The Startup Magazine

JUNE 13, 2017

Issues such as lack of managerial experience, and a weak marketing strategy – or bad timing – are often identified as reasons for failure. Who are my key competitors, what is their market share and how does my product distinguish itself? Only one in ten startups succeed. Will it disrupt an industry/sector?

Early Stage 62

Early Stage Silicon Valley Thailand Incubator 62

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In a business development role you’re out shaping the perception of your company in the market (networking), determining leads, and contacting leads. Strategy and Operations roles: These roles help make sure vision, resources (budgets and people), and the market opportunity are aligned. At small companies, you wear many hats at once.

Government 212

Government Advisory Board Salary Sales Cycle 212

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

By Daniel Sokolovksy, Co-Founder and CEO, WARP and Troy Lester, Co-Founder and CRO, WARP The dissolution of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was more than just a bank collapse, it was a reality check for both startups and the VCs that fund them. As an early-stage company that just closed our seed round at $8.1 That includes us.

Early Stage 111

Early Stage Los Angeles Silicon Valley Cofounder 111

Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2014

For decades large companies have gone shopping in Silicon Valley for startups. Silicon Valley – a Corporate Innovation Candy Store. Corporate business development and strategic partner executives are flocking to Silicon Valley to find these five types of innovation.

Acquisition 332

Acquisition Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Startup 332

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

I am fond of quoting that about 70% of my investment decision of an early-stage company is the team. My rationale is simple: everything goes wrong and only great teams can respond to competitors, markets, funding environments, staff departures, PR disasters and the like. PM’s are underrated in Silicon Valley these days.

Cofounder 388

Cofounder Early Stage Startup Silicon Valley 388

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Taking stock of the venture capital market in 2023, it’s clear to see that we’re in a transition point. In today’s market, I believe small is beautiful, and that specialisation matters. Seed and pre-Seed investment levels and valuations remain healthy, there’s more talent in the market and less competition.

Venture Capital 215

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Institutional Investors 215

ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2023

The Metaverse, a virtual universe where people can interact with each other in a 3D environment, is rapidly gaining traction as an emerging market, attracting businesses, investors, and talent from all over the world. Even though Finland offers free and high-quality education, it cannot compete with Silicon Valley regarding salaries.

Finland 187

Finland Europe Estonia Silicon Valley 187

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2023

Many entrepreneurs are convinced that banks are not worth the effort for startups, especially early-stage ones that still don’t have a revenue stream, or collateral to back up their financing needs. A question I get from time to time is “Can I ever expect any backing from my bank for a great opportunity?” An impressive team.

Equity 303

Equity Silicon Valley Finance Early Stage 303

Version One Ventures

MAY 3, 2023

It’s obviously very large, but most start-up activity is concentrated in a few cities: Bangalore (the “Silicon Valley” of India), Delhi (the 33m strong capital of India), Mumbai (the financial capital) and Chennai. billion people, India itself represents a massive market.

India 87

India LP Silicon Valley Vertical 87

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2023

None normally work for or provide funds for early-stage startups. That would be almost any bank that provides checking accounts, savings accounts, and money market accounts to businesses, and also makes loans to businesses. Many investment banks even call themselves “boutiques.”

Early Stage 182

Early Stage Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering 182

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. I suspect those days will end soon, and 61% of LPs polled said they felt VCs were coming back to market too quickly.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital LP Silicon Valley Marketing 150

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 26, 2021

The Top 10 Duct Tape Marketing Podcast Episodes for 2020 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Even though 2020 immediately conjures words like “challenge,” “hardship” and “crisis,” there are many lessons learned that will impact and shape the future of business and small business marketing moving forward.

Marketing 91

Marketing Silicon Valley Cofounder Framework 91

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2020

Though the trend in the startup world seems to be relocating to Silicon Valley (a choice that some angel investors and ven­ture capitalists now call mandatory) and knocking on the doors of venture capital, this path doesn’t make sense for all businesses, and it’s not acces­sible to many entrepreneurs because of their life circumstances.

Entrepreneur 205

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Silicon Valley Bandwidth 205

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 9, 2013

And with scarce resources it’s your job to decide which door this lead must go through – sales or marketing. And I think of it as a failure of Silicon Valley startups (and occasionally SV VCs who lack an understanding of enterprise purchasing) to assume you don’t need a sales process and sales reps.

Customer 324

Customer PR Marketing Technical Review 324

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

The functions of an early-stage board are pretty obvious and well understood: Providing introductions to customers, biz dev partners, recruits, the press, other investors, etc. how to market our products and company. when to build out our offices in Silicon Valley, New York & Los Angeles.

Technical Review 325

Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

But VC is an “illiquid asset&# so funds didn’t disappear quickly - In 2000/01 the stock market quickly adjusted punishing investors in the NASDAQ and in individual public technology stocks. The VC industry in shrinking – Paul Kedrosky was early on the scene with this prescient prediction that the industry would shrink.

LP 311

LP Technical Review Early Stage Silicon Valley 311

Steve Blank

MAY 28, 2009

Customer/Market Risk Versus Invention Risk One day I was having lunch with a VC sharing what I learned from my students. Steve,&# he said, “you’re missing the most interesting part of vertical markets. Markets with Customer/Market Risk are those where the unknown is whether customers will adopt the product.

Vertical 144

Vertical Silicon Valley Marketing Customer 144

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2020

Many entrepreneurs are convinced that banks are not worth the effort for startups, especially early-stage ones that still don’t have a revenue stream, or collateral to back up their financing needs. A question I get from time to time is “Can I ever expect any backing from my bank for a great opportunity?” An impressive team.

Silicon Valley 406

Silicon Valley Equity Startup Finance 406

Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2011

But he left to work on what he told me he came to do - crack the innovation code of Silicon Valley and share it with the rest of the world. Max and his partners interviewed and analyzed over 650 early-stage Internet startups. Founders overestimate the value of IP before product market fit by 255%. .

Technical Cofounder 333

Technical Cofounder Early Stage Startup Silicon Valley 333

Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2021

At a time when young companies struggle to find technology sectors not dominated by Silicon Valley’s giants , most startups remain oblivious to one of the largest markets in the world, the U.S. There’s a willing market here, too. billion in early funding. Defense Department. The Key Questions For Startup.

Artificial Inteligence 326

Artificial Inteligence Marketing Startup Silicon Valley 326

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

I actually really enjoyed many of the points Muhammad made about marketing in general and I found myself nodding through the entirety of the article except for it’s core premise. It’s about looking out for and catching the next major marketing wave before others have grokked it. I laughed as I did at much of his rant.

Technical Review 384

Technical Review Hockey Stick SEM Channel 384

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Thomas Clayton has started and run numerous high-tech startups in Silicon Valley. The process of raising money in Asia is very different from raising money in Silicon Valley and, frankly, it’s not nearly as easy. He is currently CEO of Bubbly , a social media startup backed by Sequoia Capital, SingTel Innov8, and JAFCO.

Asia 132

Asia Silicon Valley India Term Sheet 132

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

The key reason for the explosion in capital flowing into the industry, and therefore the large increase in practitioners, had nothing to do with 1970’s performance, early stage investing, or technology. Instead, the driver was the 1983 bull market. You may recall I got into the industry in 1978.

Venture Capital 70

Venture Capital SBIC Technical Review Silicon Valley 70

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

I think you have to listen to the queue’s.” “…if you look at a lot of the early stage investors, whether it be Union Square Ventures or First Round or Jeff Clavier at Softtech or Dave McClure – we want to try the product, we want to experience the product, we want to get a sense of how the entrepreneur is thinking about it.

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2020

None normally work for or provide funds for early-stage startups. That would be almost any bank that provides checking accounts, savings accounts, and money market accounts to businesses, and also makes loans to businesses. Many investment banks even call themselves “boutiques.”

Silicon Valley 362

Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering Term Sheet 362

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 24, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 6 Ways to Make Your Business Card Your Best Marketing Tool | Entrepreneur – [link]. Small Business and Social Marketing: Time for an Audit? – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2023

The focus at this level, primarily in companies that have a long history of success, usually in very stable markets, is to continue sustaining and exploiting existing advantages. I see this often in highly regulated markets, and ones driven by bureaucrats. Innovation seems risky and unattractive.

Silicon Valley 277

Silicon Valley Government Early Stage Valuation 277

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Consider it a sales & marketing expense for them. They want to lock in future clients at an early stage. So I tell you this because if you build a strong relationship with an early-stage VC they can be a great source to help you with your funding. When we want to sell or IPO companies they’re there again.

Southern California 318

Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2017

Due to lowering capital costs, global competition that spans industries and continents, quicker market validations, and facilitated iteration, the nature of the investment game has changed. The most pressing advantage for startups, in this, is an increased number of options when it comes to staying alive in the early days of the company.

Venture Capital 193

Venture Capital Technical Review Kenya Startup 193

Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

As an entrepreneur himself, founding and operating printed circuit board factories in Taiwan, my father was debating between two places to immigrate to and build his next new venture: Los Angeles (“The Valley” aka San Fernando Valley) and Santa Clara (“Silicon Valley”).

Los Angeles 138

Los Angeles Southern California Silicon Valley Technical Review 138

Steve Blank

MARCH 3, 2015

Starting in the 1950’s, Stanford’s engineering department became “outward facing” and developed a culture of spinouts and active faculty support and participation in the first wave of Silicon Valley startups. Given its inward focus, Berkeley has always been the neglected sibling in Silicon Valley entrepreneurship.

Business Plan 120

Business Plan Silicon Valley Saudi Arabia Lean 120

Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Meet the Locals Here are the most active early stage investors in town that you should meet while you’re here and do deals with. It’s a robust ecosystem so I’m only listing the ones we’ve done the most deals with here but Capital Factory is the most active early stage investor in Texas so this is a good sampling.

Silicon Valley 50

Silicon Valley Technical Review Texas Venture Capital 50

Version One Ventures

MAY 24, 2016

Just a few years ago, if you wanted to do something big, you needed to go to Silicon Valley. Toronto has become a hub for the blossoming machine intelligence market. Yet, having a vibrant ecosystem to seed early stage startups is one thing. Waterloo has another unicorn with Kik. Great senior talent. Great exits.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley San Francisco Startup DC 113

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

With the enormous changes to our economies and financial markets?—?how how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? One of the most common questions I’m asked by people intrigued by but also scared by venture capital and technology markets is some variant of, “Aren’t technology markets way overvalued?

Pre-Money Valuation 471

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Venture Capital Early Stage 471

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

2 preamble issues having read the comments on TC today: 1: I know that the prices of startup companies is much great in Silicon Valley than in smaller towns / less tech focused areas in the US and the US prices higher than many foreign markets. I can’t control the market. Private markets for stocks are the opposite.

Pre-Money Valuation 336

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Stock 336

Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

Why they were looking to me to run marketing wasn’t clear. The company was the laughing stock of the Mac market. The two other players in the add-on graphics business, Radius and RasterOps, had a combined 90% market share. The assets were a series of products already developed and on the market or in the development pipeline.

Silicon Valley 146

Silicon Valley Software Review Technical Review RSS 146

Steve Blank

MARCH 2, 2011

corporation – starting a new technology division bringing disruptive technology to market at General Electric. One of GE’s new divisions – GE’s Energy Storage – has been given the charter to bring an entirely new battery technology to market. He’s as good as any startup CEO in Silicon Valley.

Silicon Valley 222

Silicon Valley Agile Customer Development Early Stage 222