The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Venture Summit | West , presented by youngStartup Ventures, is one of many upcoming events helping both startups seeking capital and exposure, and investors seeking new deals. Event Details: The event will be held March 13th-14th at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. Track IV: Seed Pitchfest.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 26, 2022

Knowde was established in 2017 in San Jose, California, by Ali Amin-Javaheri (caesium inc). According to, Crunchbase, it received an undisclosed sum in unknown series funding from Evonik Venture Capital, Pinpools. — Gaurang Pancholi ; Sales and Sourcing; Rasayanconnect.com; a B2B Chemical Sourcing Marketplace.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2014

She created the company in New Zealand and without raising any institutional capital had grown a global business. The fact that Seedling had never raised venture capital made the deal 10x easier and the fact that they were going to be raising money on their own meant that the VCs had an important role to play.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2018

For example, the state of California asserts that a company with gross receipts within the state of $561,951 or more for tax year 2017 may be subject to income tax based on economic presence.

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Gust

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Detailed descriptions will be published over the next few weeks: The Scorecard Method: This method compares the target company to typical angel-funded startup ventures and adjusts the average valuation of recently funded companies in the region to establish a pre-money valuation of the target. The Venture Capital Method.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 20, 2012

Today’s venture capital deal flow to innovative new companies looks a lot like a fat man trying to squeeze into a slim Italian suit. In 2000, venture capitalists poured a staggering $112.2 billion into startups nationwide, according to an analysis by the Public Policy Institute of California ( PDF ). Venture Capital ?

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. What Do VC’s Do?

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Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

In fact, in the 70’s and 80’s, the distinction was almost entirely semantic, as the military and aerospace industry invested ungodly amounts of capital to create technology breakthroughs that eventually saw wide commercial adoption in the personal computing industry. Dealflow in Southern California is much more organic and less efficient.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Obviously, a key factor is always the state of the economy and the mood of the venture capital community. According to the Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index® for the First Quarter 2014, the Q1 increase marks seven consecutive quarters of positive sentiment among Silicon Valley venture capitalists.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2011

This week I sat down with Chris Dixon, co-founder / CEO of Hunch and Partner at Founder Collective in the most recent installment of This Week in Venture Capital. The firm focuses on early stage companies in the Northeast but occasionally invests in California startups.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 15, 2012

Where is all the venture capital? Without going too much into details of the talk – you should really just watch the video for yourself – Edwards share on the following: 1. The inspiration of necessity: only 1% of the world is educated past high school. How do prize competitions drive innovation?

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Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

Now with a new infusion of $8 million dollars of venture capital, SuperMac had been resurrected from the dead and was attempting to restart. Yet two smart VC firms, Sigma and Matrix Partners, realized that somewhere in this mess there was value. Their guess was that they would find value in the high margin graphics business.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). What are your predictions for the road ahead.

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Technical Review IPO Southern California Venture Capital 241

David Teten

DECEMBER 24, 2015

At our firm, ff Venture Capital , we didn’t aim to go to Canada, but ended up there anyway. We’re a New York based early-stage venture capital firm. Another Canadian firm that’s attracted venture capital is InteraXon *, founded in 2007. We are aware of only one other U.S. now BlackBerry Ltd., ff VC company.

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New York Venture Capital Canada Silicon Valley 60

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Boulder’s entrepreneurial system is bolstered by a number of local venture capital firms, including Foundry Group. With its concentrated mix of start-ups, established businesses, and venture capital, Boulder has all of the elements to fuel sustainable economic growth. Las Vegas, NV.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. in Computer Science. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. .

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Under California law, employers may own inventions that are “related to employer’s reasonably anticipated R&D.” Posted in Technology, Venture Capital. Tags: Technology Venture Capital. Make sure you understand Intellectual Property for your specific industry.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. in Computer Science. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. .

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. in Computer Science. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. .

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

I was consulting for the two venture capital firms who between them put $12 million into my last failed startup. (My Yet when I talked to my venture capital friends, they said, “Well, that’s just how startups work. My mother kept asking if they were going to make me pay the money back.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. in Computer Science. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. .

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Technical Cofounder Networking Southern California Los Angeles 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2013

In another report more specifically on Venture Capital Activity for 2012 , CB Insights noted relatively flat but still healthy funding levels, compared to the previous year (down in total dollars by 7.5%, but up in total deals by 7%). California and NY dominate for number of seed deals. Top five states for venture capital.

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Massachusetts Silicon Valley Venture Capital California 249

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 20, 2012

Today’s venture capital deal flow to innovative new companies looks a lot like a fat man trying to squeeze into a slim Italian suit. In 2000, venture capitalists poured a staggering $112.2 billion into startups nationwide, according to an analysis by the Public Policy Institute of California ( PDF ). It just doesn’t fit.

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Venture Capital Deal Flow Atlanta Incubator 66

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. in Computer Science. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. .

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Obviously, a key factor is always the state of the economy and the mood of the venture capital community. According to the Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index® for the First Quarter 2014, the Q1 increase marks seven consecutive quarters of positive sentiment among Silicon Valley venture capitalists.

Silicon Valley 182

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Massachusetts California 182

ReadWriteStart

JULY 14, 2011

The venture capital database CB Insights has just released its report of investment from the second quarter of 2011, and based on the deals it's tracked, venture capital funding is at a nine-quarter high - both in terms of the amount of funding and the number of deals.

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Venture Capital Massachusetts Seattle Database 115

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. in Computer Science. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. .

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

In the early 80’s he left academia to work on venture capital investing with Jim Simons, Renaissance Technologies. The discussion with Howard Morgan starts off by acknowledging Josh Kopelman as a co-founder of First Round Capital. During the first year of the fund they took forty-eight trips to California!

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Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review Cofounder Cram Down 284

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

. “Yes&# was given to me by one of my favorite angel investor / seed VC’s to work with – John Greathouse of Rincon Venture Partners and author of the blog InfoChachkie that you should check out because it is filled with great info from a guy who has been a very successful operator. So what are you waiting for?

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Silicon Valley Technical Review Southern California Angel Investor 293

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In a post-COVID environment more than ever, talent and resources are rapidly flowing into Austin from California, New York, and everywhere else. Plenty of articles have been written on this phenomenon so far so I won’t belabor the point.

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Austin Technical Review Software Review Early Stage 63

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

It’s hard enough to get a job at a venture capital or private equity firm; it’s even more complex to join as a Partner. These are many of the steps I went through when I joined HOF Capital. The post How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm appeared first on David Teten.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Partner 60

Steve Blank

JULY 7, 2009

Home Books for Startups Secret History-Bibliography Steve Blank Startup Resources Steve Blank Entries RSS | Comments RSS Categories Air Force (9) Ardent (9) Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan (29) California Coastal Commission (3) Conservation (2) Convergent Technologies (1) Customer Development (98) Customer Development Manifesto (..)

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 16, 2018

Silicon Valley,” Wilson is what people call a “super-connector”, her expansive network including the “Who’s Who” in startups, venture capital, technology, entertainment, etc. Dubbed “Ms.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

Entrada Ventures? —?that that plays a leading role in funding in the Central Coast of California. Photo by Aaron Andrew Ang on Unsplash Playing the Long Game in Venture Capital was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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Venture Capital LP Valuation Later Stage 363

Steve Blank

AUGUST 13, 2009

Customer Development/Lean Startups In hindsight startups and the venture capital community left out the most important first step any startup ought to be doing – hypothesis testing in front of customers- from day one. Since I wasn’t an engineer, my contribution was around the team-building and fund raising. I was an idiot.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

This year, with the kids grown, their choice was to fly up from Southern California and spend the holidays at our ranch. California, where even the rabbits are bigger than life! Imu turkey can’t be beat if you’re trying to exceed any rational amount of salt intake.) Your ranch has rattlesnakes and rabbits bigger than you?

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