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Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S

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VENTURE CAPITAL. You are here: Home / Startups / Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S. Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S. Filed Under: Startups , Tech Tagged With: Madrona , Startups , Tech , Venture capital.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. What Do VC’s Do?

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supermac War Story 1: Joining supermac

Steve Blank

Now with a new infusion of $8 million dollars of venture capital, SuperMac had been resurrected from the dead and was attempting to restart. Yet two smart VC firms, Sigma and Matrix Partners, realized that somewhere in this mess there was value. Their guess was that they would find value in the high margin graphics business.

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The Customer Development Manifesto: Reasons for the Revolution.

Steve Blank

Greg Boutin Founder, Growthroute Ventures, [link] Reply TO REVENUE » Talking on Techie-Biz Divide at Communitech Guelph on Sept. Reply shiftMode » Blog Archive » Nobody Cares About Your Product , on August 31, 2009 at 2:30 pm Said: [.] 3 , on August 31, 2009 at 12:48 pm Said: [.] I added some comments there [.]

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Out of the Ashes - Something Isn't Quite Right

Steve Blank

I was consulting for the two venture capital firms who between them put $12 million into my last failed startup. (My Yet when I talked to my venture capital friends, they said, “Well, that’s just how startups work. My mother kept asking if they were going to make me pay the money back.

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Customer Development Fireside Chat

Steve Blank

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Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple

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However, the ubiquity of the iPod including use by many folks who certainly would fall in the Time Rich category (lots of time to play with music) suggests that their product and marketing appeals to both segments. I would agree that Apples product design would suggest that it aims at Time Poor buyers. in Computer Science.