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There Is Only ONE Silicon Valley

Gust

Silicon Valley is a very special place – the nucleus of high-growth, high technology entrepreneurship in the US, indeed, in the world. The Valley produces world-class entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists and successful high-tech companies – all growing and creating jobs on one relatively small peninsula.

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Snowflakes in the Valley: What Happens When 40 Nordic Entrepreneurs Visit Silicon Valley

ReadWriteStart

The Internet might be truly global then, but the world of startups still revolves much around Silicon Valley. To my surprise, the ideas and technology behind that startups were not superior to the ones we have in Finland. The old continent often looks up to the Valley as a sort of Eldorado of IT. Silicon Valley is a hub.

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Insights from the Most Active Investor in Silicon Valley

ReadWriteStart

The company is known as the most active investor in Silicon Valley. It’s also the “ultimate innovation platform” because it connects the best technology startups with the world’s largest corporations. The Deal Flow Session. The model that’s worked consistently is the deal flow session.

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5 Flocks Of Investors Looking For An Enticing Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. Since its founding in 2000, its members have invested over $800 million dollars in over 800 companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, real estate and other segments with high growth potential.

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Does Your VC have an Investment Thesis, or a Hypothesis?

David Teten

Data from OpenVC shows that VCs typically focus on 2 technology classes. Out of 125 funds in the database, 33 state they invest in 1 type of technology (e.g. software”); 43 invest in 2 types of technology (e.g., Real sees 80% of all seed deals in Canada. . Deep tech follows as a distant second with 57%. We think not. .

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company. I find that one of my best sources of deal flow is from lawyers. Many people start companies arse backwards.

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Finding The Right Angel Investor For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. Since its founding in 2000, its members have invested over $800 million dollars in over 800 companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, real estate and other segments with high growth potential.