Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

I strongly believe (at least for very early stage technology ventures) that you will get diminishing returns and arguably negative returns once you get past an initial threshold of team, product, market and financial diligence. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101.

Technical Review 31

Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Below is a short description of their philosophy: "The part of our philosophy that makes us most different from other startup investors is that we dont believe gut feel is a reliable indicator of potential at the seed stage. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► 2010.

Technical Review 38

Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

Hippoland

AUGUST 16, 2018

1) Your idea is undifferentiated Investors see thousands of businesses a year. And, your idea is 50th social networking site of the week. It doesn’t mean it’s a bad business – in fact, it could be a very good business for you. 2) Your idea is not the right fit for stage / industry. Basically zero.

Sales Cycle 54

Sales Cycle Differentiation Early Stage Bootstrapping 54

Hippoland

AUGUST 16, 2018

1) Your idea is undifferentiated Investors see thousands of businesses a year. And, your idea is 50th social networking site of the week. It doesn’t mean it’s a bad business – in fact, it could be a very good business for you. 2) Your idea is not the right fit for stage / industry. Basically zero.

Sales Cycle 48

Sales Cycle Differentiation Early Stage Bootstrapping 48

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Social networking. Social/Sharing. Design/Front End: Twitter Bootstrap : Include this in your website, and you are half finished. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. broken vc model. Business Culture.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Seed stage investing is all about the team, so there may be something to this idea. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. My first reaction is incredulity that limited partners would buy into this idea. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal.

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28