Steve Blank

JANUARY 28, 2013

In 2006, as a new employee of the Fortune 100 provider of wireless technology and services, San Diego’s Qualcomm , I volunteered to salvage a fledging idea management system (fancy term for an online suggestion box) by turning into a comprehensive corporate entrepreneurship program. (In ———-. The origin.

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Gust

MAY 11, 2014

In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid. Typically they can be used to fund product development and commercialization that would otherwise require outside investors. Professional help costs money.

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Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2014

David sold his recording equipment for $50,000 and they borrowed the rest of their seed money from a bank. Beth developed her own intensive curriculum and, with the help of seed money from a student, founded YogaFit® in 1994 to fill the niche. David’s advice. Rob’s advice. I used several platforms,” she says. “I

Detroit 156

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Since they don’t know you (yet), their first integrity check on you as a person is whether your friends and family believe in you strongly enough to give you seed money for your new idea. Look for ways to get some traction with a minimal product, while you are still developing the main event.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2015

The program provides entrepreneurs the resources and mentoring they need to build their companies and develop their skills. Law firms that focus on emerging technology companies understand their legal issues from multiple perspectives and offer excellent advice. Incorporation also protects the founders from a liability standpoint.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Since they don’t know you (yet), their first integrity check on you as a person is whether your friends and family believe in you strongly enough to give you seed money for your new idea. Look for ways to get some traction with a minimal product, while you are still developing the main event.

Technical Review 233

Technical Review Elevator Pitch Due Diligence Angel Investor 233

Board Effect

JUNE 9, 2021

They simply don’t have the seed money to get a business or organization off the ground. Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs. Economic Development Administration. Small Business Development Centers by state. The Minority Business Development Agency. Amber Grant.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 14, 2016

At the same time, seed money is still abundant due to the proliferation of micro VC over the past few years. If we look beyond the cyclical nature of computing platforms, we can see that technological innovation comes in waves – with a surge of technological development followed by quieter periods of adaptation.

Technical Review 60

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Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2009

However, you will be dealing with almost daily change, (new customer feedback/insights from a Customer Development process and technical roadblocks ,) as the company searches for a repeatable and scalable business model. Will there be a lecture on getting seed money in a post crisis world? You’re not joining a big company.

Cofounder 219

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

If you spent the 3 years perfecting some hugely differentiated technology IP that may also be different. They both raised angel / seed money of $1.5 ” Harsh, but reality. If you had huge customer growth but just didn’t focus on revenue that’s a different story.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

International and non-Valley startup communities are developing at a rapid pace. The industry has made it very easy for companies to raise seed money through online marketplaces like Angel List, accelorators. The number of markets where innovation is coming from has also exploded--it's not just a Valley game anymore.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

They might have some seed money and are thinking or raising a Series A based on success of an early release (MVP). A few things jumped out at me: - Experience in sales or technology - considered a minor negative? Because of this, I've always tried to stay up-to-speed on how early-stage investors look at valuation of companies.

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 9, 2018

High growth startup companies need seed money to get things going. They need the money to rent offices, hire staff, and establish their initial presence (website, incorporation, marketing). Your strategy is to create growth with little or no money. There are several great examples of technology startups that do this.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Hopefully by that time you’ve developed the idea much further and in much greater detail – by talking to as many people as possible. Great points, though your bio does read “Personal investor in early-stage technology companies, including … a handful of other startups that are still in stealth mode!”

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

This includes seed funding Automattic (who produce WordPress, the blog I use for this website) and investing in formspring.me, stickybits, Thing Labs (producer of Brizzly), KissMetrics and many others including Quantcast. So how is Mike able to do this at a time where others have warned against taking seed money from VC funds?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 1, 2010

I think the issue was mostly framed initially by Chris Dixon in his article The Problem with Taking Seed Money from Big VC s. If we come to an agreement and fund the HUGE benefit to entrepreneurs is that they don’t have to trek up and down Sand Hill Road looking for money.

Post-Money Valuation 298

Post-Money Valuation Term Sheet Warrant Partner 298

Austin Startup

APRIL 23, 2010

Given the expanded user base that will surely come starting today, I’m sure the team of agile developers will have even more great ideas to implement in Workstreamer. The company was founded with seed capital from Austin Ventures.

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readwrite.com

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Maybe the Valley will get back to what it once was all about — making actual technology products. Meanwhile our country is facing a crisis because we have a shortage of students in STEM -- science, technology, engineering and math. Using those brains to do medical research, develop new drugs or eradicate poverty.

Silicon Valley 111

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

It’s also important to say that while many successful technology companies have been venture-backed--Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook come to mind-- it’s not solely a funding method for technology companies. First, the introduction of seed money as an institutional form of capital. but globally.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Its not what people learn in classes at MIT and Stanford that has made technology companiesspring up around them. In a technology startup, which most startups are, the foundersshould include technical people. People who dont want to get dragged into some kind ofwork often develop a protective incompetence at it.

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Seeing Both Sides

MARCH 2, 2011

I had the pleasure of teaching a new case at HBS yesterday on foursquare that I co-authored with Professors Tom Eisenmann and Mikolaj Piskorski as part of Tom's new course "Launching Technology Ventures". million in its series A financing and kept the burn rate at less than $100k per month to make he money last.

API 44

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Share this: net c# development django java language php software Were often asked by entrepreneurs which language their startups should adopt when developing their technology. Attending events around London, or talking with some of the development agencies present at the events, one might hear a startling set of opinions.

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www.paulgraham.com

AUGUST 1, 2008

Startups are undergoing the same transformation that technology does when it becomes cheaper. Its a pattern we see over and over in technology. Standardization When technology makes something dramatically cheaper, standardization always follows. Google is the leader here, as in so many areas of technology.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

I don’t know any developers. I need money for the servers. These are the geniuses clogging up Craigslist’s “Computer Gigs&# with ads saying stuff like “Need iPhone Developer: Compensation: 30% of profits (when we get them)&# or “Ruby on Rails ROCKSTAR needed: $20/hr&# [link] Nils Noack Definitely a good read!

Technical Review 84

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

It wasnt because they werent accredited investors that I didntask my parents for seed money, though. When we were starting Viaweb,I didnt know about the concept of an accredited investor, anddidnt stop to think about the value of investors connections.The reason I didnt take money from my parents was that I didntwant them to lose it.

Technical Review 76

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www.businessinsider.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Google Ventures has made more than 100 seed investments, Maris said, including some past and present Y Combinator companies, and is making one to two new ones a week. Parse, one of the most-anticipated startups in Silicon Valley these days , went through Y Combinator last year and raised seed money from Google Ventures , for example.

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup Valuation Venture Capital 54

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

At each turn, these market changes were heralded as wonderful developments for entrepreneurs. If you are raising a seed round now, there are a few things you can do to protect yourself. There are still the same debates on whether or not you should take seed money from VCs. Scanadu: Technologically-savvy healthcare.

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