Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

To do this they have to accomplish five things; 1) get deal flow – via networking and legwork, they identify likely industries, companies and teams with the potential for rapid growth (less than 10 years), 2) evaluate those companies and teams on the basis of technology, market opportunity, and team.

Silicon Valley 233

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 233

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Consider it a sales & marketing expense for them. I find that one of my best sources of deal flow is from lawyers. When we want to sell or IPO companies they’re there again. On later stage LA Tech M&A deals I’ve heard there’s none better than David Hernand of Gibson Dunn.

Southern California 318

Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. Most people think that being a successful investor is about finding the right deals and nurturing the teams through the difficult times to come out with a great company. He’s bound to be able to help a company or two at the time of a sale. Ultimately Yahoo!

Silicon Valley 280

Silicon Valley Early Stage Portfolio Chad 280

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Anything from intense customer love despite barely even having a product, pre-sales, a deal for access to data that creates a moat that no one else has—the list goes on. Any VC will tell you that the ones they said yes to, they mostly got there right away—and that there are very few “maybe” deals that get tipped over the fence.

Venture Capital 190

Venture Capital Cofounder Deal Flow Later Stage 190

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Until you IPO, feeling like you’re good may just depend on what part of the fundraising cycle you’re taking a snapshot of your companies in. The Value of Firm Brand Saar also told me that firm brand “is a major asset that gets reinforced with each win, hence the persistence of outperformance by the top names over time.”

Non-Compete 97

Non-Compete Cofounder Cap Table Reputation 97

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I sent out a teaser Tweet without releasing his name. They dropped their number one selling product and switched to a competitor’s product while managing not to lose a single sale. I believe AngelList is capable of managing deal flow by acting as a filter. So I thought, WTF? My Personal Take on AngelList.

Valuation 292

Valuation Deal Flow Lead Investor Cofounder 292

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Youllprobably get either preferred stock, which means stock with extrarights like getting your money back first in a sale, or convertibledebt, which means (on paper) youre lending the company money, andthe debt converts to stock at the next sufficiently big fundinground. [ The part I thought was hard, the mechanics of investing, reallyisnt.

Angel Investor 63

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Dilution 63