Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I moderated a panel discussion last night on one of my favorite topics, bootstrapping, as part of our Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship Eminent Speaker Series at San Jose State. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. 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. Labels: angel investing , Black Swan. Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJs. was part of a Dow Jones VentureWire webinar last week titled Negotiating An Angel Deal: What Angels, Entrepreneurs & VCs Need to Know. Labels: Angel Investors , fundraising , term sheets , venture capital , venture financing.

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Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Bump.com is a social network based on license plate numbers as the identifier. 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?

Technical Review 38

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

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. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

San Jose 36

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

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

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Technical Review Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. If you are not transparent with your investors, you won't raise money the second time around, regardless of whether you were successful or not successful the first time. While Silicon Valley covers a large amount of turf, it is very small. ProfessorVC. June 3, 2010 9:50 AM.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. 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.

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

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. Silicon Valley Bank seems interesting.

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Sweat Equity Equity Hiring Technical Review 40

Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Some conclusions were that the founders role is more important in the very early stage in the creation of the horse and as the visionary and as the company moves beyond this stage, becomes replaceable. Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. ProfessorVC. ► May.

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Norway Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. As an angel investor and start-up CFO, I should have a good vantage point. 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?

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Not to worry, I was busy working on closing the Series B financing for iControl Networks. 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?

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Balance Sheet 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. 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.

Oregon 28

Oregon San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. 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.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. As early stage investors, our goal is to eliminate as much risk as possible with the least amount of cash spent. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. ProfessorVC.

San Jose 31

San Jose Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor 31

Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. It still feels early in the summer, but I realized that my first class of the semester is only a few weeks away and my department deadline for the syllabus is tomorrow. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ProfessorVC. ► May.

San Jose 28

San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

We are the most active Twitter country in the world (measured by tweets per account) and the third most socially networked. Think of Stanford and Sandhill road in Silicon Valley, Route 128 in Boston or IIT in Bangalore India. We don’t have a ‘Paypal’ mafia, a Netscape brethren or an equivalent strong network in tech.

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Netherlands Technical Review Stock Silicon Valley 143

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. 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.

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. However, I am teaching the ELAB and a new experimental course (The Silicon Valley Experience) for the MBA program. One final note: After labeling myself as "the last blogger in Silicon Valley", I am now doing the same thing on twitter. ProfessorVC. Friday, August 26, 2011.

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Silicon Valley San Jose Hockey Stick Venture Capital 35

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. 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. Whether you buy this or not for public equities, the market for early stage private companies has always been wildly inefficient.

Angel Investor 28

Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Ok, so I think Im the last guy in Silicon Valley to start a blog. In the blog, I plan on sharing my opinions (I generally have no shortage of these) on venture capital, angel investing, teaching entrepreneurship, and anything else that strikes my fancy. ProfessorVC. Steve Bennet.

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Silicon Valley San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital 31

Professor VC

JULY 22, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Ross is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, battered but still standing after the Internet collapse. His angel investors are tapped out and the VCs arent biting. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ProfessorVC.

Burn Rate 28

Burn Rate San Jose Silicon Valley Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Andy argues against common wisdom here in Silicon Valley that start-ups are behind all new job creation. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. Friday, July 2, 2010.

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. My colleague, Anu Basu , Director of the Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship at San Jose State , recently completed a paper on this topic, "Does Experience Matter? Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ProfessorVC.

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

OCTOBER 26, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. 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.

San Jose 28

San Jose San Francisco Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. CFOs - More Guardian, Less Angel? The article, " More Guardian, Less Angel " discusses how CFOs add value to angel groups by helping to kill deals. Labels: angel groups , angel investing , CFO , early stage investing. ProfessorVC. Steve Bennet.

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Angel Groups San Jose Early Stage Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. had mixed emotions when I read the the press release on the recent funding of iControl Networks. 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.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I was a limited partner in Angel Investors, LP, Ron Conways fund in the late 1990s. 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?

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San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Mezzanine 33

Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Got around to seeing The Social Network this past weekend. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. ProfessorVC.

Social Network 28

Social Network Networking Software Review San Jose 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I ran across a couple of blog posts by another angel investor in Card Munch, Ty Danco. 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?

Acquisition 31

Acquisition San Jose Angel Investor IPO 31

Professor VC

MAY 6, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. 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.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Burn Rate 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Speaking of bootstrapping, this is always a subject near and dear to my heart and Ill be moderating a panel on the topic on March 9th as part of our eminent speaker series at the Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship. Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. ProfessorVC.

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Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28

Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. 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.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Bootstrapping 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Just not from investors who cant afford to lose the cash. I often speak on panels and am often asked questions about what are the qualifications to be an angel investor. Are you refering to the various early stage platforms that are popping up? ProfessorVC.

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SEC San Jose Angel Investor Accredited Investor 54

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

He chairs New York Angels, one of the most active angel investment groups in the country, which has invested over $60 million into nearly 70 companies. It sounds like you could be a full-time Angel investor, but I know you have other activities as well. Marty: Welcome to Startup Professionals interviews.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

One of the things we hear a lot about in Silicon Valley is how cheap and easy it is to launch a startup these days. No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference.

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Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

When it comes to early stage investing – it’s all gut. As founders invest massive amounts of time into their start-up, how critical is it for them to come out of their “hermit caves” and network? Do you know of any VC or angel investors that are interested in targeting the Hispanic Market?

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44