YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2015

This past summer, the Lightspeed Summer Fellowships program invited selected guests to provide aspiring entrepreneurs a perspective into all aspects of starting a new company. The program provides entrepreneurs the resources and mentoring they need to build their companies and develop their skills. ” The Cost of Financing.

Convertible Security 100

Convertible Security IP Technical Review Software Review 100

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Many thanks to David Rose , Ilana Grossman , Justin Stanwix , and the whole Gust team for making the Gust Blog such a valuable platform and resource for entrepreneurs and angel investors. What kind of advantage will this create vs. our competitors ? How much is it worth investing in cultivating and enforcing an IP portfolio ?

Intellectual Property 143

Intellectual Property IP Startup United States 143

YoungUpstarts

MAY 29, 2011

This week Blackbox , founded by entrepreneurs Bjoern Lasse Herrmann and Max Marmer, released its first Startup Genome Report — a 67-page in depth analysis on what makes Silicon Valley startups successful based on profiling over 650 startups. Founders overestimate the value of IP before product market fit by 255%.

Silicon Valley 230

Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Cofounder Startup 230

Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2011

The solution I’m exploring is a just in time learning methodology that accelerates founders’ learning curve by aggregating relevant content, peers and mentors.&#. A big piece of the solution lies in the scalable impact of entrepreneurship and an increase of successful entrepreneurs. Hmm, now I’m getting intrigued.

Technical Cofounder 334

Technical Cofounder Early Stage Startup Silicon Valley 334

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The advantage is that in many of our best deals we now have $50+ million invested so we can really support entrepreneurs as their businesses scale. At Upfront when we know we have a winning hand we prefer to put more capital to work, which both helps the entrepreneurs succeed and drives more aggregate financial returns for our LPs.

IP 223

IP Intellectual Property IRR Cofounder 223

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2017

Not every entrepreneur or business owner is comfortable negotiating. I’ve negotiated with thousands of people (for 13 years as an attorney and for the past 10 as an entrepreneur and business owner). I’ve negotiated with thousands of people (for 13 years as an attorney and for the past 10 as an entrepreneur and business owner).

Partner 171

Partner Employee Non-Compete IP 171

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

We collect the complete narrative of what they discovered talking to customers as well as aggregate interviews, hypotheses to test, invalidated hypotheses and mentor and instructor engagements. It also creates a common language and metrics that investors, corporate innovation groups and entrepreneurs can share. Diagnostics.

Incubator 315

Incubator Intellectual Property Startup Lean 315