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Born Global or Die Local – Building a Regional Startup Playbook

Steve Blank

And as good as the Australian angel investors have been, there still is dearth of serious follow-on funding in Australia. This meant they would need U.S. channel partners and Chinese manufacturers and customer acquisition and activation programs outside their home country.

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

Steve Blank

When the boardroom is bits, angel-funded startups can get experienced advice – independent of geography. An angel investor or VC can multiply their reach and/or depth. The blog became a narrative of the search by posting customer interviews, surveys, videos, and prototypes. Or watch the video here. 4) Geography.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 45: Dan Miller and Brian Zuercher

Steve Blank

Dan Miller is the co-founder and CEO of Level Therapy , which provides access to psychotherapists through video, voice, and text. (And download any of the past shows here.). Clips from their interviews are below. Seen was recognized as the “Innovation Game Changer” at the 2012 Ohio Interactive Awards. .

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 45: Dan Miller and Brian Zuercher

Steve Blank

Dan Miller is the co-founder and CEO of Level Therapy , which provides access to psychotherapists through video, voice, and text. (And download any of the past shows here.). Clips from their interviews are below. Seen was recognized as the “Innovation Game Changer” at the 2012 Ohio Interactive Awards. .

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Raising Money Using Customer Development

Steve Blank

& 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 [.] Reply Raising capital - The 50 or so things you should read first | JonBischke.com , on November 9, 2009 at 10:59 am Said: [.] &

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It’s Time to Play Moneyball: The Investment Readiness Level

Steve Blank

The Investment Readiness Level (IRL) The collective wisdom of venture investors (including angel investors, and venture capitalists) over the past decades has been mostly subjective. if you can’t see the video above click here. We call this the Investment Readiness Level. .

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

Steve Blank

They’ll make much more sense if you watch the video or read some of the earlier posts for context. Stanford professors were the first angels investors. [.] See the Secret History bibliography for sources and supplemental reading. Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Order Here. To Order Outside of the U.S.