Steve Blank

AUGUST 20, 2013

Business Model Issues. Venture Capital Issues. Early stage Venture Capital for medical device startups has dried up. The amount of capital being invested in new device companies is at an 11 year low. Business Model Issues. Venture Capital.

Startup 294

Startup Venture Capital Lean IPO 294

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

A check-in aggregation platform. They also gave an entertaining pitch, with biz dev guy Kemp Mullaney playing the role of a harried guy about to enter the 12-step Check-In program before discovering FootFeed. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Congratulations on the Best Venture Capital Investment.

Technical Review 38

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007).

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

Yesterday I wrote Part 1 of the series on the changes to the software industry over the past decade that has led to changes in the venture capital industry itself. The Amazon AWS-led revolution of startup innovation has led to a massive increase in the aggregate number of startups. This led to an explosion in startups.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Software LP Early Stage 296

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

SolidWorks 2: The best VAR management program in the world? SolidWorks 3: The best VAR management program in the world? In the second case, it is clear that management will know how to fix the problem (by adding new traffic generation programs). The contrast between the two approaches is stark. Great stuff!

Metrics 55

Metrics Design Entrepreneur Startup 55

Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. Today most corporations have 401(k) style defined contribution programs where employees pay a fixed amount and the performance of their investments determine the amount they have upon retirement. Insurance Companies.

Venture Capital 279

Venture Capital LP Private Equity Institutional Investors 279

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

If you are an entrepreneur seeking funding, try our free Funding Recommendation Engine to identify a list of angels, venture capital and state grant programs that best match your business. We had the wrong business model. Dave Jones made a virtue of having no business model for APB.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79