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ProfessorVC: How Much Diligence is Due.

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. How Much Diligence is Due.Or Ive addressed the due diligence question in previous posts, but this came up again in a debate we were having at a recent meeting of the Sand Hill Angels. Not exactly extensive diligence. ProfessorVC. Thursday, January 27, 2011.

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ProfessorVC: Card Counting for Investors

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Dan Frommer, in Moneyball for tech startups , interviewed Fred Wilson, Chris Dixon, Paul Graham and Ben Horowitz on the topic. Labels: due diligence , early stage investing , moneyball , valuation. How Much Diligence is Due. Bootstrapping 101. ProfessorVC.

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ProfessorVC: Are DEMO's days numbered?

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. DEMO has always been one of my favorite tech conferences. Labels: #democon , DEMO , tech conferences , vuvuzela. How Much Diligence is Due. Bootstrapping 101. Thursday, September 16, 2010. Are DEMOs days numbered? Has DEMO lost its luster and relevance in 2010?

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ProfessorVC: Why didn't I think of that??

Professor VC

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. This team had a working prototype of the first solar powered wetsuit using nano-solar technology. How Much Diligence is Due. at 9:08 AM.

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ProfessorVC: Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Ways

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Technically, the start-up is insolvent from the day they take the first dollar of investment. How Much Diligence is Due. Bootstrapping 101. ProfessorVC. Thursday, April 7, 2011. Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Ways. Why Invest in an insolvent company?

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ProfessorVC: Is the Grass Really Greener on the Dark Side?

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. During the next four months, we will examine over a dozen entrepreneurial ventures from a diverse mix of industries - technology, service, food & beverage, and fashion. After a successful career in a technology leader (Intel, Microsoft, Cisco, etc.) How Much Diligence is Due.

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ProfessorVC: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Professor VC

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. How Much Diligence is Due. Bootstrapping 101.