Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

I presented to 1,000’s of entrepreneurs, talked to 17 startups, gave 12 lectures, had 9 interviews, chatted with 8 VC’s, sat on 4 panels, talked policy with 2 government ministers, 2 members of parliament, 1 head of a public pension fund and was in 1 TV-documentary. This extends to sharing among startups.

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Scalable Startup

JANUARY 15, 2015

This discussion began last week and has fostered some great comments and resources… Offshore resources/Europe company for U.S. Tom Nora Startup Whisperer, Web Market Development. I’m a startup growth consultant who started a digital marketing + web development agency due to such high demand from my startup clients.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2012

Building a good reputation is one of the most fundamental components to a successful start-up and is particularly invaluable in the early stages. How to win an award in a startup competition: Research. The start-up scene within Europe and particular in the UK is growing fast and brings with it many competitions.

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techcrunch.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Startup Battlefield. Free Startup Docs: How Much Equity Should Advisors Get? Free Startup Docs: How Much Equity Should Advisors Get? He covers startups, music, social, mobile, health, and education. So, the Founder Institute has developed a solution to this long-standing pain in the ass that all startups experience.

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techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

For Startups And Winning SEC Approval, AngelList Opens Up Investment Platform To More Companies. In December, AngelList , a service that matches early-stage startups with investors, debuted the ability to allow accredited investors to actually invest in startups on the platform with as little as $1,000.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The Founder Institute , the early-stage startup accelerator that aims to ‘globalize Silicon Valley’, is doubling down on Europe big time. In addition, the Founder Institute is also testing new programs in Barcelona, Lisbon, London, Zurich, and Warsaw, and will be hosting several free events across Europe this autumn.

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VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2012

Amongst the different types of crowdfunding: Donation, Reward, Lending and Equity, the latter is on the rise as a fundraising mechanism for European startups. Below is a table of the equity Crowdfunding platforms operating in Europe: Location. The report reveals that in 2011 alone, €1.5 Capital raised so far through the platform.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. Before you start talking to large VCs, find some early stage investors. Startups are not always fun, and for us, last year was not much fun at all.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Today, these alliances are being reshaped to respond to Russian threats to the Baltics and Eastern Europe and to China’s economic, military, and technological influence worldwide. 85 startups applied for this first cohort. During the Cold War U.S. diplomatic and military alliances existed to defend freedom around the world.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

I would say the norm for many early-stage companies is somewhere between 6-10 in-person meetings per year. The earlier stage the more likely it is 10 meetings and the later stage the more likely it is 6. You may have an opinion on your market-entry strategy for Europe. Startup Advice' Always seek input.

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David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

I’ve listed a few more below which require meaningful startup and ongoing costs. Venture studios work as co-founders with a founding team, with the larger ones assigning dedicated internal teams for each startup idea (e.g., For more, see the Startup Studio Playbook. All of the strategies above have very modest fixed cost.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

There is a thin line between success and failure for startups, and that is usually determined by capital. The more capital a startup has, the easier it is to get off the ground and ramp up growth. In turn, this leads to the development of a thriving startup ecosystem which paves the way for technology and innovation.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

When I came to Paris in 2006, I had a well-developed idea for a startup and nothing else. In that time, I've discovered that the startup scene is infused with passion, energy and a strong spirit of collaboration. Pamela Poole is a blogger, translator and tech writer, and founder of Francophilia.com , a social startup for Francophiles.

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

You see, the demand for “startup advisors” were going through a little bit of a boomlet. Anyhow, fast-forward to 2021 and it almost feels like startup advisor roles have fallen a bit out of fashion as everyone scrambles to be an angel investor, a scout or solo capitalist. You don’t even need to do anything and we’ll give you equity.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 5, 2014

I am building a startup that solves a problem I experience frequently.” I am a big fan of founders who build their startup on the above-mentioned premise, since such a startup is most likely tackling a real-world problem (an increasingly rare phenomenon in today’s world). Entrepreneur Europe Analysis and Opinion'

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Austin Startup

APRIL 2, 2021

eve is Coming to Austin How an event insurtech startup not only survived, but thrived during COVID Building a startup is risky at the best of times. Building a startup during COVID is terrifying. Building an event insurtech startup during COVID is downright insane, but here we are. Why am I telling you this?

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 12, 2017

Securing adequate financing for any new venture nowadays is an exceptionally difficult proposition, which is why angel investors are considered so valuable to the startup ecosystem. This due to equity ownership interest often requiring an exchange for the early stage funding provided by the investor. Credible Experience.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

This is the failure of many early-stage companies when they try to scale. Due to the language and culture issues in Europe we opted for a country structure with an MD in each country and local sales, marketing & customers support staff. Tags: Startup Advice. This breaks Matt’s rule about not being a bottleneck.

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The Next Web

JULY 26, 2012

Exclusive - Founder Institute , the early-stage startup accelerator that aims to ‘globalize Silicon Valley’, is doubling down on Europe big time. Over the past two years, Founder Institute says it has helped launch 538 tech companies, 94 of which are based in Europe (or roughly 19%).

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 30, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, July 30, 2009 Techstars brings The Lean Startup to Boulder Im very excited to announce a pair of events that will kick off a very busy fall speaking tour. The event will include a talk from Eric on The Lean Startup over dinner, followed by moderated table discussion and then final Q&A with Eric.

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View from Seed

JUNE 21, 2022

RH: What’s your favorite thing about being an early-stage founder? Nuw team members across the US and Europe, Nuw normalised as the place for your wardrobe to get a second life. Get to know the founders. RH: Founders, please introduce yourselves. . AB: Aisling, originally from Dublin, Ireland, now living in London, UK. .

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The Next Web

APRIL 1, 2014

Carlos Eduardo Espinal is a partner at Seedcamp, an early stage mentoring and investment program that engages startups through monthly Seedcamp Events. I’m continuously excited when I hear about how many new ecosystems are evolving and growing across Europe and around the world. This story continues at The Next Web.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

I had last been in Chapel Hill on a winter’s day in 1986, traveling with the VP of Sales of our new supercomputer startup, Ardent. On a rainy day in Providence we tracked Andy down just as he was leaving for a trip to Europe. We were on the University of North Carolina campus to meet with Fred Brooks and Henry Fuchs.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 15, 2018

The world’s startup landscape keeps evolving. According to the 2018 Global Startup Ecosystem Report , in 2017, global venture capital investments reached the record of $140 billion, while the total value creation of the world’s startup economy hit astonishing $2.3 The Rise of the Canadian Startup Scene. Let’s find out.

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 10, 2014

BrightSun have just published research on the number of seed funds in Europe. As you can see from the graphs below the number of seed funds is growing very fast whilst the number of later stage funds is flat. Even if that meant moving the company. The chances of success on any other path are too low.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 1, 2020

He wants to use his money to take disruptive startups born in places like the United States, Canada and Europe and find ways to grow them in China ? At previous firms that he worked for, he was responsible for venture capital investing in many very early stage startups. appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2018

This is why it is especially important for startup founders to seek help to guide them through the tedious and often perilous process of starting and growing a company. In recent years, startup accelerators and startup incubators have become the place of choice for any budding entrepreneurs to be the next unicorn.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

One question that keeps coming up when speaking with early stage entrepreneurs when it comes to funding, is what metrics the company needs to hit to raise seed/series A/B etc: What’s a good conversion rate? Top-line metrics are indicators of success, not the one bar to clear to raise funding for your startup.

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The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Aileen Lee of early stage fund Cowboy ventures wrote a post for Techcrunch yesterday looking at the characteristics of 39 startups founded since 2003 that are worth over $1bn. She calls them ‘Unicorns’ There has been a lot of discussion since. Now the list is not complete (e.g.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 31, 2012

Kima Ventures , the French early-stage investment firm that wears the “most active angel investor in the world” badge it received from Business Insider last year with pride, is poised to let startups worldwide know it is just getting started.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The Startup Magazine is proud to support the EDF Energy Blue Lab Innovation Challenge. If you’re a company, entrepreneur or startup from anywhere in the world, we encourage you to apply for their acclaimed accelerator program. The chance for a £20,000 cash prize for the most promising startup. Wildcard .

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

If you’re a startup founder, you’re probably looking at Google in some way, maybe in terms of partnership or acquisition, but maybe some level of suspicion and fear. In this post, I’ll try to organise the various startup engagement and outreach programs at Google. How can startups engage Google (credit: VC Cafe).

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

A lean rollout for a startup would be 4-5 sales people plus 2-3 clinical applications specialists at a cost of ~$2.5 Many Distributors in Europe and in Asia. Therapeutics Channel = what you’re selling in the early stage is data and Intellectual Property to the pharmaceutical and biotech companies. million/year.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

After 54 hours of working, planning, networking, meeting new people and generally having a good but exhausting time, Umbrella People has won the Startup Weekend Women’s Edition. Startup Weekend surges on as a good way for people to explore their ideas as entrepreneurs. I also hate the term disruptive technology.”

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The Next Web

MAY 2, 2017

Despite the chilly conditions in Helsinki, the Finnish startup scene is heating up. The country that gave birth to Nokia, Angry Birds and the Linux operating system is continuing to pop out startups. According to Startup100, there are more than 600 active startups in the country.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

It’s a tough time for a lot of startup founders right now. Mature startups with proven business models and the potential to reach the public markets within a few years will be the safest place to park any new venture capital that comes into the ecosystem. Startups, Don’t Pin Your Hopes on VC Dry Powder ( Source ).

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

Let me take you back just 10 years ago to 2005 in Silicon Valley where I returned after 11 years of living in Europe. I was out to raise my first seed money in my second startup of $500,000. Neither did Y Combinator, 500 Startups, TechStars, Amplify, Mucker and countless others. Startup Lessons'

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