Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Are DEMO's days numbered? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong.

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Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

There are so many unknowns at this stage and the only known is that the business model is going to change at least once, or in the current most overused term in the Silicon Valley, there will be a "pivot". Are DEMO's days numbered? I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. work at home. ► 2010. (7).

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Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. This can make it much more difficult to get any bank financing, new investment, and trade credit. In cases where it is truly a bridge financing (i.e. Steve Bennet.

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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

I'd be happy to send you our business plan, exec summary, and ppt. And I can show you our working demo of our prototype. Are DEMO's days numbered? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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Social Network Networking Software Review San Jose 28

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. However, the NIF forces the students to focus on their idea and ability to communicate its need, kind of like the Demo conference is all about the product.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

One comment made by Jason was that angels tend to be less sensitive than VCs on valuation and can potentially make it difficult to get a venture financing done at acceptable valuation. Labels: Angel Investors , fundraising , term sheets , venture capital , venture financing. Are DEMO's days numbered? Steve Bennet.

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Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

The spring semester of my Entrepreneurial Finance class starts tomorrow. We will also look at a variety of financing methods including venture capital, angel investing, licensing, franchising, roll-up, venture debt and my old favorite, bootstrapping. Labels: entrepreneur , entrepreneurial finance course , venture capital.

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Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

I actually enjoy the process of pulling together a selection of materials to create a complete course on Entrepreneurial Finance. I assembled textbook chapters, Harvard Business Review articles, cases, and notes to pull together my own textbook. This whole process got me thinking about the textbook business model.

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San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

Are DEMO's days numbered? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong.

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Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review 28

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Not to worry, I was busy working on closing the Series B financing for iControl Networks. I started working with the founders of iControl at the concept stage, prior to the first $100K of angel financing. Labels: CFO , home security , M and A , venture capital , venture financing. Are DEMO's days numbered?

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San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Balance Sheet 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

This got me thinking about the business model that Mike Keiser has built at the resort and a lecture began to form in my head. cant wait to go back, which is clearly goal #1 in the list of critical success factors if anyone is still following the business model tangent. Labels: Bandon Dunes , business models , golf.

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Oregon San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

Are DEMO's days numbered? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong.

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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. Are DEMO's days numbered?

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Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

Are DEMO's days numbered? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong.

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Norway Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The business environment is much more complex today, and the hopeful entrepreneur need to understand more of the environment in which they will operate. Are DEMO's days numbered? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

I am not sure how this relates to venture finance or entrepreneurship, but Im sure Ill find some connection along the way. Are DEMO's days numbered? 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 Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. He then went on to say that this type of financing was good for the entrepreneur (vs taking VC money) because they got to keep more of the company. Are DEMO's days numbered? How Much Diligence is Due.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

However, I was glad to see they were able to raise financing and launch the service. Steve, I was pleasantly surprised to find your blog when researching startup financing. Are DEMO's days numbered? I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. February 15, 2008 2:08 PM. Anonymous said. ► 2010. (7).

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San Jose Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor 31

Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

To that last one, there is certainly some truth as the standard time vs. revenue chart in most business plans looks like this: Im not teaching Entrepreneurial Finance this semester for the first time since Fall 2007. However, I am teaching the ELAB and a new experimental course (The Silicon Valley Experience) for the MBA program.

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Silicon Valley San Jose Hockey Stick Venture Capital 35

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Financing, that is.I Now that iControl has raised over $100M, this got me thinking back to our original business plan. One truth of start-up financing is that it generally takes twice as long and twice as much money to accomplish your milestones. I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004.

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San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

When my wife first mentioned this Job Wars research project she was working on a few months ago, I responded with the traditional view that start-ups are the vehicle of job creation and government policy should be to not get in the way of this ecosystem, as New York Times Columnist Thomas Friedman argues in " Start-Ups, Not Bailouts."

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San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 19, 2012

VFA is sending high achieving recent college grads into small businesses and start-ups in inner cities. Are DEMO's days numbered? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. How Much Diligence is Due.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

If you believe in it – then finance whatever you can yourself. I’m not afraid to pick up the phone, cold call someone, use LinkedIn to find someone who’s recently left a company that might be considered competitive and ask them for advise around the business model and marketplace. No investor cares about a business plan.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 26, 2010

The search for a world series ticket brought up some more thoughts about entrepreneurial finance. Ive written about this before and I certainly wasnt the only one, but what a great business. Are DEMO's days numbered? I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. How Much Diligence is Due. ▼ 2010. (7).

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The fall semester at SJSU started this week and had the first class meeting of my Entrepreneurial Finance class, which was overflowing with students standing, sitting on the floor and begging to get in. We recently led a financing for AppBistro , that had a great group of investors committed, including Dave McClure and Alfred Lin.

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Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Are DEMO's days numbered? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong.

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Angel Investor Due Diligence San Jose Silicon Valley 35

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Labels: entrepreneur , seed investing , venture capital , venture financing. Are DEMO's days numbered? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

How passionate are the entrepreneurs about their business? Does the business model pass the smell test? Are DEMO's days numbered? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ► 2010. (7).

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

always focus on the business model and assumptions, but there are too many unknowns to put much faith in the future cash flow projections. Are DEMO's days numbered? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

In this case, LinkedIn was the only logical one that came to mind and didn’t see a viable business model short of that result. Are DEMO's days numbered? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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Acquisition San Jose Angel Investor IPO 31

Professor VC

JULY 22, 2009

The protagonist, Ross Williamson, is struggling to finance his company and hang on to his team during the process. Are DEMO's days numbered? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ► 2010. (7).

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Burn Rate San Jose Silicon Valley Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

Are DEMO's days numbered? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong.

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Silicon Valley San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital 31

Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

We have invested a combination of ~$20K in founder financing and ~$200k in vendor financing. I wanted to see if we could setup a brief call with you to discuss our business. Because this is a public comment, I would like to limit the business description to crowdsourcing for AdWords. Are DEMO's days numbered?

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Bootstrapping 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

The latest statistics from VentureSource show 554 financings in Q4, down from 620 in Q3 and 718 in Q4 2007. Of course, the most important funding statistic to an entrepreneur relates to one specific company, and whether there is sufficient capital available to build and scale his business. Are DEMO's days numbered?

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Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28

Professor VC

MAY 6, 2008

Are DEMO's days numbered? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong.

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