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Part 2 of Episode 6 on Sirius XM Channel 111: Steve Weinstein and Venk Shukla

Steve Blank

Venk Shukla , president TiE Silicon Valley and general partner, Monta Vista Capital. government commercializes science. MovieLabs is researching how to redefine the movie experience, advance content distribution, and understand media consumers. Steve Weinstein , CEO of MovieLabs. If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

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Practical Strategies For Starting A Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Well, Steve Hoffman (02:34): First of all, I did three venture funded startups in Silicon valley and two bootstrap startups. 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.

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Entrepreneurs, not the government, will save Europe’s economy

The Next Web

They are catalysts for creating angel investors, for providing distribution, and serve as a breeding ground for talent and practiced management. If you look at Silicon Valley, Hewlett Packard, among others, served that purpose in the early days, and more recently, a number of successful entrepreneurs have emerged from Google.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley 12: The Rise of “Risk Capital.

Steve Blank

This is the second of three posts about the rise of “risk capital” and how it came to be associated with what became Silicon Valley. ———————– The First Valley IPO’s Silicon Valley first caught the eyes of east coast investors in the late 1950’s when the valleys first three IPO’s happened: Varian in 1956, Hewlett Packard in 1957, and Ampex in 1958.

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7 Rules For Innovations That Produce Dominant Players

Startup Professionals Musings

In my role as an angel investor in startups, almost every pitch I see highlights some real innovation in technology, business model, or market opportunity. Prove exclusivity with whatever methods and relationships you can use, including patents, distribution channels, government support, or name-brand customer contracts.

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Learn your Austin ABC’s and become a local super-connector

Austin Startup

Alex has helped bring more than $160 million in funding to Texas startups through SBIR, STTR and other government funding programs for companies like Essentium, ICON 3D, and LIFT Aircraft. He was also born here and went to UT Austin before heading out to Silicon Valley for a stint. STOIKY is his callsign. Edwards University.

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The Rise of the Lean VC – Consumer Internet Gets Its Own Investors

Steve Blank

When I first came to Silicon Valley the world of Venture Capital looked pretty simple. VC’s invested in things that ran on electrons: hardware, software and silicon. But these VC’s aren’t Lean because they fund startups with web-based distribution models. Lean Angels. Here’s why.

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