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Building a new startup hub

Startup Lessons Learned

Its easy to take Silicon Valley for granted. Ive written a little bit about the origins of Silicon Valley because I think its important for us to understand how we got here in order to make sure we preserve what is best about our community. Provide early seed capital, and be the ones to make those introductions.

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The Rise of Chinese Venture Capital – (Part 3 of 5)

Steve Blank

The first wave of startups began when R&D centers and universities began to provide the technology and seed capital for new startups that were spin-outs or spin-offs. China’s venture capital system has made a remarkable journey from the “state owns everything” to the free market. Lessons Learned.

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The Rise of Chinese Venture Capital – (Part 3 of 5)

Steve Blank

The first wave of startups began when R&D centers and universities began to provide the technology and seed capital for new startups that were spin-outs or spin-offs. China’s venture capital system has made a remarkable journey from the “state owns everything” to the free market. Lessons Learned.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 29: Ajay Kshatriya and Steven Cohn

Steve Blank

Before co-founding Biota Technology , he was an investor and entrepreneur-in-residence at Seed Capital , a investing in science-based innovation. Switching from venture capital to startup founder required a different mindset, Ajay said: All day in a VC firm, you’re saying ‘no’. Steven : Nope, hubris.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 29: Ajay Kshatriya and Steven Cohn

Steve Blank

Before co-founding Biota Technology , he was an investor and entrepreneur-in-residence at Seed Capital , a investing in science-based innovation. Switching from venture capital to startup founder required a different mindset, Ajay said: All day in a VC firm, you’re saying ‘no’. Steven : Nope, hubris.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

I have 2 options: set up a new startup or share my idea with google (or maybe another big silicon valley’s company). I am trying to target potential customers (web developers) with ads on Facebook but I’m getting zero click thrus. We are raising seed capital, but would like to have a US tech investor.

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When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars

Steve Blank

Over the last half a century, Silicon Valley has grown into the leading technology and innovation cluster for the United States and the world. The plummeting cost of getting a first product to market (particularly for Internet startups) has shaken up the venture capital industry. The story to date is a familiar one.