Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

Angels & Crowdfunding : Coincident with the capital efficient movement came the current wave of angel investors, this time armed with the ability to collectively fund startups to the point of meaningful value creation on modest amounts of capital. The result was too much money in too few deals. The Bend Experience.

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Early Stage Silicon Valley Oregon Technical Review 286

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

This problem is relatively minor in large, vibrant ecosystems like Silicon Valley, but can be more pervasive in smaller locations that lack the depth and breadth of experienced start-up advisors and angel investors. CDL has also turned into one of the most important feeder programs for Y Combinator.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Technical Review Entrepreneur Angel Investor 60

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Offering a “holistic entrepreneurship program,” this residential community has entrepreneurship at every step of the college experience. Only 15 technology startups are accepted at a time, but what the program lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. Harvard Innovation Lab. Innovation Depot.

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Incubator New York City Boston Intellectual Property 202

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Amsterdam-based Rockstart Accelerator , one of the many, many startup accelerators in Europe, is taking the first class of startups who’ve graduated from its six-month program stateside this month. Wercker : a continuous deployment solution for software developers, hosted in the cloud.

Silicon Valley 123

Silicon Valley CTO Hire Continuous Deployment Cofounder 123

ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2012

While some lucky startups attract angel investors or have access to money from friends and family, the vast majority are on their own, at least at first. So far, Herman has put about $60,000 on his credit cards, using them mostly to finance software development. The experience shaped how Turner funded Planwise. “We

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Software Review Angel Investor Startup 118

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S. If you are outside internet software we are not going to invest. So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. investors.”

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Any custom manufactured IoT device would require software development as well as hardware customization. Government programs. You should also research the government programs like subsidies, funding, and grants that are available for your business sector and ensure you understand the parameters to qualify for these. ?

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Austin Startup

MAY 7, 2017

Some of the most interesting events in Austin for the week of May 8 through May 14 are as follows: Mon, May 8 thru Thurs, May 11: OSCON OSCON brings the software engineering and developer community together to explore what’s new and useful in open source languages, tools, and techniques. A seasoned investor who recently moved to Austin?

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Austin North America Software Review 75

Scalable Startup

AUGUST 18, 2013

The So Cal engineering gap? I’ve been able to study the Southern Cal software dev scene as an insider for over 2 years now. But, there is a serious gap in the discipline, number of developers and community around real software development here. Drupal has a worldwide engine of real software discipline. What is Drupal?

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Software Developers Software Development PHP Silicon Valley 22

David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

The most common ways in which the Fortune 500 are working with the startup community at scale is through corporate VC arms, contests, packages of benefits geared to startups, and accelerator programs. The SAP Startup Focus Program functions as an accelerator for startups using SAP HANA as their application database. 4) Accelerators.

Startup 114

Startup Technical Support Venture Capital Balance Sheet 114

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

When people would ask a similar question back then about the difficulty of software development, my usual response was “anyone can write a TAP program over a weekend that will work with 80% of the paging systems in the world…but getting it to work on the other 20% will take you a year.”

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Belarus Kazakhstan Portugal Accredited Investor 107

Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program. But we investors often allow too little slack in our estimates as well. But we investors often allow too little slack in our estimates as well.

Silicon Valley 97

Silicon Valley Burn Rate Angel Investor Down Round 97

Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

In as much as a scheduled interview with an angel investor can be, talking with Boris about what it takes to spark the interest of a venture capital firm was a coincidence. If youve ever pitched a venture capitalist or angel investor, or if you have any thoughts on the conversation we shared, let me know in the comments below.

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Venture Capital Founder Angel Investor Portfolio 90

Transformify

APRIL 15, 2016

Kenya has many advantages, including experienced software engineers, healthy early-stage startup community, with good incubator and accelerator support, and enthusiastic and motivated young entrepreneurs. Despite all these advantages, it seems that the foreign investors are still reluctant to invest in seed and early stage projects.

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Kenya Africa Incubator Cofounder 45

Austin Startup

MAY 2, 2017

Catapulting Deep Learning Discoveries As an active angel investor and advisor, I derive huge energy from the startup journey. I met the founders, Subbu Rama , Mazhar Memon , and Maciej Bajkowski in the spring of 2015 during the Techstars Cloud program. as a hosted sandbox or as an enterprise software solution.

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Artificial Inteligence Cloud Angel Investor Architecture 48

Up and Running

MAY 12, 2015

Getting feedback on your pitch is a great idea; the more people evaluate your pitch before your investors see it, the more chances you have to catch any errors in reasoning, assumptions that are unclear to your audience, or things that just simply don’t make sense or flow well. See Also 5 Sure-fire Ways to Bomb Your Investor Pitch.

Angel Investor 60

Angel Investor Software Review Technical Cofounder Due Diligence 60

Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

For more information, visit atxstartupcrawl.com SXSW Pitch (formerly SXSW Accelerator) SXSW Pitch is the official SXSW platform to allow early stage technology startups to pitch their product and/or services to industry technology experts, high profiled media personnel, and Venture Capitalists / Angel Investors. What gives?

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Silicon Valley Technical Review Texas Venture Capital 50

Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2020

When you’re just starting out, this can help minimize overhead such as office rent and software, as well as one-off starting purchases such as laptops, printers, etc. Adjust budgets, test multiple forecasts, and easily get your plan investor-ready without any outside creative knowledge or additional effort on your part. .

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Software Review Lean Forecast Business Plan 113

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

View more jobs » Len Williams Angels, super-angels, venture capitalists and micro-VCs - they all have their advantages and disadvantages. A lot of companies used angel investors money to get off the ground and subsequently turned to VCs for following rounds. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

View more jobs » Len Williams Angels, super-angels, venture capitalists and micro-VCs - they all have their advantages and disadvantages. A lot of companies used angel investors money to get off the ground and subsequently turned to VCs for following rounds. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

Austin Startup

MARCH 19, 2017

Five entrepreneurs get free plane tickets to pitch for $100,000 in seed funding from Austin’s top angel investors Every week we meet incredible entrepreneurs from all over the country and all over the world who would move to Austin if they only had some funding. This April, one startup is going to get their chance!

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Austin North America Texas 54

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Olin College Foundry Program. link] – Not a meetup, but a great mentorship program started by serial CTO Sean Lindsay. Startup Leadership Program – International mentorship program with over 100 startups participating. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. University Resources. HBS Startup Tribe.

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Boston Technical Review Community CTO Hire 56

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

20:21] Where can people find out more about your programs and your book? 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. So we run programs all over the globe, both online and offline.

San Francisco 97

San Francisco Technical Review Incubator Silicon Valley 97

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Her diagnostic imaging camera and related software, priced at $45,000 per unit, she says, would bring unprecedented capabilities to the vets and trainers for practicing preventive medicine. But the right funding strategy for her is $900,000-$1 million, potentially from angel investors or small funds. Trendy Loot.

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Valuation Silicon Valley Pre-Money Valuation Bootstrapping 119

ReadWriteStart

MAY 29, 2012

Crowdfunding works for creative projects - apps, consumer products, software - that resonate with average, everyday people. Crowdfunding] investors are not as sophisticated as professional venture and angel investors. What crowdfunding is not typically best for is something very technological in nature or B-to-B oriented.

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Campaign Stealth Social Media Audience 142

Steve Blank

JANUARY 20, 2014

There’s a concentration around several sectors: software, hardware, medical-technology, aviation, and a specialty of Oregon – craft beer brewing. These people are important and useful in the engineering of a tech cluster; as startup coaches, angel investors and advocates for the community. Startups in Bend. Founders Pad.

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Silicon Valley Oregon Lean Venture Capital 312

Up and Running

AUGUST 15, 2017

Think social media, loyalty programs, discounts and freebies, contests, and so on. Therefore, it makes perfect sense to develop relationships with seed investors, venture capitalists, angel investors, private investing firms, and even banks, depending on your business goals and growth capacity. Get a mentor. “A

Software Review 96

Software Review Social Media Search Cloud 96

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. I am heavily indebted to earlier theorists, and highly recommend the books Lean Thinking and Lean Software Development. The lean startup is an application of Lean Thinking. No more, no less.

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Lean San Francisco Startup Continuous Deployment 168

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Olin College Foundry Program. link] – Not a meetup, but a great mentorship program started by serial CTO Sean Lindsay. Startup Institute – Practical training program to prepare you to join a startup. Startup Leadership Program – International mentorship program with over 100 startups participating. MIT Start Lab.

Boston 71

Boston Technical Review Community Cofounder 71

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

There are 450+ back episodes online, and it’s safe to say that if you listen to it regularly, within a few months you will know more about what makes angel investors tick than do 98% of the rest of the world…including other angels! Create your Gust profile to show off your venture in the best possible light.

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Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2010

There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program. In the technology sector where I most often play, extended unplanned software development cycles account for the majority of these corporate failures.

Silicon Valley 85

Silicon Valley Burn Rate Angel Investor Down Round 85

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. Software Development Professional.

Angel Investor 267

Angel Investor Social Media LLC Viral 267

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Or, as my friend Marc Andreessen might say, Software Eats the Private Equity World. Micro-VC: The Artist Formerly Known as “Super Angel” The “Micro-VC” funds (also known by the misnomer “Super Angel funds”), started as far back as the mid-90s with Ron Conway and earlier incarnations of his SV Angel fund.

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

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. But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. Entrepreneurship in Beijing.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

Don’t be embarrassed, since even professional investors are often confused these days by the new terms, as well as old terms used with new meanings. For angel investors, early-stage means there is a good business plan and maybe a prototype, but no customer revenue. Every startup is early-stage to someone. Lean startup.

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Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 253

Diego Basch

MARCH 14, 2013

Whether I like it or not I’m an angel investor , even though I prefer a different label. As an electrical engineer and software developer with decades of experience building internet infrastructure, there are certain areas where I believe I could contribute much more than the puny sums that I can invest.

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San Francisco Startup Silicon Valley Seed Stage 55

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

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’s been programming since he was a kid running some of the first online communities and networked games. STOIKY is his callsign.

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Austin Texas Cofounder Los Angeles 110