Genuine VC

JULY 19, 2010

But leveraged distribution via platforms (organic/paid search, social networks, mobile devices) and self-service monetization (ad networks, app stores, payments) is what has truly empowered startups to become real scalable businesses on very small amounts of initial capital. Small checks now have big power.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

In the few days I was in China I met with several VC’s, angel investors, business press and spoke to hundreds of entrepreneurs. China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Indigo Room Featured Speaker: Whitney Wolfe Herd As Founder and CEO of Bumble, Whitney Wolfe Herd helms one of the fastest-growing social networks in the world. Room 211–212 Sunday, March 11 Social Airbag with Spredfast CEO Rod Favaron Social networks were under fire in 2017 following foreign interference of the 2016 US election.

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Texas Austin 58

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 3, 2013

Thumb – A mobile social network that helps people get instant opinions. Strikingly – Gorgeous, mobile-optimized sites in minutes. Codiqa – Build a real mobile website or app with no coding required. Scoutzie – An exclusive network of the best mobile designers.

Software Review 60

Software Review San Francisco Startup Technical Review 60

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

In the few days I was in China I met with several VC’s, angel investors, business press and spoke to hundreds of entrepreneurs. China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

We called them founder space, round tables, and we'd meet, I'd introduce 'em to angel investors and marketing experts and lawyers, and really try to help them get off the ground. It can be a mobile app on a phone. See if the business model works, all these questions. And I started to get these entrepreneurs together in groups.

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San Francisco Technical Review Incubator Silicon Valley 97

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

To be fair, the Day 1 categories were primarily infrastructure companies (Enterprise, Cloud and Mobile). Day 2 featured the consumer and social media, which were more interesting for me and much of the audience. Bump.com is a social network based on license plate numbers as the identifier. ► January. (1).

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Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal.

Technical Review 38

Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

Scalable Startup

APRIL 1, 2013

Simultaneously Alessio watched his father create a PayPal competitor and he wanted to make something more futuristic for mobile payments; he then saw a WIRED article “Kill The Password!” ” We compared notes and decided the timing was right for mobile payments without passwords leveraging advances in biometrics.

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PHP Japan Portfolio Social Network 22

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

In my experience, venture investors are more focused on percentage ownership, which obviously requires a trade-off with the amount invested and valuation. I had a discussi on with another angel investor a few months ago and he was bragging about the deal he just struck that included a 3X participating liquidation preference.

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Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

VC Cafe

JUNE 20, 2011

Last week I had the pleasure of giving a keynote in La Red Innova conference, speaking about mobile search and its impact on ecommerce. Spain is growing also in terms of online and mobile penetration, albeit slowly: Following a surge in 2009, growth is continuing at less than 5% per year. 4) The concept of networking is new here.

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www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Instead of investors holding onto proprietary connections and introductions for their portfolio companies, these relationships are being displaced by the dominate social networks ( Facebook , Linkedin , Quora ). s new markets feature, where you can break out specific investors and deals by sub-markets. startupcto

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Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Angel Investor 50

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

His latest venture, Bharosa, was sold to Oracle for a 6X multiple in 3 years to his angel investors, a sweet close to triple digit IRR. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

Bootstrapping 28

Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review 28

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

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. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's.

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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Here is the original post: Early Stage Web Application Start-Up Seeking Developer/Designer. What We’re Doing: We’re currently setting the groundwork for an innovative educational web application that will eventually fuse with social networking. In the longer term we will compete with social networks and online advertising.

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Sweat Equity Equity Hiring Technical Review 40

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

In addition to the case study analysis, the students also have the opportunity to develop a business model and financial model for a new concept, which always proves a lot more challenging. As an angel investor and start-up CFO, I should have a good vantage point. Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. Steve Bennet.

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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Some have developed working prototypes, while others are still at the concept stage and only on posterboard. Here are a few of the budding entrepreneurs that I chatted with at the event: Jeff Gibboney, a graduate mechanical engineering student, developed a battery operated skateboard for cruising to school or work. ► January. (1).

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San Jose Silicon Valley Technical Review Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

Touched by an Angel. I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. What would the VC corollary to Touched by an Angel, be. Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's.

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Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Im still not actually sure what this says about new venture opportunities, but there are a few points that came to mind: Stabilitly of mobile platform - Can you imagine using your PC and not having it crash once in several months? I do have one investment in a company that has developed a platform for in game mobile advertising - Greystripe.

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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal.

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San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Balance Sheet 28

www.readwriteweb.com

APRIL 23, 2012

Need $25,000 for product development? Investors now follow incubators with automatic notes. Ravikant also runs AngelList , which pairs entrepreneurs with angel investors. social media. developers. social networks. social networking. mobile web. social media.

Hiring 49

Hiring Startup Semantic Equity 49

Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal.

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Norway Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

The Dead developed an avid fan base (aka Deadheads) who attended mutliple shows on each tour and traded bootleg tapes of their favorite shows. The Dead developed an ardent fan abject Dead Heads, who attended multiple shows on each bout and traded bootleg tapes of their admired programs. Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's.

San Jose 28

San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal.

Oregon 28

Oregon San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I'm doing a new academic experiment now - an incubator at Menlo College where we are bringing the start-ups to campus and giving the students an opportunity to see how they develop and work as interns. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? November 11, 2010 1:56 PM. ► May.

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San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

I first met Jeff about 8 years ago when he was finishing his first year at the Stanford GSB and was beginning to raise money for a business plan he developed for a secondary market ticket exchange. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's.

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San Jose Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor 31

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Kayserian sees what he calls “angel developing&# as a way for entrepreneurs to accomplish the same end — a product — without giving up control of their companies in the process. Kayweb is named for its majority owner, the design and development firm Kayserian founded in Australia seven years ago.

Equity 74

Equity Engineer Technical Review Social Media 74

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

An excellent question to ponder as the school year begins, but the answer depends on whether you are looking for a plumber or an angel investor. According to the Center for Venture Research at UNH , there are over 260,000 angel investors. These angels invested $17.6 Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's.

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Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Got around to seeing The Social Network this past weekend. I did a little searching around the web to try and find a truth vs. fiction comparison, but the closest I found was "The 10 Most Glaring Lies In The Social Network" on the Business Insider. ProfessorVC.

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Social Network Networking Software Review San Jose 28

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? How to Take Down Facebook -- Hint: It Ain't Twitter. but: Something is Still Missing. What truth?

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Technical Review Technology Product CTO Hire 175

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

For example, angel funding is more prevalent in the United States than in Europe. Also make sure to research which type of investors fit your business. In other words, angel investors and early stage venture capital (VC) firms will have different expectations than late stage VC firms.

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France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

A Comparison Between Novice and Serial Entrepreneurs" Her research shows that there is a positive correlation between prior founding experience and new venture performance due to stronger and more diverse social networks, access to capital, reliance on collaborators and other factors. Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's.

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal.

San Jose 28

San Jose San Francisco Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

There are definitely some lessons in the story for entrepreneurs and angel investors, but before discussing, I thought Id share a bit about the early financing history for iControl. Series B and the $5M Series A , there were angels writing checks with many less 0s. Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. 5 hours ago.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal.

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Silicon Valley San Jose Hockey Stick Venture Capital 35