Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. One comment made by Jason was that angels tend to be less sensitive than VCs on valuation and can potentially make it difficult to get a venture financing done at acceptable valuation. Labels: Angel Investors , fundraising , term sheets , venture capital , venture financing. Newer Post.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. While Silicon Valley covers a large amount of turf, it is very small. The charter of the SVCE (Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship) is to work with all of the colleges in fostering entrepreneurship. Bootstrapping 101. ProfessorVC. Thursday, November 19, 2009.

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DECEMBER 18, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. We recently had our Neat Ideas Fair, which is my favorite annual event of our Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship at SJSU. Manija Ansari is an undergraduate business student (currently in my Entrepreneurial Finance course), working on a social entreprenurial venture.

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JANUARY 27, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. The spring semester of my Entrepreneurial Finance class starts tomorrow. We will also look at a variety of financing methods including venture capital, angel investing, licensing, franchising, roll-up, venture debt and my old favorite, bootstrapping. Bootstrapping 101.

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APRIL 11, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Not to worry, I was busy working on closing the Series B financing for iControl Networks. I started working with the founders of iControl at the concept stage, prior to the first $100K of angel financing. Labels: CFO , home security , M and A , venture capital , venture financing.

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MAY 29, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Thursday, May 29, 2008. ► September.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. As I mentioned in the previous post, Jeff Fluhr (founder of StubHub) recently stopped by my Entrepreneurial Finance class to share his 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship with the students. Bootstrapping 101. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC.

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JANUARY 17, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I was on a panel earlier this week with several other investors from Angel Groups in the Valley. The panel was a typical Silicon Valley shmoozefest hosted at a law firm with about 75+ attendees. Bootstrapping 101. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Friday, June 6, 2008. ► September. (1).

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Thursday, November 13, 2008. ► July.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I am not sure how this relates to venture finance or entrepreneurship, but Im sure Ill find some connection along the way. Bootstrapping 101. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Tuesday, September 16, 2008. Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine.

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JULY 31, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I actually enjoy the process of pulling together a selection of materials to create a complete course on Entrepreneurial Finance. Bootstrapping 101. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Thursday, July 31, 2008. Where did Summer Go? ► July. (1).

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. However, I was glad to see they were able to raise financing and launch the service. Steve, I was pleasantly surprised to find your blog when researching startup financing. Bootstrapping 101. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC.

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AUGUST 26, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. To that last one, there is certainly some truth as the standard time vs. revenue chart in most business plans looks like this: Im not teaching Entrepreneurial Finance this semester for the first time since Fall 2007. Bootstrapping 101. ProfessorVC. Friday, August 26, 2011. Steve Bennet.

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JUNE 20, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Financing, that is.I One truth of start-up financing is that it generally takes twice as long and twice as much money to accomplish your milestones. Most companies dont come close to their rose colored financial models prepared when going out for Series A financing. ProfessorVC.

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JULY 2, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Andy argues against common wisdom here in Silicon Valley that start-ups are behind all new job creation. ► October. (1). Bootstrapping 101. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Friday, July 2, 2010. Do you have a U.S. ► September. (1).

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JANUARY 20, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. The latest statistics from VentureSource show 554 financings in Q4, down from 620 in Q3 and 718 in Q4 2007. On that front, I take pride in the second headline with news that Fliqz , where I am CFO, just closed on $6 million in Series C financing. ProfessorVC. Tuesday, January 20, 2009.

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JANUARY 17, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Ok, so I think Im the last guy in Silicon Valley to start a blog. Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ProfessorVC. Thursday, January 17, 2008.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. My colleague, Anu Basu , Director of the Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship at San Jose State , recently completed a paper on this topic, "Does Experience Matter? Labels: entrepreneur , seed investing , venture capital , venture financing. Bootstrapping 101.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 26, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. The search for a world series ticket brought up some more thoughts about entrepreneurial finance. Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. The fall semester at SJSU started this week and had the first class meeting of my Entrepreneurial Finance class, which was overflowing with students standing, sitting on the floor and begging to get in. Labels: angel groups , angel investing , entrepreneurial finance course , Super Angels.

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MAY 30, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Labels: bootstrapping , business plans , entrepreneurship. We have invested a combination of ~$20K in founder financing and ~$200k in vendor financing. Bootstrapping 101. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Saturday, May 30, 2009.

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Professor VC

MAY 6, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Tuesday, May 6, 2008. ► September. (1).

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Friday, September 26, 2008. ► July. (1).

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Thursday, September 24, 2009. ► May.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Friday, February 18, 2011. ► July. (1).

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. in fees is a hefty transaction fee considering company will still have legal and other fees on the financing. Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Monday, October 11, 2010. ► July. (1).

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Tuesday, October 20, 2009. ► July. (1).

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JANUARY 19, 2012

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. As an active participant in the Silicon Valley new venture ecosystem and entrepreneurship educator, Im intrigued by the recently announced program Venture for America (VFA). Clearly, we live in a bubble in Silicon Valley and our economy is rarely in sync with the nation as a whole.

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