Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As near as I can tell these are smaller ones, who don’t sell clothes, but typically sell companies and securities in a particular set of industries. Startups looking for an angel investor, or a Venture Capital investment usually realize that neither of these sources of funds normally has any connection with a bank.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford’s Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University. Toxic Business Press and Contradictory Government Incentives. While the government says they love startups, the first thing they did this year is raise the capital gains tax.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

Entrepreneurs in Beijing were knowledgeable about Silicon Valley, entrepreneurship and the state of software and tools available for two reasons. The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. Almost every entrepreneur I met was using VPN to circumvent the Great Firewall. Perhaps it’s the weather. Management 101.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

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? And the truth is that several entrepreneurs prefer it this way.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

I spent the month of September lecturing, and interacting with (literally) thousands of entrepreneurs in two emerging startup markets, Finland and Russia. I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford's Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University. A government that's trying to help, but gets in the way.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

Entrepreneurs in Beijing were knowledgeable about Silicon Valley, entrepreneurship and the state of software and tools available for two reasons. The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. Almost every entrepreneur I met was using VPN to circumvent the Great Firewall. Perhaps it’s the weather. Management 101.

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Up and Running

MAY 3, 2017

It’s no secret that women have traditionally been paid less than men, but it can also be challenging for women entrepreneurs to find funding for startups. Statistically, women earn only 7 percent of venture capital investments overall. See Also: What Do Venture Capital Firms Want?

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Opening Night Happy Hour and Keynote with Scott Kupor: Secrets of Sandhill Road | Fundraising Track Joshua Baer , Founder and CEO at Capital Factory, delved into the transforming realm of venture capital with Scott Kupor , Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2020

Many do not have an adequate amount of cash to weather the storm and have to scramble to apply for government emergency loans and grants. If you want your business to grow faster by taking on investors and raising venture capital, you might want to switch your business entity from an LLC to a C Corporation.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

All are developer first companies respectively in zero trust security, automation, and developer productivity. Ongoing press coverage of boldstart themes: every Fortune 500 is a tech company, developer first, and security including Fortune , Techcrunch , Wall Street Journal , Business Insider , SaaStr podcast , and more….

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

. “It is deeply telling that the vocabulary of venture capital begins with ‘the friends and family round’,” she writes. To sufficiently scale risk tolerance in an era of cataclysmic change and uncertainty, we need better government-level interventions and solutions.

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VC Adventure

MARCH 19, 2023

As Dina Sherif of MIT and Pia Sawhney of Armory Square Ventures point out in their excellent OpEd in CNBC last week , and as Elisabeth McBride and I discussed in much longer form writing in The New Builders , smaller banks provide critical infrastructure for our entrepreneurial communities – especially women and people of color.

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Pascal's View

MARCH 16, 2010

This is the seventh in our series of ten frequently asked questions from investors in venture capital partnerships. Susan Mangiero , CEO of Investment Governance’s Fiduciary X , asked me the following: Question; How should institutional investors contact VC funds? Directly or via an investment consultant?

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Pascal's View

MARCH 18, 2010

This is the ninth in our series of ten frequently asked questions from investors in venture capital partnerships. Susan Mangiero , CEO of Investment Governance’s Fiduciary X , asked me the following: Question: Do you think than anemic IPO market will remain a deterrent to VC investing? Yes I do. Share and Enjoy:

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Many seasoned entrepreneurs are happy to share their knowledge and opinions—you just have to ask! Many entrepreneurs waste a lot of time and resources on their idea, only to find no one wants to buy. Oculus VR was able to secure their initial funding from a crowdfunding campaign, and later sold to Facebook for over $2 billion !

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

As near as I can tell these are smaller ones, who don’t sell clothes, but typically sell companies and securities in a particular set of industries. Startups looking for an Angel investor, or a Venture Capital investment usually realize that neither of these sources of funds normally has any connection with a bank.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Government Funding Options (U.S.). We also have some tips on securing a bank loan. Government Funding Options: 4. Small Business Lending Fund is a dedicated government fund that provides capital for small business loans through specific lenders in each U.S. Each state and some local governments have one.

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Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Unfortunately, Mr. Slywotzky makes an important assertion about venture capital that is incorrect. First, the venture capital business is contracting severely: From the April 18th, 2009 NVCA/PWC Moneytree report: “Venture capitalists invested just $3.0 ” FULL STOP.

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Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2014

We’ve all seen the late night TV commercials targeted at entrepreneurs touting “free money from Uncle Sam”. I say “for the most part” because government grants for small businesses do exist, but the opportunity to secure one is limited to a narrow field of candidates. Paying off debt. Covering operational expenses.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 17, 2009

The university found government contracts profitable as the government reimbursed their overhead charges (their indirect costs.) A security guard was stationed at the door of the Applied Electronics Lab to ensure that only those with proper security clearance could enter. on August 18, 2009 at 4:39 am Said: [.]

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

So, this blog entry aims to help make this exercise a little less daunting for entrepreneurs. Buddy is widely acknowledged as one of the premier practitioners in the venture capital industry, and is widely referenced for his experience in the areas of corporate and securities law and corporate governance matters.

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Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2014

We’ve all seen the late night TV commercials targeted at entrepreneurs touting “free money from Uncle Sam”. I say “for the most part” because government grants for small businesses do exist, but the opportunity to secure one is limited to a narrow field of candidates. Paying off debt. Covering operational expenses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2011

As near as I can tell these are smaller ones, who don’t sell clothes, but typically sell companies and securities in a particular set of industries. Startups looking for an Angel investor, or a Venture Capital investment usually realize that neither of these sources of funds normally has any connection with a bank.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Nick Davidov is the Investment Director at iTech Capital and Managing Director of The Pult Group. For many investors and entrepreneurs in the West, doing business in Russia can seem like a step into the unknown. QIWI plc is the largest Russian operator of electronic payment systems and was founded by a group of iTech Capital LPs.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

Economic inequality and opportunities for job growth are directly correlated with overall spending levels on R&D and with the geographic concentration (or distribution) or those dollars — both public funding (government) and private (as with VC). As noted above, government spending on R&D has fallen and at the same time U.S.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Box has announced the launch of Box Accelerator , a global data transfer network that pushes the speed, security and scale of the Box service for business and enterprise users for a faster and more streamlined service. Venture Partners, and strategic investors salesforce.com and SAP. Check out the video for more details.

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 12, 2009

In Silicon Valley, Boston, Austin, and other innovation centers across the country, entrepreneurs and their backers (who are not limited to venture capitalists) are all keenly aware that Washington’s addiction to enacting hasty, one-size-fits–all financial regulation will continue to have far-reaching unintended negative consequences for the U.S.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2018

One thing’s for sure, converting your business into a corporation provides a great deal of advantages that allow you to secure your assets from cases such as a looming bankruptcy or a lawsuit. Going the LLC route, you are not obliged to pay corporate taxes; instead, you will be governed by a pass-through taxation system.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2020

There is so much confusion and misinformation out there about the government sponsored “payroll protection plan” loans to companies that the heads of every small business CEO in the country must be spinning. We have been advising a lot of entrepreneurs so I thought I’d “open source” some of the advice I have been sharing.

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Pascal's View

APRIL 26, 2009

Global Competition and the Critical Role of Venture Capital in America’s Growth Economy. Since 2007, ITSEF has focused on advancing innovation in security technologies through public-private partnerships by developing a community of interest between Washington and Silicon Valley. venture capital ecosystem and how the U.S.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 18, 2020

from the scrappy ranchers of the early days, to the oil wildcatters, culminating in today’s high-tech entrepreneurs. It’s no wonder that Texas is one of the most active states for entrepreneurs and startups. We know Capital Factory will continue to be the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I’ve recently met with several universities, nonprofits, and government employees who’ve all asked the same question: how can we promote entrepreneurship? By contrast, as a venture capitalist, I can report that almost all of our portfolio companies are desperate to hire talented software engineers, and eager to hire in a range of other roles.

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Pascal's View

MAY 23, 2009

  Through Levensohn Venture Partners' involvement as the lead venture sponsor of the IT Security Entrepreneurs' Forum (ITSEF) since its inception in 2007, and through my personal initiatives advocating public policy solutions to address cyber security issues, I have had some positive impact in increasing awareness of this problem. 

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Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

My general opinion is that anything that makes the financing process faster and easier or otherwise educates entrepreneurs is a good thing. (A If you don’t, please educate yourself on this site, Venture Hacks and the term sheet series by Brad Feld/Jason Mendelson, among other places. Name of security. under $500K).

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

2011 was finally the year when the media spotlight shone on how under-represented women are in almost all power structures in business, government, technology and media – and how crucial it is that we leverage the leadership skill set that they bring to the table to tackle the problems facing the world today.

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 26, 2012

Correspondingly, these Internet-marketed, transacted, and settled offerings will be exempt from the Byzantine state-by-state rules that effectively prevent a regulatory compliant securities offering for anyone with less than a $100,000 legal budget. What would this look like?

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