Version One Ventures

MAY 24, 2016

Just a few years ago, if you wanted to do something big, you needed to go to Silicon Valley. billion in financing in 2015 (with 395 deals). If we try to dissect the magic of Silicon Valley, I think there are five key factors at play: Great schools. Waterloo has another unicorn with Kik. Great senior talent.

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David Teten

JULY 29, 2011

Franklin Bi became passionate about venture capital and entrepreneurship after he spent a summer in Silicon Valley, working on an information services startup focused on innovation management. in Economics, with concentrations in Finance, Management, and Entrepreneurship, and will be returning to J.P. Franklin Bi.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

There was a lot of consumer internet activity again…resurgence of things, but it was still mysterious, venture capital was still kind of closed, 1st time entrepreneurs had a lot of questions that were unanswered, and there was still some sort of hand waiving around all the financing stuff and so we took it on….”. And how has it worked out? “It

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

2 preamble issues having read the comments on TC today: 1: I know that the prices of startup companies is much great in Silicon Valley than in smaller towns / less tech focused areas in the US and the US prices higher than many foreign markets. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. I acknowledged this in the article.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Forward Financing. Forward Financing is the way to go before you start a business. Founded in Boston, it’s only available in the United States. . Coming out of Silicon Valley, the app promises safety and security, and easily usable world-class technology at the lowest prices.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2013

Seed investments” are early stage financings (typically less than $1.5 The current average is slightly more than 13 months to raise follow-on financing. Only 40% of seeded companies get follow-on financing. Interestingly, follow-on financing rates to the computer hardware and services sector is the highest of all tech sectors.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 15, 2013

High-Tech Challengers to Silicon Valley. Richard took this notion a step further in his article High-Tech Challengers to Silicon Valley and actually did some math. In it, he looked at Venture Capital financing (total dollars and number of deals) on a per-capital basis. Was Cambridge separated from Boston?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2013

Summary: I’ve lived in Silicon Valley for 35 years, I’ve taught in entrepreneurial clusters in New York, Boston, Helsinki, Santiago Chile, St. Each of these clusters has wondered how to become the next Silicon Valley. As we’ll see later, the MOF (Ministry of Finance) also has had a hand in funding new ventures.

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Steve Blank

JULY 25, 2011

Scientists and engineers as founders and startup CEOs is one of the least celebrated contributions of Silicon Valley. ESL, the first company I worked for in Silicon Valley , was founded by a PhD in Math and six other scientists and engineers. Why It’s “Silicon” Valley. It might be its most important.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 18, 2012

But I think he's missing one important trend that is happening outside of Silicon Valley. For those of us who practice the VC craft outside of Silicon Valley, it is clear that the mega VC strategy just doesn't work. Nearly all of the mega hits have been Silicon Valley based. They are in the middle.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Kara has worked in finance in Boston, NYC and Silicon Valley. As a result we need somebody well networked into these communities already. That’s why Greg Bettinelli has become such a successful partner addition to Upfront. She has been in operations in Seattle and Los Angeles.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Where did Silicon Valley come from? Among those: plentiful financing and nerds , a culture that celebrates both failure and success, and an ethos of openness and sharing. Sturgeons "How Silicon Valley Came to Be" and believe that Federal Telegraph is a better origin point.

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View from Seed

JULY 28, 2015

While the startup environment in Boston has vastly improved over the last several years , I continue to hear the sentiment that it’s really tough to build a great consumer startup in Boston. This is expressed by people outside of Boston, but it often comes from those within our community too. VP Finance and Analytics.

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Rob Go

OCTOBER 1, 2013

I’ve been thinking a lot about what Angelist means for the entrepreneurial ecosystem, especially here in Boston where I live. Which is why I’m pretty psyched about Angelist syndicates, especially in relation to the Boston startup community. Boston is an incredibly rich ecosystem in almost all regards.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. Join us and learn how to attract Venture Capital investment in your startup when you live somewhere other than Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, or Boston. Time: 9:30am to 10:30am Location: Hilton?—?Salon

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

I have been a part of both Startup Chile and now TechStars in Boston. My company, Imprint Energy, was part of Plug and Play’s accelerator in Silicon Valley. In particular, use your accelerator to help you set up your accounting and finances. – Andrew Schrage , Money Crashers Personal Finance.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 28, 2023

She is a leading venture capitalist in Silicon Valley, where she mentors tech startups and helps them go public. It'll be in Boston from September 5th through the eighth. She's a leading venture capitalist in Silicone Valley where she mentors tech startups and helps them go public. That's right.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2013

Summary: I’ve lived in Silicon Valley for 35 years, I’ve taught in entrepreneurial clusters in New York, Boston, Helsinki, Santiago Chile, St. Each of these clusters has wondered how to become the next Silicon Valley. As we’ll see later, the MOF (Ministry of Finance) also has had a hand in funding new ventures.

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The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

At the same time we have seen the start-up ecosystems in New York, London and Berlin emerge as meaningful competitors to Silicon Valley. Those VCs were nearly all situated in Silicon Valley and most companies couldn’t get very far without going to them. It’s no coincidence that these two developments have come together.

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Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 28, 2011

But if you are a competent engineer, sales executive, online marketer or general manager in Silicon Valley, NYC, Boston or other start-up hotspots, the unemployment rate is 0%. CNN recently reported that 40% of the 130,000 job openings in Silicon Valley are for software engineers. Immediately.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

billion to work across 738 financing deals with U.S. Back to VCs, Silicon Valley venture capital firms are still the most active. In fact, most of the most active investment firms are located there, although NY now has moved solidly into second place (ahead of Boston). Overall, investors put $7.5 That represents a $1.5

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

Patents and the threat of patent infringement lawsuits provide maximum leverage against a competitor when they’re in the middle of a strategic inflection point… a major financing, acquisition, or large product launch. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ».

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 30, 2014

identify financing vehicles before you need them. Other incubators and accelerators in the health tech space include Health WildCatters in Dallas, RockHealth in Silicon Valley, Iron Yard in North Carolina, HealthBox Accelerator, Athena Health MDP in Boston and others.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 3, 2012

billion in 203 financings. billion in 112 financings. Stanford and Cal alumni usually stay put, which is not surprising since Silicon Valley is next door. Harvard alums tend to start companies in places other than Massachusetts – mostly Silicon Valley and New York – but MIT grads are less mobile.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

About Bessemer Venture Partners: Bessemer Venture Partners is a global investment group with offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, New York, Mumbai, and Tel Aviv. Yahoo Finance. Justin Label. Jeremy Levine. Sarah Tavel. Raj Kapoor. Tariq Krim. Feedburner Network. Explore Venture Capital. TechCrunch. VentureBeat.

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Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Let’s take a closer look at trends in government grants, angel investment and venture capital financings. Furthermore, with the recent activity of the Super Angels and trends in government grants, angel financings and VC investment, one could conclude that the total US volume of seed/startup investment is increasing.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

You then become dependent on outside financing, and that is a slippery slope. He is also planning to launch in Boston and Chicago by December. It is very expensive to scale operations in multiple cities, and there is absolutely no chance of VCs financing yet another Groupon look alike without serious traction. I said, no.

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Rob Go

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Even though we are a seed-focused VC fund, we were very excited to help organize this event because of our belief that increased angel activity is critical to keep propelling the Boston startup ecosystem (and the local economy) further. Personally, I’m not a fan of notes and very much prefer equity financing.

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Agile VC

JANUARY 12, 2012

When a startup doesn’t match the stage where a particular investor focuses, founders may get a response along the lines of “This is interesting to us, but come back once you get from X phase to Y phase” That could be from seed stage to a larger Series A financing need, or to progress from pre-product to post-revenue.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Finance – an invoicing process, a billing process, a risk management process. Based in Silicon Valley, Progressly helps companies document, collaborate and analyze business processes — all in one central place. Some examples may include: Automotive – managing parts and/or suppliers. Banking – customer onboarding, credit check.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 20, 2023

It'll be in Boston from September 5th through the 8th. And that really is like the guide for corporate finance executives on how to value a company. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! That's right. Every year inbound brings together leaders across business, sales, marketing, customer success, operations, and more.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

But, it wasn’t directionally wrong, looking at enormous multinational companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook which rose from the hallowed ground of Silicon Valley. Will the next company to raise $100M in financing just poach from decent seed-stage companies and pay triple the amount to lock up talent?

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

In Silicon Valley the equivalent is the journeyman coder or web designer who loves the technology, and takes coding and U/I jobs because it’s a passion. They work as hard as any Silicon Valley entrepreneur. Scalable startups are what Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and their venture investors aspire to build.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 10, 2011

This week, the startup tribe from Harvard Business School is making their annual trek to Silicon Valley. It’s a common refrain around Silicon Valley to disparage the role of MBA’s in entrepreneurship. The course does not examine financing options or the composition of founding teams. I’ll be honest.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I’ll focus for now on the business itself, there’s plenty of other info on the web if you care to understand the equity ownership or financing history of Facebook and frankly this has been fairly well known for awhile. ==. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Facebook, Inc. Read More ».

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finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

Term Sheet The latest on private equity, M&A, deals and movements — from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. He currently lives just outside of Boston. Finance jobs. Term Sheet. Fear & Greed. Mutual Funds. Exclusive: Returns for brand-name VC funds By Dan Primack August 20, 2012: 12:15 PM ET. Job Search.

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Babbling VC

MARCH 31, 2011

Here's the first question I want to address: I'd really like to hear your idea on when / if (and how) a European start-up should open up a presence in Silicon Valley. Waze) either moved or at least setup a presence in the Valley. They may set as a prerequisite for financing that you relocate the business to the Valley.

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