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Early-stage Regional Venture Funds–part 2 of 3 of Bigger in Bend

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. Why Valley Rules Don’t Work in Regional Economies.

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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

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. Beijing Venture/Angel Ecosystem.

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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

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. Beijing Venture/Angel Ecosystem.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger

Bigger in Bend – Building a Regional Startup Cluster–part 1 of 3

Steve Blank

JANUARY 20, 2014

The differences between the Bend, Oregon region and Silicon Valley are obvious. The sheer density of talent, companies, capital and universities that exist in the Valley are second to none. Silicon Valley Transplants. But the real surprise was learning that for some Bend is a Silicon Valley bedroom community.

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Born Global or Die Local – Building a Regional Startup Playbook

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2014

The trap most of them fell into (common almost everywhere): they were reading the blog posts and advice of Silicon Valley-based companies and believing that it uniformly applied to them. And as good as the Australian angel investors have been, there still is dearth of serious follow-on funding in Australia. It doesn’t.

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The Next Bubble – Don’t Get Fooled Again

Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2011

Hiring technology talent in Silicon Valley is getting difficult, and the time it takes to drive across Palo Alto has tripled—all signs of the impending apocalypse. In the stealth phase , prescient angel investors and Venture Capitalists (VCs) start investing in an industry or market segment that others have not yet found.

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Reinventing the Board Meeting – Part 2 of 2 – Virtual Valley Ventures

Steve Blank

JUNE 2, 2011

Reinventing the board meeting may offer angel-funded startups that don’t have formal boards or directors (because of geography or size of investment) to attract experienced advice and investment outside of technology clusters (i.e. Silicon Valley, New York). An angel investor or VC can multiply their reach and/or depth.

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Reinventing the Board Meeting – Part 1 of 2

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

Reinventing the board meeting may offer angel-funded startups – which because of geography or size of investment typically don’t have formal boards or directors – to attract experienced advice and investment outside of technology clusters (i.e. Silicon Valley, New York). Here’s how. better user growth.

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Why Board Meetings Suck – Part 1 of 2

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

Reinventing the board meeting may offer angel-funded startups – which because of geography or size of investment typically don’t have formal boards or directors – to attract experienced advice and investment outside of technology clusters (i.e. Silicon Valley, New York). Here’s how. better user growth.

Silicon Valley

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

Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2010

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. Lean Angels. Along with Lean VC’s a new class of angel investors has emerged. Here’s why. Electron-based Venture Capital.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere show No. 4: David Lerner and Gary Marcus

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

David Lerner is an entrepreneur, angel investor and director of entrepreneurship at Columbia University. He is also an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School , and an angel investor hailed as one of New York City’s top 100 early-stage investors. Dave Lerner.

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Raising Money Using Customer Development

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

& Raising Capital Pitch Perfect 4 ways to get automatically rejected by an angel investor Raising Money Using Customer Development Due Diligence Checklist Term Sheet Archives (from Brad [.] Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Order Here. Now In Print!

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 38: Ryan Smith and Lane Merrifield

Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

Lane served as Executive Vice President at Disney for five years before returning to his entrepreneurial roots to become an angel investor and launch FreshGrade. . Entrepreneurship stretches from Main Street to Silicon Valley, from startups to big companies. Tune in Thursday at 1 pm PT, 4 pm ET on Sirius XM Channel 111.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 38: Ryan Smith and Lane Merrifield

Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

Lane served as Executive Vice President at Disney for five years before returning to his entrepreneurial roots to become an angel investor and launch FreshGrade. . Entrepreneurship stretches from Main Street to Silicon Valley, from startups to big companies. Tune in Thursday at 1 pm PT, 4 pm ET on Sirius XM Channel 111.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley 11: The Rise of “Risk Capital.

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 26, 2009

This is the first of two posts about the rise of “risk capital” and how it came to be associated with what became Silicon Valley. ———————– Building Blocks of Entrepreneurship By the mid 1950’s the groundwork for a culture and environment of entrepreneurship were taking shape on the east and west coasts of the United States.

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

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2009

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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How to Raise Money – It’s a Journey Not An Event

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

At the low-end this might come from friends, family or angel investors. At the high-end pre-seed angel funds might invest. Team: As you’re raising money from friends, family or angels, investors in this round are betting mostly about you and your team. Traction: For a seed round investors want to focus on traction.

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

Steve Blank

JULY 27, 2015

Venk Shukla , president TiE Silicon Valley and general partner, Monta Vista Capital. — In the next segment, I spoke with Venk Shukla about his journey from bureaucrat in India to Silicon Valley entrepreneur. Venk Shukla has worked in numerous early-stage companies as an executive, investor, board member, or advisor.

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Early-stage Regional Venture Funds–part 2 of 3 of Bigger in Bend

Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Bigger in Bend – Building a Regional Startup Cluster–part 1 of 3

Born Global or Die Local – Building a Regional Startup Playbook

The Next Bubble – Don’t Get Fooled Again

Reinventing the Board Meeting – Part 2 of 2 – Virtual Valley Ventures

Reinventing the Board Meeting – Part 1 of 2

Why Board Meetings Suck – Part 1 of 2

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

Entrepreneurs are Everywhere show No. 4: David Lerner and Gary Marcus

Raising Money Using Customer Development

Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 38: Ryan Smith and Lane Merrifield

Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 38: Ryan Smith and Lane Merrifield

The Secret History of Silicon Valley 11: The Rise of “Risk Capital.

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

How to Raise Money – It’s a Journey Not An Event

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

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