Steve Blank
MARCH 19, 2018
I just read Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys’ Club of Silicon Valley. While Silicon Valley has grown to have global influence, in many ways the cultural leadership from the venture community has dramatically shrunk in the last decade. Yes, in the dim past of Silicon Valley the execs really wore suits.).
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 25, 2015
Jack Tankersley, a long time mentor of mine, co-founder of Centennial Funds, and co-founder of Meritage Funds, wrote me a very long response. Some were Silicon Valley early stage companies, such as Apple, Quantum, and Masstor Systems. Silicon Valley firms also did many non-tech deals.
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thebarefootvc
JULY 3, 2017
Over the past month, Silicon Valley has been at the forefront of many conversations outside of the technology world. The stories outlined by a number of brave women in the NY Times last week recount investors using their power and position to proposition female founders. Often these are referrals from existing fund managers.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
Access to the best deal flow – I think the most obvious thing you need to be successful is access to the right deals in the first place. Do you have access to that kind of deal flow? Deal flow alone is not good enough. I could obviously go on. That’s Ann Miura-Ko of Floodgate. Are you sure?
VC Cafe
JULY 31, 2020
A 2018 study by Creandum ventures found that speed, is the third most important factor for entrepreneurs when dealing with VC, but it’s only the 10th on the list for VCs. What’s important to founders vs. VCs ( Creandum ). But being proactive goes beyond just speed. Habit #6 – Synergise!
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 24, 2011
Sure, there is always some seed funding (10% of overall deal flow), but you can bet that this money goes to entrepreneurs who have been there before and won. Back to VCs, Silicon Valley venture capital firms are still the most active. Line up a winning team. Both operating executives and top advisors count.
Up and Running
OCTOBER 21, 2016
Instagram co-founder Keven Systrom describes Burbn as a “failed product” and “wasted engineering time.” His popularity is largely rooted in his personal success—he originally worked as a VC and was in charge of deal flow in Silicon Valley. Never heard of Burbn?
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