Engineer Networking Seed Capital Silicon Valley 
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. The monetization engine of the Internet that powers the most profitable business perhaps in history was invented and perfected in Los Angeles and is what you now know as Google Ad Words.
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 26, 2009
Its easy to take Silicon Valley for granted. Ive written a little bit about the origins of Silicon Valley because I think its important for us to understand how we got here in order to make sure we preserve what is best about our community. Provide early seed capital, and be the ones to make those introductions.
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thebarefootvc
MARCH 8, 2012
I talked about creative disruption and how many significant companies would be formed as a result of this (not dissimilar to what I saw in Silicon Valley while investing post 2001 crash). I helped launch NYCSeed in 2008 in response to the lack of seed funding available in NYC.
Steve Blank
JULY 20, 2015
My guests on Bay Area Ventures on Wharton Business Radio on Sirius XM Channel 111 were: Errol Arkilic , former program director for the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps), now founder of M34 Capital. Venk Shukla , president TiE Silicon Valley and general partner, Monta Vista Capital.
maplebutter.com
JANUARY 8, 2013
How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? If you’re looking for a designer, engineer, or biz marketing guy – go to meetups / conferences that those people would go to. Then launch.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
Note: When I say “seed stage startup,” I’m specifically referring to software/app startups that are eitherpre-product or early product. Startup X launches with XX millions of dollars of seed capital from a star-studded list of investors”. … TVR: The traditional way of raising seed funding. The New Way , called Traction.
mashable.com
NOVEMBER 3, 2010
And for those in the coveted in-crowd, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and the greater tech community become a world of opportunity where you’re only limited by the quality of your idea and the caliber of your friends. The group also hosts its annual QPrize competition, awarding winners with $750,000 in seed funding.
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