend the energy to keep it current and finally just took it down last month. ► 2012. (1). Bootstrapping 101. Ive thought about it for the past 5 or 6 years and finally decided to do it this afternoon. Newer Post.

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Silicon Valley San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital 31

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. ► 2012. (1). Bootstrapping 101. Labels: angel groups , angel investing , CFO , early stage investing. Newer Post.

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Angel Groups San Jose Early Stage Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

I was a limited partner in Angel Investors, LP, Ron Conways fund in the late 1990s. ► 2012. (1). Bootstrapping 101. Lets get back to the topic of gut investing. They clearly went on gut and were often accused of drive-by investing, but that has to be the only way to invest in 200 companies over a 3-year period.

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