Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. My partner in Menlo Incubator , Gary Kremen , and I had a recent debate on which one of us hates convertible debt more. 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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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. In addition to the case study analysis, the students also have the opportunity to develop a business model and financial model for a new concept, which always proves a lot more challenging. I thought about the differences a lot when I spent several years as a venture partner.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. While Silicon Valley covers a large amount of turf, it is very small. If you have a reputation for cutting corners, not treating employees or partners right, it will become very difficult to do business. ProfessorVC. Thursday, November 19, 2009. June 3, 2010 9:50 AM.

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Professor VC

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. ProfessorVC. Thursday, January 17, 2008. Touched by an Angel. ► October. (1).

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pandodaily.com

JULY 18, 2012

But it’s possible that as the secret sauce of new media swings farther from disruptive technology and business models to a focus on curated and quality content, it’s the older entrepreneurs who are in the pole position. I have enough sense at 46 to have 2 business partners that are in their 60s and one of them is our CEO.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Once the point is reached where you want to move ahead, we put the sales hat on and convince our partners about the incredible opportunity that we are lucky enough to be able to invest on the ground floor. ProfessorVC. Tuesday, February 12, 2008. Buyers Remorse. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

San Jose 31

San Jose Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor 31

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Ok, so I think Im the last guy in Silicon Valley to start a blog. I put up my Bodega Partners web site in 1995 and it served its purpose for a number of years, but I just didnt spend the energy to keep it current and finally just took it down last month. ProfessorVC.

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Silicon Valley San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital 31

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. My first reaction is incredulity that limited partners would buy into this idea. 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? ProfessorVC. ► July.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. million from Lighthouse Capital Partners , which ultimately became critical to our balance sheet and they turned out to be a great partner as we worked through the equity financing process. Our lead investor, Triangle Peak Partners closed on a $170 million first fund in late 2008.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I spent most of the time with the reporter talking about Sand Hill Angels and how we add value to the start-ups and entrepreneurs that we partner with, which is why I just have a small mention in the article. How passionate are the entrepreneurs about their business? ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Nope, the above quote isnt from Richard Dawson on Family Feud, but similar to a headline that caught my attention on the front page of the business section of the San Jose Mercury News this morning. I was a limited partner in Angel Investors, LP, Ron Conways fund in the late 1990s.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Establish credibility with potential partners. In some businesses, especially in certain industries like traditional enterprise software, you simply cannot bring a new product to market on your own. You need to combine your product with others, and this requires partners like OEMs or system integrators.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Many experienced partners are funds have 7-10 boards and most of these will need more capital. Back then Michael Arrington accused some of Silicon Valley’s top seed funds of “colluding” by meeting secretly to talk down the valuation of startups. This is how VCs feel. This is the biggest red herring of them all.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

At the end, I asked myself what are the most critical resources I need to be successful and the answer was partners and developers. For four years we have offered the synchronization service for no charge, predicated on the hypothesis that a business model would emerge to support the free service. Company : Untitled Partners.

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