Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

And since VC dollars tend to concentrate around high-tech R&D areas, it’s notable that more than 90% of the nation’s innovation-sector growth (2005-2017) is accounted for by just five metro areas — Boston, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, and San Diego. Federal government. Local/state governments.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

MAY 10, 2010

The best place to do networking is in the Silicon Valley area because we have the best, brightest people around. Here are my observations of people trying to start up: Finding co-founders is harder than you think, there’s a reason why there are events just for finding co-founders.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Thursday, September 16, 2010. Are DEMOs days numbered? Has DEMO lost its luster and relevance in 2010? I spent the past couple of days at the conference and certainly felt like it. There wasnt a lot of buzz in the air.

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Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

I spent some time with some startups in San Francisco proper, as opposed to the heart of Silicon Valley (see Note 1). “Silicon Valley” (see Note 2) is hardly alone in this urbanization of startups trend. April 13, 2012. I was back in the SF Bay Area last week for a bit of work and a bit of fun.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 19, 2016

We weren’t dumber than the kids who eventually would populate Silicon Valley, but our career trajectories had been flattened by the limited knowledge and expectations of our cluster, class and culture. (A Silicon Valley is an innovation cluster that makes hardware, software, biotech and semiconductors. Silicon Valley.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 19, 2016

We weren’t dumber than the kids who eventually would populate Silicon Valley, but our career trajectories had been flattened by the limited knowledge and expectations of our cluster, class and culture. (A Silicon Valley is an innovation cluster that makes hardware, software, biotech and semiconductors. Silicon Valley.

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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. We have invested a combination of ~$20K in founder financing and ~$200k in vendor financing. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Since the iControl system chronicles all meetings, I was able to find the automatic picture snapped from my first meeting with the founders, Reza Raji and Chris Stevens on April 22, 2004. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Monday, June 20, 2011.

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K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

.” Now that last statement is a little off, since I have a portfolio company in Berkeley and one as far south as San Jose. I must admit that I do also have some exceptions to this rule – LucidChart is based in Provo, UT, and Occipital is presently in Boulder, CO. I get a lot of push-back on this point.

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K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

.” Now that last statement is a little off, since I have a portfolio company in Berkeley and one as far south as San Jose. I must admit that I do also have some exceptions to this rule – LucidChart is based in Provo, UT, and Occipital is presently in Boulder, CO. I get a lot of push-back on this point.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Co-founder Dustin Moscovitz is referred to as a programmer, but he is actually an operations guy. Several weeks after Zuckerberg and the team move to Palo Alto for the summer, co-founder Eduardo Saverin finally pays a visit. ProfessorVC. Monday, October 11, 2010.

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Social Network Networking Software Review San Jose 28

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 20, 2011

Co-founder, Backblaze. Founder, House of Mikko. Co-founder and CTO, Sharethrough. Co-founder and CTO, Saygent. Founder, BlueSpark. Co-founder, Polyvore. Founder, Monsoon and Badmash. Founder, Tout. Founder, Crowdvine. phdc Flip 'n' Learn Shivani Khanna.

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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. How do you find co-founders who are willing to work for 18 months without getting paid? She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant. How long can you go without a salary?

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

Just before the IPO, I had a far-reaching conversation with co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong as he approached this major milestone for the company he co-founded back in 2012. I'm the co-founder and CEO of Coinbase. It's one of those things that founders can do sometimes where other employees are afraid to do it.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

I lived through the time when working in my first job in Ann Arbor Michigan we had to get out a map to find out that San Jose was not only in Puerto Rico but there was a city with that same name in California. I’ve watched the Valley go from Microwave Valley – to Defense Valley – to Silicon Valley to Internet Valley.

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