mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. We are coaching VCs and Angel Investors everyday who call us wanting to understand our Early Stage LPO versus late stage IPO approach to business. 4 Winning Strategies for Social Media.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

If your major relates to business sciences (finance, accounting, marketing and business law), chances are that you’ve had business plan assignments. Use a formal beta program, a detailed survey, a quick focus group, simple A/B or more complex multi-variable testing. Get the finances in shape. Test your product.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

How would Billy Beane have done as an early stage investor? Im still not convinced that "gut feel" isnt a good way to invest at the early stage, but this can certainly get rid of over-thinking and provides diversification and investments in entrepreneurial teams that would be otherwise overlooked. ProfessorVC. at 2:32 PM.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Naming can be one of the most difficult challenges in the early stages of a startup. of Web Users Meet Singles on Social Networks [STUDY] Want to Highlight Your New Facebook Pictures? Money and Finance Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In other words, angel investors and early stage venture capital (VC) firms will have different expectations than late stage VC firms. With the help social networking tools it has became much easier for start ups to venture in the competitive market.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Here’s an overview: Mitch Kapor: Kapor is founding partner of Kapor Capital , a firm that invests in seed and early stage startups. Brad Feld: Feld is co-founder and managing director of Foundry Group, a Boulder, Colorado venture capital firm that focuses on early stage investments ranging from $250,000 to $500,000.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Social networking. Social/Sharing. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. easy business finance software. applicant tracking and social recruiting. VC & Startup Resources.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Im an active participant on AngelList a fan of the excellent accelerator programs ( YCombinator , 500 Startups , TechStars , AngelPad, etc.), Are you refering to the various early stage platforms that are popping up? in fees is a hefty transaction fee considering company will still have legal and other fees on the financing.

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www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Here is the original post: Early Stage Web Application Start-Up Seeking Developer/Designer. What We’re Doing: We’re currently setting the groundwork for an innovative educational web application that will eventually fuse with social networking. Look into TechStars NY… it’s a great program. link] Eileen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

I also spend close to half my time teaching, and in addition to serving on the entrepreneurship advisory boards at Columbia, Yale and NYU, I am Chair of the Finance, Entrepreneurship and Economics program at Singularity University in Silicon Valley. Marty: Were your own first investment ventures a positive and learning experience?

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Bump.com is a social network based on license plate numbers as the identifier. They also gave an entertaining pitch, with biz dev guy Kemp Mullaney playing the role of a harried guy about to enter the 12-step Check-In program before discovering FootFeed. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. Money and Finance Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media.

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Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

One of my colleagues, Joel West, beat me to the punch with a summary of the program. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

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!” link] Finance Geek » Mistakes that startups make. [.] link] Finance Geek » How To Develop New Startup Ideas. [.] link] Bruce Colwin.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

However, Ive seen a number of students not find their entrepreneurial DNA until exposed to the content and guest speakers in the entrepreneurial program. I would definitely have applied had there been a program while I was attending school. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Preserve your equity by using a consulting CTO to ramp up your company before securing early-stage financing and hiring a permanent technology partner. Your consulting CTO will introduce you to the technology issues that you need to know about before selecting a permanent technology partner or hiring a permanent CTO.

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Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Many entrepreneurial programs feature a business plan competition, which is a great exercise. Manija Ansari is an undergraduate business student (currently in my Entrepreneurial Finance course), working on a social entreprenurial venture. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

Or the founders have taken on a small amount of seed financing, just enough to get them into the market. If our aim was to raise financing and employ these people directly, we’d have burnt through $5-7 million before launch. social network for sports fans! Either way, bootstrapping is a viable model.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

As I mentioned in the previous post, Jeff Fluhr (founder of StubHub) recently stopped by my Entrepreneurial Finance class to share his 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship with the students. He raised less financing than originally planned but was able to launch the site and was running a business by the time his classmates graduated 9 months later.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

I am not sure how this relates to venture finance or entrepreneurship, but Im sure Ill find some connection along the way. See you at the twelve step program. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

I actually enjoy the process of pulling together a selection of materials to create a complete course on Entrepreneurial Finance. The Dead developed an ardent fan abject Dead Heads, who attended multiple shows on each bout and traded bootleg tapes of their admired programs. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Firms like Accel and Greylock and Menlo Ventures announced discovery or seed funds, while other firms like Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz pioneered stealthy scout programs to give entrepreneurs their money, whether they knew it or not. HealthTab acquires Avvo Health to double its doctor network. Now it’s glutted.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

He then went on to say that this type of financing was good for the entrepreneur (vs taking VC money) because they got to keep more of the company. All recommend this program to effectively advertise on the Internet, this is the best program! Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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www.currentlyobsessed.com

MAY 28, 2010

It hardly deserves any attention at all in the early stages. For some closing thoughts, I’ll just add that: Valuation tends to be too much of a focus for most early stage companies. I know this sounds crazy, but it’s not. That’s a nice way of putting it. For example, liquidation prefs.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Productive Programming - Gabriel Weinberg , August 31, 2010 BIG disclaimer: I'm not formally trained in computer science (aside from two classes at MIT in 2000) and I haven't worked closely with that many programmers or teams (maybe 10 or so). Social gaming was naturally one of the key topics, covered in many presentations.

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Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

To that last one, there is certainly some truth as the standard time vs. revenue chart in most business plans looks like this: Im not teaching Entrepreneurial Finance this semester for the first time since Fall 2007. However, I am teaching the ELAB and a new experimental course (The Silicon Valley Experience) for the MBA program.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 19, 2012

As an active participant in the Silicon Valley new venture ecosystem and entrepreneurship educator, Im intrigued by the recently announced program Venture for America (VFA). It is modeled after Teach for America (TFA) , a program that sends high achieving college grads into inner cities as teachers. ► January. (1).

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

If you believe in it – then finance whatever you can yourself. When it comes to early stage investing – it’s all gut. As founders invest massive amounts of time into their start-up, how critical is it for them to come out of their “hermit caves” and network? I’m learning how to program.

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Up and Running

JULY 14, 2015

Learn more about Techstars , a startup accelerator program. Peter: Techstars is probably the most famous accelerator but the idea of the accelerator versus the incubator because there is living field, because there’s this very early stage fields for them both. Startup Incubators – (2:13). Jonathan: Okay.

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Professor VC

MAY 6, 2008

of the entrepreneurship program, I depress the academically qualified ratio. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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