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ProfessorVC: How Much Diligence is Due.

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. How Much Diligence is Due.Or are investors better just rolling the dice. Ive addressed the due diligence question in previous posts, but this came up again in a debate we were having at a recent meeting of the Sand Hill Angels. Not exactly extensive diligence.

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ProfessorVC: Card Counting for Investors

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Card Counting for Investors. How would Billy Beane have done as an early stage investor? Dan Frommer, in Moneyball for tech startups , interviewed Fred Wilson, Chris Dixon, Paul Graham and Ben Horowitz on the topic. How Much Diligence is Due. ProfessorVC.

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ProfessorVC: Are DEMO's days numbered?

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. DEMO has always been one of my favorite tech conferences. Labels: #democon , DEMO , tech conferences , vuvuzela. How Much Diligence is Due. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels.

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ProfessorVC: Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Ways

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I thought about doing this in a top 10 format, but will limit to my top 3 reasons: Misalignment of incentives - As an angel investor I want to do everything I can to help the entrepreneur succeed. How Much Diligence is Due. What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

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ProfessorVC: Why didn't I think of that??

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. We recently had our Neat Ideas Fair, which is my favorite annual event of our Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship at SJSU. This team had a working prototype of the first solar powered wetsuit using nano-solar technology. How Much Diligence is Due. at 9:08 AM.

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How Can Israeli Startups Raise Funding in Silicon Valley?

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VC investors rely heavily on referrals, but what should a non US startup do when looking to raise funding in Silicon Valley? How best can European startups land VC funding in the US / Sillicon Valley? For example, in response to “ How do I raise funds in Silicon Valley for a European-based startup ? &# Eyal S.

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ProfessorVC: Is the Grass Really Greener on the Dark Side?

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. During the next four months, we will examine over a dozen entrepreneurial ventures from a diverse mix of industries - technology, service, food & beverage, and fashion. After a successful career in a technology leader (Intel, Microsoft, Cisco, etc.) How Much Diligence is Due.