Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

Board meetings that guide startups haven’t changed since the early 1900’s. Reinventing the board meeting may offer venture-backed startups a more efficient, productive way to direct and measure their search for a profitable business model. From a VC’s point of view there are two reasons for board meetings. Angels In America.

Silicon Valley 290

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 290

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes? Methodology.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

Board meetings that guide startups haven’t changed since the early 1900’s. Reinventing the board meeting may offer venture-backed startups a more efficient, productive way to direct and measure their search for a profitable business model. From a VC’s point of view there are two reasons for board meetings. Angels In America.

Silicon Valley 258

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 258

Agile VC

JULY 19, 2012

This is true not only in a firm’s dealings with entrepreneurs but also with it’s limited partners and even within the firm among its partners. But being able to recognize and admit when you’ve slipped and then course correct as needed is often key to a firm’s ascent to or continued greatness.

Cofounder 193

Cofounder Limited Partner Early Stage LP 193

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Our proprietary business accelerator programs, learning platform, and growth methodologies transition these underserved service-based businesses into companies with $5 million to $50 million in recurring revenue.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Early Growth Financial Services

JANUARY 20, 2014

As an early-stage venture capital investor with a keen emphasis on the seed stage, I spend a lot of time at startup accelerators working with first-time entrepreneurs. The quick answer is market, team, business model, projections, and the ask…prioritized in that order of importance. By Marlon Nichols.

Seed Stage 52

Seed Stage Venture Capital Limited Partner Early Stage 52

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 13, 2011

Board meetings that guide startups haven't changed since the early 1900's. Reinventing the board meeting may offer venture-backed startups a more efficient, productive way to direct and measure their search for a profitable business model. From a VCs point of view there are two reasons for board meetings. Angels In America.

Silicon Valley 117

Silicon Valley Balance Sheet Metrics Early Stage 117

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

A more efficient approach to fundraising than haphazard networking is to mine the data exhaust from the limited partner universe to identify those LPs most likely to find your fund attractive, and focus all your energy on them. Cobalt for General Partners helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2009

The CDROM content business in the early 1990’s was one of the many of the long line of venture capital fads. Reply steveblank , on July 2, 2009 at 12:22 pm Said: Aamir, The game business is different from the tech business in some obvious and non obvious ways. - Make game, market, sell, profit? Not all VCs are equal.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Technical Review RSS Software Review 120

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. I was a limited partner in Angel Investors, LP, Ron Conways fund in the late 1990s. Ive never heard of a VC running Monte Carlo simulations on possible outcomes.

San Jose 33

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Mezzanine 33

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

My first reaction is incredulity that limited partners would buy into this idea. Seed stage investing is all about the team, so there may be something to this idea. 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 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

Some were also dealing with issues of limited partners struggles with capital calls and asset allocations. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

Venture Capital 28

Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28

Professor VC

DECEMBER 8, 2015

one company running out of cash and another with cash but searching for a business model). Musk was the early winner taking the CEO role (for a brief period) in the merged company and the largest equity stake as well. I was a Limited Partner in Angel Investors II (Ron Conway's angel fund) that was an investor in Confinity.

Merger 28

Merger LP IPO Redemption 28