Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Friday, September 16 - Seattle On Friday, I fly to Seattle, where I'll be for two days. That evening, there will be a casual talk followed by a book signing at Town Hall Seattle (co-sponsored with Lean Startup Seattle). Startup Weekend and Seattle 2.0 book signing/networking reception? Employees only.

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Lean Seattle Los Angeles San Francisco 155

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2020

In the US, places like San Francisco, Austin, Seattle, and Washington, DC get the lion’s share of attention as startup sweet spots. Philly welcomes startups with a growing network of coworking facilities, incubators, and accelerators. Washington, DC is 150 miles away. Image by David Mark from Pixabay.

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Philadelphia San Francisco Los Angeles New York City 109

fi.co

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Washington DC. At AAPT we converge all of our resources to maintain one simple philosophy – to be the easiest to deal with network provider in Australia. Applications to the Seattle Founder Institute are also due this Sunday, February 26th: click here to apply. Los Angeles. Mexico City. Rio de Janeiro. Sydney Spring 2012.

Cofounder 43

Cofounder Founder Silicon Valley San Diego 43

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2023

Think partners coming together to tap their own networks for your follow-on rounds of financing. When the market collapses, “capital tends to flow towards founders with established VC relationships and away from folks who may be equally talented but are several steps removed from investor networks. Accelerator Nuts & Bolts.

Programming 156

Programming Sacramento San Francisco Founder 156

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

For starters they has asked him to hire a CEO (Hamet was a first timer) and that person lived in Seattle even though NextMedium was based in LA. He reached out to younger founders and offered to help via his network at AT&T, Google, media agencies … you name it. I believe investors had forced him to do this.

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Partner Los Angeles South Africa Cap Table 340

Version One Ventures

MAY 24, 2016

For example, Graham describes that the “message” of NYC is to be richer; of Boston (Cambridge), to attain knowledge; of LA, to be famous; of DC, to boost your network; of SF, to live better; of the Valley, to be powerful (though he argues that this message is now the one in SF considering all companies are moving up the peninsula). .

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Silicon Valley San Francisco Startup DC 113

Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

I requested data from the leaders of 46 angel groups in 26 states (plus DC) and 2 provinces. DC Dinner Clubs. DC/Virginia. Wilmington Investor Network. Central Texas Angel Network. Because of the interest in the 2010 survey, I decided to survey a larger number of North American angel groups this summer (2011).

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Angel Groups Valuation Pre-Money Valuation St. Louis 125