David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. That said, one limitation in early-stage investing particularly is that 2022’s growth sectors probably don’t fit neatly into a vertical we can define today. What VCs most typically talk about are: – Industry expertise.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 25, 2009

Computer hardware companies were faced with their customers asking for low-cost (relatively) desktop computers they had no experience in building. If you hire a VP of Sales with the idea that they can do customer discovery you violated the first principle of Customer Development – this isn’t a step the can be outsourced to a non-founder.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Capital need of up to $1.5M

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Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2009

In less than a month they designed a low-cost video-capture board that plugged into the Mac and allowed you to connect a video camera and VCR. The Cinepak codec was written by the engineer who would become my cofounder at Rocket Science Games.) Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. steve MIchael W. ,

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Ed Yu , CEO and co-founder of StrongSalt The Forrest Four-Cast: February 3, 2020 Is it possible for companies to protect their customers with data privacy that complies with regulations and is easy for developers to use? StrongSalt Co-Founder and CEO Ed Yu says yes it is. “Encryption sucks and we fix that.”?—?

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 6, 2011

We discussed the possibility of recruiting a couple of cofounders who can help him build out the core skill-set needed on his team right now. Last up was Sanjeev Arora from Oakville, Ontario, Canada discussing Tabillo , a collaboration and content management solution for SME customers across verticals like legal, engineering, etc.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

As the costs of production fall, it’s getting easier and easier to send in a proposal or even a complete work. Most publishers are still caught up in an outdated “vision vs. metrics&# argument, which is already obsolete here in Silicon Valley. I’ve met a lot of gatekeepers in the past few months. ideas (e.g.

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Steve Blank

MAY 21, 2009

Without a budget, costs can quickly spiral out of control (last minute impulse purchases to jazz up your booth, for example) and defeat your best laid plans. A rule of thumb is that your space costs represent about a quarter of your total show budget. Is the company hosting/co-sponsoring some event? Order Here. Now In Print!

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2011

Sajeeva and his cofounders have good domain knowledge of the retail business, but have not yet done sufficient validation of the idea. He has run some experiments within the entrepreneurship training vertical, and has seen success when he has brought on known thought leaders. You can listen to the recording of today's roundtable here.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2018

Co-located in Shanghai and San Francisco, the AirPop product brand is a line of sensing, high-efficiency air pollution accessories for 4 billion+ people breathing pervasive ambient air pollution. AirPop’s co-founder Chris Hosmer (pictured above) answered our questions for this interview. I attended in 2007.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

Convergent Technologies When I was in my 20’s I worked at Convergent Technologies , a company that was proud to be known as the “Marine Corps of Silicon Valley.” The founders coming out of the DEC ( Digital Equipment Corporation ) and Intel culture of the 1960’s and ‘70’s. My company became the most important thing in my life.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Growth hacking is a term that emerged from the Silicon Valley tech community and the lean startup methodology. One of Qless’s core verticals is the retail industry. How can you reduce the cost of testing and optimization? Where does growth hacking come in? How can we improve the speed of experimentation?

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Reed Hastings of Netflix has said, “It’s not a strategy if failing in it doesn’t actually cost you something real.” Pivots can be high-cost, but they can also be high-reward. What all these changes (and more) have in common is that they aren’t simply cosmetic changes; a shift isn’t a pivot if it doesn’t involve substantial risk.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2011

I first met the founder of Pose, Dustin Rosen , when he was a junior person with an LA-based venture capital firm called The Mail Room Fund. My first two calls were to True Ventures & Founder Collective. The other “first call” went to Founder Collective. Pose is no different. I still do.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

We are unbelievably lucky to be here right now, with a team of über-talented people from the best and brightest Silicon Valley companies, at a moment when what a book should be is morphing before our very eyes. I am founder on an unconventional online gallery, The Art and Craft Gallery. 31) Opportunity Cost.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

created a vastly higher cost structure; I had 80 people mostly on base salaries under $100,000 and was bringing in revenue at the rate of $20 million annually. Contributing to the high cost structure was the new culture of working 9-5 Monday through Friday. Furthermore, founders become highly emotional about their companies.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2009

Biological Clocks After Convergent and now single again, I was a co-founder of my next two startups; MIPS and Ardent. In hindsight this list looks pretty organized but in reality we made it up as we went along, accompanied with all the husband and wife struggles of being married and trying to raise a family in Silicon Valley.

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

Originally founded by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin Slide.com was known as the largest third-party developer of Facebook applications until Google purchased it to “make Google services socially aware.”. GLIIF, LLC is a Hot Silicon Valley Startup designed to disrupt QR Code usage in advertising. On2 Technologies.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

The Co-Commerce Revolution – Well it isn’t really a revolution, more of a devolution. The co-commerce era is here and defined by the 3 C’s – Collaboration, Conversations and Creativity. A bit like Silicon Valley. You’ll find it is full of contradictions and juxtapositions. And now it is over.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 13, 2021

It starts before the technology development even gets underway, says Stanford University computer science professor Dr. Fei-Fei Li , who is the co-founder and co-director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. You can listen to the conversation here. Greylock Partners · Human-Centered AI | Dr. Fei-Fei Li.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 13, 2021

It starts before the technology development even gets underway, says Stanford University computer science professor Dr. Fei-Fei Li , who is the co-founder and co-director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. You can listen to the conversation here. Greylock Partners · Human-Centered AI | Dr. Fei-Fei Li.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Accel Euroscape: The 100 most promising Software-as-a- Service companies in Europe and Israel -This article was co-authored with my colleague Pia d'Iribarne and published initially on Tech.eu. Rising tide When I was in Silicon Valley, I spent most of my time investing in SaaS companies.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Been there Done that This is very depressing for all future founders, or even currently early stage founders. A little piece of advice for future founders: find something that turns revenue quick, profitable and cash flow positive quick and forget about fantasy businesses that take a decade to turn profitable like twitter!

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

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