YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 6, 2014

I like to think that our generation’s digital skills are replacing the startup’s traditional hunt for capital – all we need is a good idea, our team specs it out to make it sell, and we self-finance each company off its own cash flow. But as an avowed startup junkie, I’m always looking forward to the next thing.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

The initial hypothesis for Epiphany (from my much smarter partner Ben ) was that as departments in the enterprise (manufacturing, finance, customer support sales) became automated, the marketing department would eventually get its turn. We had validated our new assumptions by a set of orders, and we had pivoted on our business model.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 11, 2019

I've been in venture now twice. I was in Boston, working for the first time in venture capital as an analyst for this guy who was incredible and an amazing mentor. In a place where there are many, many venture capital firms, he couldn't think of a single female general partner. What's the message?

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

So what’s wrong the product development model? The first hint lies in its name; this is a product development model, not a marketing model, not a sales hiring model, not a customer acquisition model, not even a financing model (and we’ll also find that in most cases it’s even a poor model to use to develop a product.)

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Small Business Success | Mondays and Thursdays. The Goods: Your Business Toolbox | Thursdays. Finance | Tuesdays. Todays Small Business News | Daily. Financing a Small Business. Buying a Small Business. RUNNING A BUSINESS. Financing A Small Business. Business Taxes.

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Steve Blank

JULY 13, 2009

Which at this stage of the company was marketing and financing. Our “Hollywood meets Silicon Valley” story played great in Silicon Valley, they ate it up in Hollywood, and the business press tripped over themselves to talk to us. The story had universal appeal, and we spun the tale and keep the buzz going. We all know how that ends up.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). easy business finance software. Boilerplate Venture Funding Documents. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. National Venture Capital Association â?? model legal documents. Raising Venture Capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

And she didn’t start her company in Northern California. She hasn’t raised any venture capital. Unfortunately Tracy would learn first hand not much later that the business model has two components: both buying and selling. She found non-traditional financing. But Tracy did what entrepreneurs do.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. Our guest was Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital. Why liberal arts undergraduate degrees can be more valuable than economics / business undergraduate degrees. TechCrunch article.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tweet View Comments Sarah Lacy Feb 19, 2010 Pepperdine has a new study out that attempts to shed some light on the clubby, shadowy world of private finance. Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. dasein Yeah, I agree.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 15, 2015

Now given that the company has yet to even come close to breaking even, this can be viewed as either a great validation of Domo''s business model, or as more evidence of the “Bubble Mania” of the current technology financing landscape and a screaming signal to get out while you still can.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Managewith.us - Collaborative Task Manager Mavenlink - manage project communications, documents, schedules, budgets, payments Industrial Logic – Agile eLearning Misc Office Help Google Apps – cloud mail server, calendar, docs, etc.

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Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2009

You literally have to take your vision of the opportunity and against all rational odds assemble financing, and a team to help you execute. You literally have to take your vision of the opportunity and against all rational odds assemble financing, and a team to help you execute. And that’s just to get started.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I attended the annual LP meeting for a venture capital firm this week and got into a discussion about the above question. If you are interested in sponsoring the course, would love to hear from you as being part of a state institution in California provides its own special challenges. ProfessorVC. Thursday, November 19, 2009.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 11, 2017

Earlier this month, my co-founders and I raised our sixth round of venture capital funding for Nvoicepay. This is my only experience, and of all the venture capitalists who passed on the early funding rounds, no one ever said, “We’re not going to invest in your company because you’re a woman.” The button down crew.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

The panel will discuss core tenets of this theory and how it is affecting current and future digital media business models. 12:30 PM: Who Needs Venture Capital? Hilton D – Only a fraction of business financing comes from Sand Hill Road. Gary Vee knows wine. I’ll be there… ([link].

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2009

Innovation – Business Model? Seed and Follow-on Financing – How do your finance it? Others you need to know when you execute the plan. Here is the list of basic startupactivities/functions our class discussion generated: Opportunity – How big? Where do the ideas come from? Technology? Customers – Who are the Users?

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

I have noticed this same feeling when making a venture capital or angel investment. This was the beginning of the dot com bust and getting a consumer deal through the partners at my venture firm was next to impossible. However, I was glad to see they were able to raise financing and launch the service. Steve Bennet.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

As I mentioned in the previous post, Jeff Fluhr (founder of StubHub) recently stopped by my Entrepreneurial Finance class to share his 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship with the students. His gut told him the opportunity might not be there in a year and he dropped out of business school to launch the venture. Venture News.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

This statistic is probably not surprising to any business person with first hand experience of workers' comp, especially in ”pro-labor” states like New York and California. Odds are very long that any of our businesses will grow to their size and impact but.if

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Storm Clouds - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 12, 2010 We have enjoyed an amazing run in the web startup and investing space over the past five or six years. Competing To Win Deals - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 7, 2010 The venture capital business is highly competitive.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

That is the goal of a new MSin Entrepreneurship being offered by Pepperdine University in California. From Business Wire: Students complete two trimesters of foundational studies in accounting, economics, finance and marketing. Launching a new venture is the goal for each student in the program.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2012

These firms typically charge more than banks and have higher warrant coverage, but have fewer restrictions on the use of capital, no covenants, and will often lend more than a bank will. Fat Ass Fudge. Donna McCue was trying to raise $250k for 5% of her company, which makes delicious, lactose-free, gluten-free fudge using goat milk.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 26, 2021

One common mistake is for entrepreneurs to simply select whichever venture capital firm is offering the highest valuation. One of the things a financing round brings is an opportunity to strengthen the startup’s overall network. This is why advertising is a really good business model. That’s a no-brainer, right?

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Note: Finders fees are illegal in California for non broker-dealers, not sure about other states) Do you have any service provider members? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Congratulations on the Best Venture Capital Investment.

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