Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

was part of a Dow Jones VentureWire webinar last week titled Negotiating An Angel Deal: What Angels, Entrepreneurs & VCs Need to Know. I let him know that he just accomplished two things - left a bad taste with the entrepreneur and opened the door for the next investor to ask for a multiple preference that is senior to yours.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. Ive seen a number of entrepreneurs, angels and VCs fall into the trap of providing debt in small pieces. Are DEMO's days numbered? ► January. (1). ► 2010. (7).

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I attended the annual LP meeting for a venture capital firm this week and got into a discussion about the above question. At a high level, I definitely agree that being an entrepreneur and being in school dont necessarily mix. And what would you consider to be core values that every entrepreneur should keep in mind?

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

During the next four months, we will examine over a dozen entrepreneurial ventures from a diverse mix of industries - technology, service, food & beverage, and fashion. I think this same concept plays into what Ive seen happening a lot more in the venture community: partners at VC firms jumping back into entrepreneurial ventures.

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Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

The NIF (in its 5th year), is essentially a science fair for entrepreneurs. However, the NIF forces the students to focus on their idea and ability to communicate its need, kind of like the Demo conference is all about the product. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

This is a story of one of the risks of venture capital. But some companies have entrepreneurs that seem talented on paper, are in a space that seems interesting to investors and are able to raise venture capital early in the company’s existence. True story.) Fast forward 5 years to my second company.

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Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

An entrepreneur will pitch their business plan to what they think is a group of angel investors and will get a number of follow-up calls afterwards, but they are pitches for services not investment interest. The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) was also represented at the conference and is forging closer links with the ACA.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. million for the year, which is the first time it has been below $5 million since 2001, a sign that capital efficiency will be even more important than it has. Labels: bootstrapping , CFO , Fliqz , venture capital , venture financing. Are DEMO's days numbered?

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. One group charges entrepreneurs "an administrative fee" to present to the group. Touched by an Angel. Back to the panel.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

I have noticed this same feeling when making a venture capital or angel investment. While spending time with the entrepreneurs and championing the deal through the group, you tend to become emotionally attached. Labels: angel investing , entrepreneurship , venture capital. Are DEMO's days numbered?

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Do you have the right make-up to be an entrepreneur? You need to be true to yourself and many people arent cut out to take the personal and professional risk associated with being an entrepreneur. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered?

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

How To Pitch A Product - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , August 4, 2010 I've said a bunch of times on this blog that the perfect pitch is a very short intro to provide context followed immediately by a demo. He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I’ve raised money as a “hot company” and I’ve raised capital when no one would return my phone calls. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. Trust doesn’t come from one 45-minute Powerpoint pitch or 30-minute demo. Why buy me?

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Of course, when 10-year returns for the entire venture capital asset class is about to drop below zero, drastic measures may be in order. For firms that dont have access to the most successful entrepreneurs, trying to predict an individual or individual teams success rate based on experience, personal attributes, intellect, etc.

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venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

Venture capital. Entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs. Social media. Social networking. Social games. By offering more than just cash, the Bing Fund joins an increasingly large array of incubators and accelerators aimed at helping entrepreneurs get off the ground. Featured stories. Cloud storage.

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Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

I get asked this question a lot by entrepreneurs (and students). Everyone seems to know someone who has raised huge amounts of venture capital without ever putting together even back of the envelope projections. Related to this, I got an email from an entrepreneur this week interested in meeting with me. Steve Bennet.

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David Teten

JUNE 6, 2011

After Goldman, ran startup Gadgetoff, which brought together inventors and entrepreneurs. Planning demo day July 22, and a Big Data day in the fall. . The trick is delivering business insights over this channel: use social networks to support relationship management. Introductory remarks. Maria Gotsch.

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

There are definitely some lessons in the story for entrepreneurs and angel investors, but before discussing, I thought Id share a bit about the early financing history for iControl. While bootstrapping, there are multiple options from doing as a side project, changing the business, raising angel or venture, etc. Steve Bennet.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

I spent most of the time with the reporter talking about Sand Hill Angels and how we add value to the start-ups and entrepreneurs that we partner with, which is why I just have a small mention in the article. How passionate are the entrepreneurs about their business? Are DEMO's days numbered? Do I believe they can succeed?

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Entrepreneurs struggle to find investors and investors struggle to find the best start-ups. This is a brutal process for entrepreneurs and many have no interest in the angel groups for this reason. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered?

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

I thought about the name some more and I do spend much of my time teaching entrepreneurship and coaching entrepreneurs. In the blog, I plan on sharing my opinions (I generally have no shortage of these) on venture capital, angel investing, teaching entrepreneurship, and anything else that strikes my fancy. . Venture News.

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Professor VC

JULY 22, 2009

Ross is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, battered but still standing after the Internet collapse. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Venture News. ► January. (1).

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Why can’t anyone just say, “it wasn’t a great outcome for investors, but was for the entrepreneurs and glad we could help make that happen” I guess nobody wants to pull a kazoo out of their pocket when it feels so much better to blare a trumpet. Are DEMO's days numbered? Venture News. Steve Bennet.

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Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

In addition to the first prize, he was also given office space at the Plug and Play incubator for the summer and get to spend his days with other entrepreneurs and investors. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? Venture News. ▼ May.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act (H.R. Since small businesses are responsible for the vast majority of new jobs, legislators believe that these new rules will make it easier for entrepreneurs to raise capital and ramp up hiring. Are DEMO's days numbered?

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Professor VC

MARCH 11, 2013

SocialParent is a social network for those who have moved beyond the Bang with Friends stage, have settled down, had a family and are looking for a social network that mirrors their real life social network. There was a ton of energy, great networking and the jam sessions were epic!

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

This dynamic births serial entrepreneurs and motivates angels and venture capitalists to pull their friends into investment deals. For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. “The first meeting is all about telling a story.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 29, 2009

– too often I see pitches where the entrepreneurs dive right into the product and I scratch my head thinking why in the world we need another lifestreaming service or social network or ad network (1 – 2 slides). What's the problem? How do you UNIQUELY solve the problem? 1-2 slides).

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

I have been following the rallying cry of entrepreneurs with some amusement over the past couple of weeks in response to a blog post by Jason Calacanis, " Why Start-ups Shouldnt have to pay to pitch angel investors." Ive written about the practice of charging entrepreneurs in earlier blog posts and it is not something we would ever do at SHA.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 19, 2012

VFAs tagline is "Mobilizing graduates as entrepreneurs" and is "A program for young, talented grads to spend 2 years in the trenches of a start-up with the goal that these graduates will become socialized and mobilized as entrepreneurs moving forward." Venture capital Texas. Are DEMO's days numbered?

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

They write everything from assembly to jQuery, on PCs to mobile phones, doing hard core computer graphics to high level social networking. Do you “entrepreneurs” really think a guy or gal that can compile Linux on a bicycle wants to write a secure payment processor on an iPhone, or a Flash app that runs on every browser?

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). A group of Seedcamp entrepreneurs started a startup tools wiki for that purpose, and we thought it would be well suited here. Social networking. Social/Sharing. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network.

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www.readwriteweb.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

link] Video demo here: [link] And to Eliot. For example, MySpace might have been the best social networking site around for connecting with friends, but the overbearing profiles and flashing backgrounds pushed me away. There are other social networks that look more aesthetically pleasing. Its very disheartening.

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