Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

business models. They’re used to using the web and increasingly the mobile web for everything, commerce, communication, games, etc. They also probably haven’t seen a phone that isn’t mobile.) websites that are sparse and slick, Chinese users currently expect complicated, crowded and busy web pages. Unlike U.S.

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www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

View More in Mobile ›. New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’. Here’s some big news for San Diego’s innovation economy: There’s a new venture capital firm in town—and its investment methodology represents a fundamentally different approach to the conventional business model for venture investing.

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thebarefootvc

MAY 13, 2017

As I note in the talk, while we have 6 billion mobile phones in the world, only 29% of women in India are on the internet – connectivity has not solved everything. Just as we saw new business models proliferate around the internet, we will see new business models enabled by decentralized connectivity.

Finance 53

Finance Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Internet 53

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Disruptive innovation leads to the creative destruction of businesses that once seemed pre-eminent and secure. Which brings me back to your mobile phones. It’s worth noting that everything from the Internet, to electric cars, genomic sequencing, mobile apps, and social media — were pioneered by startups, not existing companies.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

thebarefootvc

JULY 13, 2017

As I note in the talk, while we have 6 billion mobile phones in the world, only 29% of women in India are on the internet – connectivity has not solved everything. Just as we saw new business models proliferate around the internet, we will see new business models enabled by decentralized connectivity.

Finance 40

Finance Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Internet 40

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

business models. They’re used to using the web and increasingly the mobile web for everything, commerce, communication, games, etc. They also probably haven’t seen a phone that isn’t mobile.) websites that are sparse and slick, Chinese users currently expect complicated, crowded and busy web pages. Unlike U.S.

China 215

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 215

thebarefootvc

JANUARY 27, 2014

Last week, a chart in the Wall Street Journal listed private companies globally that have raised capital at $1 billion-plus valuations from venture capital firms. Some, such as Chinese mobile company Xiaomi, were founded less than five years ago while others such as Good Technology have been around for more than a decade.

Technical Review 63

Technical Review Valuation Venture Capital Investment Bankers 63

Steve Blank

JUNE 23, 2016

These resulting business models made them look incredibly profitable. Second, the leaders of these companies tended to be those who excelled at finance, supply chain or production. They knew how to execute the current business model. Risk capital has provided financing for new ideas in the form of startups.

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Architecture IRR Balance Sheet Liquidity Event 227

Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

Furthermore, entrepreneurs don’t necessary build their businesses to be venture-funded. By the time the venture financing topic is broached, they already have significant traction for their business. LA is the home of Snapchat, Tinder, and Whisper – social mobile apps swinging for the fences.

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Los Angeles Southern California Silicon Valley Technical Review 138

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. We have an iOS SDK as well, for web-web, mobile-mobile, web-mobile video chat and video messaging. Mobile Tools: If you are a web developer, you donâ??t

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . Point Nine Capital uses Qwilr to create modern, mobile-native collateral. Fund/SPV management services specifically are provided by Assure Services and Proteus Capital.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Clearly Define Your Business Model While this may sound like a trivial task, young startups often have an exciting and innovative product, but no real plan for monetizing it. It’s critical to establish this component of your business before thinking seriously about growth. in place before you expand.

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France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

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. The combination of Venture Capital and technology startups is only about 50 years old. 1) It’s an obligation that came with the check.

Silicon Valley 290

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 290

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

If there’s one video 1st time founders should watch to understand VC financing it’s this one – [link]. Five Branding Mistakes That Will Cripple Your Small Business (and how to avoid making them) – [link]. – [link]. “sometimes you have the right product but the wrong business model.”

Social Media 90

Social Media Small Business Design Media 90

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. The combination of Venture Capital and technology startups is only about 50 years old. 1) It’s an obligation that came with the check.

Silicon Valley 258

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 258

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Of course, monetization of search became one of the best business models in the history of business. After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ). The Union Square Ventures partners started whispering in his ear that “it’s all about social now”.

Semantic 302

Semantic Acquisition Valuation Angel Investor 302

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Simple editing. signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Growthink Blog

APRIL 2, 2012

While the crowdfunding portion of the bill still needs to go through SEC rule-making, the die is clearly cast that a whole new social networking – based world of start-up and small business investing and financing is coming fast upon us. So who will the winners be and who will lose ground once the new rules are fully live?

Disintermediation 72

Disintermediation Technical Review SEC Early Stage 72

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.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

Up and Running

MARCH 4, 2022

The number fluctuates from year to year with businesses coming and going. A business plan does far more than help secure venture capital when you’re starting out. You’ll use a strong business plan throughout the life of a company. Look at the business plan through the eyes of someone outside the industry.

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Business Plan Revenue Small Business Administration United States 117

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. Read more: TechCrunch.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Qualcomm Ventures is invested in a number of startups including Livescribe, Obopay , Arieso and Zeebo. Craig is currently the CEO and founder of stealth-ish startup BetterWorks.

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Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

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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Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 238

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2016

The trend toward launching without planning may be why the failure rate for venture capital-backed businesses is as high as 75 percent. Yet, if you take too much time to plan, you may never launch your business at all. The steps focus you on developing your business model.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Even the best venture capital firms have a lot of failures and few successes. I wont bother going into details on start-up financing terms ( see this post for an overview of typical VC terms) except to say if you dont know and understand: the firms cap table and valuation. Business Models. personal businesses.

Equity 40

Equity Technical Review San Jose Stock 40

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy?

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Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

in fees is a hefty transaction fee considering company will still have legal and other fees on the financing. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

SEC 54

SEC San Jose Angel Investor Accredited Investor 54

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.

Silicon Valley 225

Silicon Valley Non-disclosure Agreement NDA Startup 225

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. Steve Bennet. at 11:15 AM.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

I’ve already started the business modeling. Venture Financings we Discussed. Developer and publisher of social mobile games. SGN games downloaded +17mm times on mobile devices. Current round: $2mm Series B from Tomorrow Ventures (Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google) and Lars Hinrichs (Xing founder).

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San Francisco Los Angeles Cofounder SMS 230

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

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. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

Technical Review 31

Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. 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. Venture Hacks. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

Technical Review 38

Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

If you are an entrepreneur seeking funding, try our free Funding Recommendation Engine to identify a list of angels, venture capital and state grant programs that best match your business. We had the wrong business model. Dave Jones made a virtue of having no business model for APB. It’s free.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

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. at 1:33 PM.

San Jose 36

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Yesterday, TechCrunch posted a neat slideshow on the nine largest venture capital and private equity financing rounds of the past 24 months. And the emphasis is clearly on the World - as four of the seven companies profiled ( Didi Dache , Flipkart , Meituan , and Xiaomi ) have businesses focused outside of the United States.

Venture Capital 48

Venture Capital Private Equity United States China 48

www.aaronkharris.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Tumbledowntech Random post Mobile Archive Im Aaron Harris. I recently left one of the worlds largest hedge funds, and finance in general, to launch Tutorspree. I handed out a whole bunch of business cards, and got rejected time and time again. How am I going to do that? So how did we end up succeeding?

CTO Hire 40

CTO Hire New York City .Net Cofounder 40

Haystack

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Coming from an ethos where most information is free and that Google’s offerings are good enough for most users, growing markets and shifting generational preferences make this type of consumer business model possible. This was not the case just a decade ago.

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Cap Table Finance Database Software 113