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A New Era For Entrepreneurs And Startups Has Begun

Startup Professionals Musings

in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion. Twitter was one of the most notable, with a market capitalization now up to $38 billion all by itself. Twitter was one of the most notable, with a market capitalization now up to $38 billion all by itself. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

They’re used to using the web and increasingly the mobile web for everything, commerce, communication, games, etc. And they were increasing at an aggregate 33 million IOS and Android activations per month. websites that are sparse and slick, Chinese users currently expect complicated, crowded and busy web pages.

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Entrepreneurs Need to Find the Best ‘Curators’

Startup Professionals Musings

Mark is a serial entrepreneur who is now active in the venture capital community for early-stage startups. Then there are the aggregator curators that bring together the best of the best from a wide variety of sources, without the single guiding light to make sure they are consistent and integrated.

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New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’ | Xconomy

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New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’. Here’s some big news for San Diego’s innovation economy: There’s a new venture capital firm in town—and its investment methodology represents a fundamentally different approach to the conventional business model for venture investing. Hacker News.

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Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out – The Startup Genome Project

Steve Blank

The solution I’m exploring is a just in time learning methodology that accelerates founders’ learning curve by aggregating relevant content, peers and mentors.&#. Filed under: Customer Development , Teaching , Venture Capital. Hmm, now I’m getting intrigued. I wondered where he got his MBA from? ——-.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

They’re used to using the web and increasingly the mobile web for everything, commerce, communication, games, etc. And they were increasing at an aggregate 33 million IOS and Android activations per month. websites that are sparse and slick, Chinese users currently expect complicated, crowded and busy web pages.

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Will there be a wave of ‘maker-centric’ companies?

The Equity Kicker

Kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms are radically improving capital efficiency because customers are now paying for product months in advance and because first demand validation is now virtually free. Venture Capital'