Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

At SJSU, we also have a business plan competition in the spring, which ideally allows the students to build a viable business model around their NIF projects. The NIF brings together students from all parts of the university (business, computer science, mechanical engineering, design, life science, etc.)

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Technical Review Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

His goal in building the company was to spend 3 years building value and find a good home for the engineers and product. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1).

Bootstrapping 28

Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review 28

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

Persistent is breaking out of the mold of labor arbitrage, and looking at new and exciting business models. My friend Tony Scott did an outstanding interview with Anand Deshpande , their CEO recently in which Anand discussed his vision for where he wants to take the OPD business. Photo by nosheep. Discuss.

Dilution 114

Dilution Revenue Finance Entrepreneur 114

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

If you are an entrepreneur seeking funding, try our free Funding Recommendation Engine to identify a list of angels, venture capital and state grant programs that best match your business. We had the wrong business model. Dave Jones made a virtue of having no business model for APB. It’s free.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Up and Running

MAY 22, 2018

Every successful small business goes through four stages during its entire existence: Existence : expanding from pilot production to broad-scale production. Survival : generating enough cash flow to stay in business. Success : business model works and is stable, but there is still untapped potential.

Exit Strategy 90

Exit Strategy Angel Investor Search Elevator Pitch 90

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Business, Engineering, Computer Science, and Design were all represented. We need a program that not only has a speaker series and mentor program, but also fosters collaboration among the Engineering and Business departments. Collaboration with engineering, computer science, life sciences, etc. Steve Bennet.

San Jose 43

San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

You have to know your business model. Most startups launch before theyve figured out what business theyre in. And even worse, wed cranked up the burn rate in order to be ready to handle all those millions of mainstream customers we anticipated. Most startups arent so fortunate. March 13, 2009 11:20 PM Urs E.

San Francisco 168

San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

He was the first American in 30 years to graduate from the 5-year brewing program at the Technical University of Munich , the highest technical degree in brewing engineering. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Market Type Integral to the Customer Development model is the notion that Market Type choices affect the way the company will deploy its sales, marketing and financial resources. In the first two steps of Customer Development, even an infinite amount of cash is useless because it can only obscure whether you have found a market.

Customer Development 242

Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 242

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2020

Human talent, marketing, engineering, R&D. Actually keeping the company in business, having it have a sustainable business model, having it pull in the funds that it needs to keep going, that's actually not a greedy thing to do. So conversely in a crisis, the really key inputs that allow companies to grow get cheaper.

Dallas 68

Dallas Employee Government Social Media 68

Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

He believes that this transfer of manufacturing and engineering expertise out of the country will ultimately lead to less innovation. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► July. (1).

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 19, 2012

You go hang out at the engineering school! I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Nothing against Ashley from UVA, but that is not how you go about finding a job in a start-up. You network! You attend start-up events!

Silicon Valley 28

Silicon Valley San Jose America Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

MAY 6, 2008

This reminds of a comment from the VP Engineering at one of my start-ups, who is a Brit with a dry sense of humor - "I used to teach at university, but then I realized I didnt like the students". I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Burn Rate 28

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

The increase in companies spreads out great engineering and product talent into many more companies (many not likely to succeed) versus consolidating resources fewer, more transformational companies. Huge funding increases lead to massive wage inflation, rent inflation and thus higher burn rates.

Valuation 150

Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150