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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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 5, 2013

New York City is a fantastic place to live--I''ve been here all my life. That''s why I get excited when companies in my industry create businesses that improve the living experience of being here. The mobile phone has the potential to be incredibly transformative for the lives of NYC residents. Enter Airbnb.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Americas new business model: Sharing. The nation is in a sharing mood — and start-ups are capitalizing on it. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY Neville Clubwala, a Taskrabbit worker in New York City, delivers cupcakes from Butter Lane bakery and champagne, to a recipient who received a promotion. Tech: Blogs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2014

A major chunk of this activity is provided by the new class of Super Angels, who may look more like micro-VCs, except that they are investing their own money. 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.

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Angel Investor Silicon Valley Startup Portfolio 260

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. Silicon Valley, New York). The combination of Venture Capital and technology startups is only about 50 years old. Here’s how.

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Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 290

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). The combination of Venture Capital and technology startups is only about 50 years old. Here’s how.

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Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 258

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. And what we think about Sequoia’s website , First Round Capital’s and True Ventures (we both like to copy stuff from True).

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

And Mike believes that entrepreneurs often need less capital to get started these days. Finally, I do want to mention that Mike was the founder of DogPatch Labs , which has facilities in Cambridge, New York and San Francisco. I’ve already started the business modeling. Venture Financings we Discussed.

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San Francisco Los Angeles Cofounder SMS 230

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.

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Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

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. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Venture Hacks. ► July.

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Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

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. Venture Hacks. work at home. ► July. (1).

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Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

www.aaronkharris.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Tumbledowntech Random post Mobile Archive Im Aaron Harris. Get your pitch right Remember that the developer you want to hire most likely does not think the way venture capital thinks, or the way that your customers think. I recently left one of the worlds largest hedge funds, and finance in general, to launch Tutorspree.

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CTO Hire New York City .Net Cofounder 40

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 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. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Venture Hacks. ► July.

SEC 54

SEC San Jose Angel Investor Accredited Investor 54

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

To be fair, the Day 1 categories were primarily infrastructure companies (Enterprise, Cloud and Mobile). 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. Venture Hacks.

Technical Review 38

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

What makes this tricky is that markets evolve, and an innovative technology or business model can transform a normal market into a Glengarry Glen Ross market. In it we explicitly state: “The real value creation comes when innovative technology enables innovative products and services with innovative business models….What

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Cofounder Business Model IPO Non-Compete 28

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

In other parts of the country, this is business as usual: Identify a customer need Build a product Sell the product In the valley, the knee jerk reaction is to start with the powerpoint deck and look for the venture capital drug. Jon Fisher purposely avoided raising venture capital in his ventures.

Bootstrapping 28

Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review 28

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 22, 2012

Guest author Arie Abecassis is co-founder of AppStori, a crowdfunding startup for entrepreneurs of mobile apps, and a Venture Partner at DreamIt Ventures. He’s been actively involved in the New York tech community as an entrepreneur and investor, and currently sits on the boards of SeatGeek, Adaptly and BiznessApps.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

Lobbying is ongoing by both the National Venture Capital Association and Angel Capital Association and James Geshwiler on the panel wrote a recent post on the ramification. Labels: Angel Investors , fundraising , term sheets , venture capital , venture financing. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

These less-than-obvious locales are becoming hotbeds of innovation and attracting talent and capital. The Outer Limits of Lunar Exploration Hilton F – Space sector representatives will discuss how the use of web and mobile technologies create opportunities for participation in future exploration of the Moon. 03:30 PM: Moon 2.0:

Omaha 79

Omaha Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Media 79

Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

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. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Venture Hacks. ► July.

Social Network 28

Social Network Networking Software Review San Jose 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

During the next four months, we will examine over a dozen entrepreneurial ventures from a diverse mix of industries - technology, service, food & beverage, and fashion. I think this same concept plays into what Ive seen happening a lot more in the venture community: partners at VC firms jumping back into entrepreneurial ventures.

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 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. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Venture Hacks. ► July.

San Jose 36

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) was also represented at the conference and is forging closer links with the ACA. 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.

Angel Investor 28

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor San Jose 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.

Oregon 28

Oregon San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

This whole process got me thinking about the textbook business model. Randy Stross, a colleague of mine at San Jose State, wrote an interesting piece on the textbook business in his Sunday New York Times column, " First it Was Song Downloads. Labels: business models , Grateful Dead , textbook.

San Jose 28

San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Many entrepreneurial programs feature a business plan competition, which is a great exercise. 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. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Technical Review Angel Investor 28

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). The combination of Venture Capital and technology startups is only about 50 years old. Here's how.

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Silicon Valley Balance Sheet Metrics Early Stage 117

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. 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.

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San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Labels: CFO , home security , M and A , venture capital , venture 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. Venture Hacks.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Balance Sheet 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Labels: bootstrapping , CFO , Fliqz , venture capital , venture financing. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Venture Hacks. ProfessorVC.

Venture Capital 28

Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

10 Ways To Be Your Own Boss - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , June 18, 2010 The folks at Behance and Cool Hunting asked me to talk at their 99% Conference a couple months ago. Here are the top 30 along with a brief snippet from the post. Delegate and automate. It sounds like Angel Boot Camp rocked. And then I took a stand.

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Cofounder Technical Cofounder Term Sheet Startup 175

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

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. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

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. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Venture Hacks. ► July.

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Norway Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

I have noticed this same feeling when making a venture capital or angel investment. Labels: angel investing , entrepreneurship , venture capital. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Venture Hacks.

San Jose 31

San Jose Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor 31

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007). Venture Hacks.

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

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. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Venture Hacks. ► July.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28