Steve Blank

MAY 3, 2022

At the onset of the war in Ukraine, Russia launched a cyber-attack on Viasat’s KA-SAT satellite, which supplies Internet across Europe, including to Ukraine. Drone technology was initially only available to national governments and militaries but is now democratized to low price points and available as internet purchases. In the U.S.,

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

All of Austin is getting ready for SXSW- and that means us too! With ~1,500 startups, the Capital Factory community will be all over SXSW! Find out what our members at these official panels during Austin’s biggest week in tech. Check out these Capital Factory companies pitching during SXSW. Austin, we have a problem.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. Tens of thousands visit Austin every year for the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

The “Infrastructure Phase” of the Internet … Before we had an Internet startup explosion we needed infrastructure which spawned the original tech startup community in Silicon Valley. Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. But what is it we actually DO on the Internet?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

Of course this can be done and of course I am a big proponent of the rise of startup centers across the country as the Internet has moved from the “infrastructure phase” to the “application phase” dominated by the three C’s: content, communications and commerce. It’s no wonder hundreds of jobs migrated.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The program, overall, is a top 25-ranked entrepreneurship program in the country, right up there with our UT Austin and Texas A&M brethren. Before I made the move, like many of my Austin colleagues and friends, I had developed a high-level impression of the city. just under $6 billion, respectively.

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SiliconHills

JANUARY 18, 2014

Texas reported 150 venture capital backed deals worth $1.3 billion in 2013, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data from Thomson Reuters. Austin San Antonio Internet MoneyTree report PricewaterhouseCoopers software Texas venture capital'

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Austin Startup

JULY 14, 2017

Silicon Valley — another American racist/sexist shithole just like the Segregated South When the Internet first came around in the mid-1990s, it was herald as “The Great Equalizer” where anybody with a keyboard can start an e-commerce shop, publish their works and reach the world to millions who are also attached to the Internet.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Actually, what Id love to see are some responses via blog posts from different folks in the group: Bill Austin - Famous Quotes 2007 Weblog Awards Alister Cameron - www.alistercameron.com Dennis McDonald - www.ddmcd.com Jason Alba - [link] Ben Yoskovitz - [link] Ben - [link] My answers. Whats the interaction between them?

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Up and Running

MARCH 16, 2016

As we head into 2016, we leave behind a year of robust trends for venture capital—or “VC”—funding. The Pacific Northwest had a great overall year for venture capital activity in 2015—even if you count the 59 percent dip in Q4. See Also: 17 Venture Capital Blogs You Should Be Reading.

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Back in the mid 1990’s I had a front row seat to watch Dell’s ascendance from a small company in Austin, Texas to the world’s largest manufacturer of personal computers. ecommerce Internet retailing Uncategorized Venture Capital Web/Tech Ecommerce Retailing Stitch Fix' https://stitchfix.com/gifts.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

Enjoy the list and see you in Austin! Yes Radisson Austin – We can count on an abundance of news and information in a media-saturated age. Sponsored by SXSW Interactive, the International Game Developer’s Association of Austin, Mr. Data, Ricochet Labs and the Digital Media Council. Friday, March 12th.

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SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

WigWag, the maker of a platform for connecting devices in the home through the Internet, announced this week it has raised $3.175 million in seed funding. The Austin based startup, founded in 2011, received the funding from Palo Alto-based CSC Venture Capital. Million in Funding appeared first on SiliconHills.

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The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Austin Ventures is holding their “ AV Entrepreneur Hours &# in Dallas on Wednesday, February 24. AV Entrepreneur Hours is a chance for early stage entrepreneurs (particularly those in the internet and software space) to dictate casual conversation with the VCs from Austin Ventures in a casual environment.

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The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Austin Ventures is holding their “ AV Entrepreneur Hours &# in Dallas on Wednesday, February 24. AV Entrepreneur Hours is a chance for early stage entrepreneurs (particularly those in the internet and software space) to dictate casual conversation with the VCs from Austin Ventures in a casual environment.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

He serves on the advisory board of a number of technology startups, and has worked as a consultant to a number of startups, companies, and venture capital firms. I got my start programming on an old IBM XT; it was thanks to MUDs that I first discovered the internet. So much for timing. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Technology trend watchers have some new data thanks to noted internet analyst Mary Meeker. I pulled a few slides (below) that jumped out, particularly the one that shows China’s internet growth. Her latest presentation at the annual Web 2.0 Clearly, we’re deep into the “it’s a global economy” mantra, especially for web businesses.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

Well before the recent decline I sent out a Tweet that said, “Many will disagree but I still fear deflation, structural unemployment and political malaise.” Scott Austin of the WSJ (worth following) saw my Tweet and asked me to go on record with my rationale. In the end.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 9, 2014

venture capital investing activity, Silicon Valley is the nation’s unrivaled tech early technology investing epicenter. Like in the Valley, Internet and Mobile-related businesses dominate - with close to 80% of all venture activity being concentrated in these areas. With 41% of all U.S.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Winners in 10 categories will be announced at the Pitch Award Ceremony at 6:30 pm Sunday, March 10, at the Hilton Austin. I was living in Sacramento and had worked in venture capital with Intel Capital and a Sacramento-based VC fund. 5G and Internet of Things: Basically everything being connected. Sleeping more!

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2019

While that means builders maintain the status quo, it isn’t necessarily good for business in the Internet of Things (IoT) era. Venture Capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has an investment thesis that tech companies can conquer existing processes faster than established insiders can see and adopt technological opportunities.

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Austin Startup

MAY 3, 2017

I didn’t go to UT, I think I’m just barely reaching the time spent in Austin required to start calling myself an Austinite, and Hook ’Em is what I say to my kids when we go fishing. photo featuring the guitar because Austin Foster notes of Taylor’s experience, “the benefits of bootstrapping come down to what Taylor calls ‘optionality.’

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 18, 2010

internet/consumer software companies. Truth: There’s nothing wrong with raising venture capital. Many lean startups are ambitious and are able to deploy large amounts of capital. internet/consumer software companies. Truth: There’s nothing wrong with raising venture capital.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

And thanks to the radical transparency enabled by the internet, the quality of these proposals is actually constantly rising, to the point that it’s almost impossible to judge the quality of the final product – because all the proposals look polished and professional, even the terrible ones.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

10 Ways To Be Your Own Boss - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , June 18, 2010 The folks at Behance and Cool Hunting asked me to talk at their 99% Conference a couple months ago. On the rare occasion that it rains in Austin we get these deep puddles in the backyard. And then I took a stand. Productivity. Twittering.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 13, 2018

I’ve long believed that we can maintain integrity of new markets through machine learning algorithms, which is why FPV’s thesis since inception in 2014 has been decentralized platforms — the intersection of blockchain tech, artificial intelligence, and internet of things.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 16, 2010

The company announced it is raising $48 million from a unique syndicate of investors comprising industry leading venture capital firms and semiconductor innovators. Imagine that change for companies with a large presence on the Internet,” added Evans.

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infochachkie.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Intuitive URL – Legacy companies, which were named before the advent of the Internet and subsequently did not have the financial resources to purchase their company name URLs, are forced to shoehorn their names into URLs they can acquire. Launching Venture (34). Venture Capital (7). Copyright © 2007-9 by J. Parenting (4).

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Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Speaking with many angel leaders , I believe we have identified several possible explanations for group-to-group variations: 1) Clearly, startup ventures in some business verticals command high pre-money valuations that others. Sand Hill Angels. Silicon Valley. up ~ 20%/yr. Virginia Active Angels. Charlottesville, VA. Golden Seeds.

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Scalable Startup

JULY 19, 2011

I’ve also had the good fortune to operate and sometimes live in several other fledgling tech corridors – Cambridge, NYC, Portland, Boulder, Santa Fe, Austin, Dallas, SLC, Frankfurt, Paris. Venture Capital from Northern and Southern Cal is flowing into the L.A.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

November 23, 2010 Entrepreneurs, Using Outsourcing to Obtain Capital Efficiency Needs to be Thought Through to be Effective - Robert Ochtel , June 7, 2010 Teen Entrepreneur, Brian Wong, Youngest Founder to Receive Angel Funding - teenentrepreneurblog.com , October 28, 2010 Build Your Own Silicon Valley? First Principles.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

SaaS 101: 7 Simple Lessons From Inside HubSpot - OnStartups , July 19, 2010 It’s been a little over 4 years since I officially launched my internet marketing software company , HubSpot. So, I’ve had about 4 years on the “inside” of a fast-growing, venture-backed B2B SaaS startup. I got a taste of that within my first weeks on the job.

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