Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

Whether or not you’re raising money for your business, getting advice from venture capitalists can be invaluable. But, getting in the doors of a Sand Hill Road VC in Silicon Valley can be an incredibly difficult undertaking. But, he also has great advice on growth strategies for early-stage companies. A Smart Bear.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

John Jantsch (02:29): So I'm curious, how did you get into the business of advising startups? Well, Steve Hoffman (02:34): First of all, I did three venture funded startups in Silicon valley and two bootstrap startups. You know, could you look at my business plan? See if the business model works, all these questions.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

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. Silicon Valley, New York). Yet boards of large companies exist to monitor efficient strategy and execution of a known business model.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

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. Silicon Valley, New York). Yet boards of large companies exist to monitor efficient strategy and execution of a known business model.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 7, 2019

Microsoft had one of the strongest monopolies in history on desktop software, but it couldn’t block the rise of iOS and Android on mobile phones. As an early-stage startup, your fundamental competitive advantage is speed. Once you grow beyond the Village stage, establishing a new competitive edge tends to be very difficult. (If

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2011

a group of entrepreneurs from TiE Chennai gathered at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) Research Park campus, and we spent the next four hours discussing strategy and tactics of early-stage entrepreneurship. However, in my assessment, the bigger opportunity for this business is to go to market as a mobile app.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2014

Examples of some leaders in this space include Ron Conway in Silicon Valley and Brian Cohen , chairman of the New York Angels, who each may have over 500 startups in their portfolio. Mobile and web software apps may cost even less. This can cause early investor dilution, lower ultimate returns or leave the startup stranded.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

The main observation of differences between Silicon Valley and emerging tech hubs in the rest of the world is access to early stage seed funding and international press. Many startups are Silicon Valley clones. Startups are up to Silicon Valley standards. Africa ahead in mobile.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. How would Billy Beane have done as an early stage investor? Labels: due diligence , early stage investing , moneyball , valuation. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. ProfessorVC. Monday, September 26, 2011. Steve Bennet.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I strongly believe (at least for very early stage technology ventures) that you will get diminishing returns and arguably negative returns once you get past an initial threshold of team, product, market and financial diligence. ProfessorVC. Thursday, January 27, 2011.

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Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I moderated a panel discussion last night on one of my favorite topics, bootstrapping, as part of our Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship Eminent Speaker Series at San Jose State. Kennet has a white paper on that summarizes why bootstrapped businesses are the best.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 13, 2011

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. Silicon Valley, New York). Yet boards of large companies exist to monitor efficient strategy and execution of a known business model.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 16, 2018

I spent most of my career in Silicon Valley in the tech industry, about 23 years. I became really inspired at the possibilities of taking some of the best practices for innovation that I learned throughout my career in Silicon Valley and applying them to solving some of the worlds' toughest problems.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. To be fair, the Day 1 categories were primarily infrastructure companies (Enterprise, Cloud and Mobile). 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

DECEMBER 18, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Some result from years of work and/or education while others are a result of trying to identify a unique solution to a consumer or business problem. We recently had our Neat Ideas Fair, which is my favorite annual event of our Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship at SJSU.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. It had a good mix of viewpoints with east ( James Geshwiler, Common Angels ) and west coast (yours truly) angels, early stage venture capitalist ( Jason Mendelson, Foundry Group ), and a couple of attorneys ( Dan Hansen and Mario Rosati ). ProfessorVC. Thursday, April 1, 2010.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

In Silicon Valley the equivalent is the journeyman coder or web designer who loves the technology, and takes coding and U/I jobs because it’s a passion. Small Business Startups: Work to Feed the Family. They are anyone who runs his/her own business. They work as hard as any Silicon Valley entrepreneur.

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Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. To the SEC, it means that you are an accredited investor and To the man (or woman) on the street, a minimum qualification would seem to be an interest and ability to invest in early stage ventures. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. 3 days ago.

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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. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong.

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Needless to say, this isn’t a business model that works in the pandemic world. For example, if you think you have a great idea for a business, a standard Silicon Valley startup technique is to create a faux website and run some Facebook or Google ads to see whether or not the concept appeals to the market.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. 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. ProfessorVC. Thursday, April 7, 2011.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. 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.

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Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. 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).

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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. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. ProfessorVC.

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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. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong.

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Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Not to worry, I was busy working on closing the Series B financing for iControl Networks. 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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Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. It still feels early in the summer, but I realized that my first class of the semester is only a few weeks away and my department deadline for the syllabus is tomorrow. This whole process got me thinking about the textbook business model. ProfessorVC. Thursday, July 31, 2008.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. 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? Labels: brickbreaker , gaming , mobile. ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. As early stage investors, our goal is to eliminate as much risk as possible with the least amount of cash spent. 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 26, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. 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. ProfessorVC. 5 hours ago. 3 days ago.

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Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I have to build a financial model? However, I am teaching the ELAB and a new experimental course (The Silicon Valley Experience) for the MBA program. Is the model consistent with the business plan? Does the business model make sense? ProfessorVC.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

Finally, we’ll zoom out and assess the big picture: how various categories of company may be impacted long-term, how this crisis compares to 2008 (and what that means for early-stage founders), and the industries and business models that are now prime for growth. Mobile isn’t growing on a fast rate.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 29, 2012

You’re in Silicon valley, competing against the best of the best. Kevin – consumer Internet plays, often times they don’t have a business model. A lot of us in the room are starting mobile companies. Would it be a good idea to come to Silicon Valley even if our market is in Mexico?

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Read part one on the Evolution of Corporate R&D and part two on Innovation Outposts in Silicon Valley. . Today, large companies are creating Innovation Outposts in Innovation Clusters like Silicon Valley in order to tap into the clusters’ innovation ecosystems. Startups are developing IP relevant to the disruption.

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Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. My wifes boss, Andy Grove, penned the cover article on the current issue of Business Week, " How Americ a Can Create Jobs". Andy argues against common wisdom here in Silicon Valley that start-ups are behind all new job creation. Friday, July 2, 2010. Do you have a U.S.

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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 take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ProfessorVC. 5 hours ago. 3 days ago.

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Hippoland

AUGUST 20, 2017

But my perspective, as a high school student growing up in the Silicon Valley at the time, was different. And it was a big change in business models. The 90s was about wrapping your head around a shift from isolated box software to writing software for connected boxes with changes in business models.

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