Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

The only numbers in those documents that are important in the first year of a startup’s life are burn rate and cash balance. There are no standards for what each side (board versus management) does. Angel investments in mobile and web apps today are approaching the “throw it against the wall and see if it sticks” strategy.

Silicon Valley 296

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 296

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

The only numbers in those documents that are important in the first year of a startup’s life are burn rate and cash balance. There are no standards for what each side (board versus management) does. Angel investments in mobile and web apps today are approaching the “throw it against the wall and see if it sticks” strategy.

Silicon Valley 268

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 268

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Ive written previously about Right Side Capital Management (RCSM) , the latest in my post earlier this year, " How Much Diligence is Due. " (Full disclosure: I am an investor and adviser in RCSM.) The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Well, I think I know the guys that can do it! ► October. (1).

Technical Review 38

Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

To be fair, the Day 1 categories were primarily infrastructure companies (Enterprise, Cloud and Mobile). Didnt get the chance to ask him if managed to visit Berkeley while he was in town and see the 52-7 whupping that the Buffs took at the hands of Cal. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong.

Technical Review 38

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

If you want to skip to the end of the story, I ended up becoming an adviser and investing in the management company. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong.

Technical Review 31

Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Bootstrapping 28

Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review 28

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

San Jose 36

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Term Sheet 32

Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Angel Investor 28

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor San Jose 28

Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

It seems appropriate to have this discussion as Kent Desormeaux grabs Big Browns reins and goes after the Triple Crown tomorrow at Belmont.There is an age old debate in the venture business on whether it is better to bet on the horse (business/market) or the jockey (management team/founders). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October.

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Norway Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Im still not actually sure what this says about new venture opportunities, but there are a few points that came to mind: Stabilitly of mobile platform - Can you imagine using your PC and not having it crash once in several months? I do have one investment in a company that has developed a platform for in game mobile advertising - Greystripe.

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Technical Review Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Manage seasonal demand through pricing - Weather on the Oregon coast can range from gorgeous to downright nasty and can change from one of the other in a matter of minutes. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ► July. (1).

Oregon 28

Oregon San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Balance Sheet 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Venture Capital 28

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 13, 2011

The only numbers in those documents that are important in the first year of a startup's life are burn rate and cash balance. There are no standards for what each side (board versus management) does. Angel investments in mobile and web apps today are approaching the "throw it against the wall and see if it sticks" strategy.

Silicon Valley 117

Silicon Valley Balance Sheet Metrics Early Stage 117

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Technical Review 28

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

San Jose 28

San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

San Jose 43

San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

San Jose 31

San Jose Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor 31

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Professor VC

OCTOBER 26, 2010

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

San Jose 28

San Jose San Francisco Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

I am no longer an insider, so dont have any view into current financials, but do know that total financing is now 10X the original plan and at the current accelerating growth rate, revenues will still not hit that $185M until 2012 or 2013, so double the time. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Silicon Valley 35

Silicon Valley San Jose Hockey Stick Venture Capital 35

Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

However, you never know, you might find a start-up that has a cool mobile app to fix your leaky faucet. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong.

Angel Investor 28

Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Silicon Valley 31

Silicon Valley San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital 31

Professor VC

MAY 6, 2008

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Burn Rate 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Angel Groups 28

Angel Groups San Jose Early Stage Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

San Jose 33

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Mezzanine 33

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Acquisition 31

Acquisition San Jose Angel Investor IPO 31

Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Bootstrapping 28

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

Our business continued to succeed and fortunately the management team agreed to keep their eyes on the ball of running the company while Mark and the board focused on investors. We had grown into a more reasonable burn rate so raising capital meant we would have many years of cash on the balance sheet.

Balance Sheet 150

Balance Sheet Burn Rate Valuation Forecast 150

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Venture Capital 28

Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

and an investor in Right Side Capital Management (RSCM). I am curious about the rise of kickstarter type intermediaries who can manage the investment process and potentially make a single investment in a start-up. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Steve Bennet. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

SEC 54

SEC San Jose Angel Investor Accredited Investor 54

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

It’s a pain to manage payroll, unemployment, insurance, etc in one state. It’s a freaking nightmare to manage in three states (well, two states and a district), even though we paid a payroll service to take care of it. Nearly everyone thinks they can give good management tips. Company : Lookery. Author : Scott Rafer.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79