Steve Blank

JULY 7, 2009

Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. luck… and as one of Steve Blank’s posts today mentioned, you can’t test hypotheses from within your building. to make sense of the unstructured feedback received from customers. Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Order Here. Now In Print!

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. Founded it as a California LLC but your potential VC wants a Delaware C-Corp? Right sized : I tried to work with one of the best known firms in Silicon Valley. He mostly covers Southern California.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As a native of Silicon Valley , I’ve witnessed the creative destruction of wave after wave of innovation as nearby corporate campuses repopulated themselves : From defense contractors to data centers , computer mainframe manufacturers to Internet search engines. Most of the technology industry is notoriously apolitical.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2017

Upfront Ventures, a California-based VC firm, released its annual VC Survey Results in January. Be prepared to give up equity: Investors increasingly want a larger slice of the pie in exchange for the working capital they provide. So, no: VC funding isn’t such a rare thing in Silicon Valley or anywhere else.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2009

Reply steveblank , on June 29, 2009 at 1:07 am Said: Charlie, Nivi at Venture Hacks has great advice at [link] – look at the “Equity&# section. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. If you have, I’d be very interested in your take on it. The rest is worth reading as well. carry on reading.

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www.mattbartus.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Perspectives on issues affecting founders, startups and investors from a veteran startup lawyer in Silicon Valley. Equity for Consultants – Keep it Simple! posted Feb 3 in Equity , People issues. for every hour works, consultant accrues [hourly wage]in debt that will convert to equity in the next round).

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

I recruited a top-flight engineer and serial entrepreneur to build our MVP, on equity?—?and Our venture was selected for competitive accelerator spots & recognition from media and mentors from Austin, Chicago and Silicon Valley to work on this problem and capture the value its solution provided. It was a compliment.)

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

3) invest in and take equity stakes in exchange for capital. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) 4) help nurture and grow the companies they invest in. 5) liquidate their investment in each company at the highest possible price. Order Here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally). It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Not unless you’re Elon Musk and Governor Abbott has a smile as wide as the Texas Panhandle or you’re Joe Rogan and every tech bro in Austin is so pumped to point to your move (and Tim Ferriss’ move) here as some kind of stamp of approval that they never needed Silicon Valley.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

My first job out of school was at one of the early bioinformatics companies in Silicon Valley, working as the head of technical services. Founder Institute is the brain child of Adeo Ressi , a super passionate and successful serial entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley, probably best known for founding TheFunded.com.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

This is effectively a sequel to my study of best practices in deal origination , published last year in the Journal of Private Equity , Harvard Business Review , Institutional Investor , and Business Insider. A team in California is already creating a offshore seastead for non-US citizens who want to build companies in the US.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 20, 2014

The differences between the Bend, Oregon region and Silicon Valley are obvious. The sheer density of talent, companies, capital and universities that exist in the Valley are second to none. Silicon Valley Transplants. But the real surprise was learning that for some Bend is a Silicon Valley bedroom community.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

They aren’t exclusive to Silicon Valley types. Further, the report’s data shows that investors in the Great Lakes region are highly active, now tied with investors in California for the most deals invested. Advice For The Young At Heart business financing financing Kristen Gramigna private equity'

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 11, 2020

He suggested that as follow-up to our Lean Innovation Educators Summit here in Silicon Valley last December, we should create a mid-year on-line Summit so we could all get together and share what we learned and how we’re adapting. creating programs for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion e. And so it began.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

so I feel I have an unbiased appreciation for BOTH Californias. First, I’d like to quote (paraphrase) Brad Feld speaking at Twiistup in LA in 2009, “I keep hearing people in LA talking with a chip on their shoulders about building a tech business here relative to Silicon Valley. You don’t. Get over it.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 29, 2023

A well-detailed business plan, a launch plan, early funding, and the right talent and equity from founders are all among the basic ingredients that can help get a startup off the ground. As a newly established startup, there are some key elements that your business requires to ensure your short and long-term success.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 4, 2012

As the morning fog burns off the California coast, I am working with Steve Blank, preparing for the Lean LaunchPad Faculty Development Program we are running this August at U.C. Alex is a successful serial entrepreneur –with the same drive and energy of many we have known here in Silicon Valley, but different. Lessons Learned.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally). It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Are they drawn to Texas or moving away from California? Texas exported more than California and New York combined in 2019. Only California and New York have a few more, and maybe not for long. The second wave of companies were mainly concentrated in Silicon Valley, and coincided with the rise of platforms (Google, Facebook, etc.)

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally). It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice.

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Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2015

The focus of our first segment is how Silicon Valley and the U.S. military and are now helping government agencies operate with the speed and urgency of Silicon Valley. military can work together – for access to advanced technology and to learn how to move with agility, speed and urgency.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally). It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 17, 2015

The 2015 BattleHack series will culminate in the World Finals in San Jose, California in November, and the Singapore winner will be flown to the finals at PayPal’s headquarters in Silicon Valley to battle it out with teams from 14 cities around the world for the US$100,000 grand prize and a “battle axe” trophy. .

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. steve Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply Order Here. For International Orders Now In Print! Follow me on twitter @sgblank Follow my speaking schedule on Plancast @sgblank Get the Podcasts for Free The Four Steps to the Epiphany now available in Japanese. startupcto

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2016

by Dr. Xiao Wang, Chief Fire Starter, InnoSpring Silicon Valley. The major misconceptions are that the incubator will help you form your founding team, will guarantee funding for the company and that they will directly invest in your company and possibly take a lot of equity away from the founders.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

Before we talk about how this might work, it’s helpful to take a look back at a case study of what gave rise to Silicon Valley as an innovation cluster and the San Francisco Bay Area as a modern supercity. In the case of Silicon Valley, it was a combination of: Universities like Stanford. Federal government.

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Gust

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Note that I merged the two Southern California regions (LA/Orange County and San Diego) into one. Silicon Valley. Southern California*. Southern California = LA County, Orange Cty and San Diego Cty. Silicon Valley. California*. All Seed-VC. New England. Northwest. . $$$$. Deals. $$$$. .

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Broadcom, headquartered in Irvine, California, is one of the world’s largest fabless communications semiconductor companies, and addresses both wired and wireless transmission of voice, video, data and multimedia. YAHOO BUYS ISRAELI WEB ADVERTISING FIRM DAPPER. Wireless communications chip developer Qualcomm Inc.

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Up and Running

MARCH 16, 2016

According to Pitchbook, the data and technology provider for the global private equity and venture capital markets, the year’s total for this region was a record $2.4 Southern California. This region is well-known as the home of Silicon Valley, as well as a growing tech hub in the San Francisco Bay Area. billion in 2013.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Instead of hearing from your long lost third-cousin, you will be inundated with an avalanche of ‘congratulatory’ emails, calls and letters from people who want to relieve you of the burden of your hard-earned equity round. Many such ‘congratulations’ will come from consultants. Remember – your adVenture’s time is precious. link] Luis Rivera.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 3, 2009

I was positioning the company as the second coming of the video games businesses at the intersection of “ Hollywood Meets Silicon Valley.” In the end, the CEO couldn’t get his board to give us the cash in exchange for the Japanese distribution rights and some equity. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 3, 2017

Is it Silicon Valley, home to accelerators Y Combinator and 500 Startups and to tech giants Google and Facebook? As of now, the City of Austin’s startup density is greater than that of the Silicon Valley! cities for women-led businesses seeking equity funding. versus $10M+). Austin now ranks number six among U.S.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Austin has been one the fastest growing cities in the country for the past 20 years that I’ve been here, but it feels like COVID-19 and California wildfires broke the floodgates already under pressure from high taxes and expensive real estate in landlocked coastal cities.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Today, the company produces low carbon footprint fruits and vegetables and sells to distributors in California, Nevada and Arizona. At this point, he can grow organically and leverage channel partners and other creative modes of non-equity financing and preserve equity as much as possible. GotProduce.com.

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K9 Ventures

MAY 27, 2011

And it is because ideas matter that founders’ equity splits should also reflect that. If one person has an idea and brings in one or two more co-founders to join in, even if nothing is built yet, it shouldn’t be an even equity split. Splitting equity amongst founders is hard. is the California State Motto.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2011

As for the presenters, first up, Deborah Walliser from Redding, California, presented Got Produce? Finally, we had a discussion on Adam's proposal to sell 20% of his equity for $50,000, which I thought was preposterous. Got Produce? This is a greenhouse technology to grow fresh agricultural produce.

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