ReadWriteStart

JUNE 2, 2011

In our Business Incubator series of interviews, we have invited many leaders from the industry to come share their best practices and challenges with us. We have also facilitated open discussions on Why Do Business Incubators Fail and Incubator Business Models , which turned out to be animated, active and extremely constructive discussions.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. With that in mind, I created a new course at San Jose State last year, the Entrepreneurship Lab (E-Lab). While Silicon Valley covers a large amount of turf, it is very small. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC.

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San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 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. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Monday, September 26, 2011. Card Counting for Investors.

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Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Since small businesses are responsible for the vast majority of new jobs, legislators believe that these new rules will make it easier for entrepreneurs to raise capital and ramp up hiring. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

During this week's roundtable, we had Inoh Choe from San Jose, California, pitch DemoTunes, a freemium concept. Irit, however, needs to think through some of the details of the business model, pricing model, and positioning. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant.

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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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San Jose Silicon Valley Technical Review Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

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. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Thursday, September 16, 2010. Are DEMOs days numbered?

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Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. This whole process got me thinking about the textbook business model. Both good steps, but competition, more choices (including online, subscription, rental and other new models) will do more than regulation. Labels: business models , Grateful Dead , textbook.

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San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

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. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Thursday, April 7, 2011.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

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. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Thursday, April 1, 2010. Well, not exactly.I

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Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

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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Oregon San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

MAY 29, 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. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Thursday, May 29, 2008.

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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. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC.

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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I started thinking about this yesterday when Jeff Fluhr, founder of Stub Hub spoke at my San Jose State class. 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

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. Friday, April 11, 2008.

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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. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC.

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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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San Jose Technical Review Norway Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 19, 2012

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. As an active participant in the Silicon Valley new venture ecosystem and entrepreneurship educator, Im intrigued by the recently announced program Venture for America (VFA). VFA is sending high achieving recent college grads into small businesses and start-ups in inner cities.

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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. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Tuesday, February 26, 2008.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 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. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Tuesday, September 16, 2008.

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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

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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Silicon Valley San Jose Hockey Stick Venture Capital 35

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. My colleague, Anu Basu , Director of the Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship at San Jose State , recently completed a paper on this topic, "Does Experience Matter? I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Nope, the above quote isnt from Richard Dawson on Family Feud, but similar to a headline that caught my attention on the front page of the business section of the San Jose Mercury News this morning. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 26, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. According to todays San Jose Mercury , Davaran has been trying to break into the music business for the past three years and after the release of this YouTube hit, has started getting calls about new projects. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. We held our annual business plan competition at San Jose State this month and first prize was $10,000. 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 Angel Investor Silicon Valley Bootstrapping 28

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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San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

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. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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Professor VC

JULY 22, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Ross is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, battered but still standing after the Internet collapse. 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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Burn Rate San Jose Silicon Valley Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004. The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. ProfessorVC. Monday, June 20, 2011.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

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. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Tuesday, October 20, 2009.

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Angel Investor Due Diligence San Jose Silicon Valley 35

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. How passionate are the entrepreneurs about their business? Does the business model pass the smell test? 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

MAY 6, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. In the post, he raises the age old question of whether business students are better served by traditional academics or those with current, practical business experience. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Tuesday, May 6, 2008.

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San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Burn Rate 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. 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. 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

JANUARY 20, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Speaking of bootstrapping, this is always a subject near and dear to my heart and Ill be moderating a panel on the topic on March 9th as part of our eminent speaker series at the Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

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. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Thursday, September 2, 2010. Angies List or AngelList?

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