Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. While spending time with the entrepreneurs and championing the deal through the group, you tend to become emotionally attached. In most cases, the entrepreneur hasnt hidden anything, it is just buyers remorse kicking in and the realization that the hard work is beginning. ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Im going to continue to follow the paths of entrepreneurs turned VCs turned entrepreneurs again and see how it evolves. Labels: entrepreneur , entrepreneurial finance course , venture capital. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. I was on a panel earlier this week with several other investors from Angel Groups in the Valley.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Do you have the right make-up to be an entrepreneur? You need to be true to yourself and many people arent cut out to take the personal and professional risk associated with being an entrepreneur. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. For firms that dont have access to the most successful entrepreneurs, trying to predict an individual or individual teams success rate based on experience, personal attributes, intellect, etc. might very well be a good way to find some promising first time entrepreneurs. ProfessorVC.

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Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

I spent some time with some startups in San Francisco proper, as opposed to the heart of Silicon Valley (see Note 1). “Silicon Valley” (see Note 2) is hardly alone in this urbanization of startups trend. April 13, 2012. I was back in the SF Bay Area last week for a bit of work and a bit of fun.

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Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I get asked this question a lot by entrepreneurs (and students). However, I am teaching the ELAB and a new experimental course (The Silicon Valley Experience) for the MBA program. Related to this, I got an email from an entrepreneur this week interested in meeting with me.

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Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. We held our annual business plan competition at San Jose State this month and first prize was $10,000. In addition to the first prize, he was also given office space at the Plug and Play incubator for the summer and get to spend his days with other entrepreneurs and investors.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Ok, so I think Im the last guy in Silicon Valley to start a blog. I thought about the name some more and I do spend much of my time teaching entrepreneurship and coaching entrepreneurs. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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Professor VC

JULY 22, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Ross is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, battered but still standing after the Internet collapse. 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

JUNE 20, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. had mixed emotions when I read the the press release on the recent funding of iControl Networks. There are definitely some lessons in the story for entrepreneurs and angel investors, but before discussing, I thought Id share a bit about the early financing history for iControl.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I spent most of the time with the reporter talking about Sand Hill Angels and how we add value to the start-ups and entrepreneurs that we partner with, which is why I just have a small mention in the article. How passionate are the entrepreneurs about their business? ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Entrepreneurs struggle to find investors and investors struggle to find the best start-ups. This is a brutal process for entrepreneurs and many have no interest in the angel groups for this reason. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Of course, the most important funding statistic to an entrepreneur relates to one specific company, and whether there is sufficient capital available to build and scale his business. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Why can’t anyone just say, “it wasn’t a great outcome for investors, but was for the entrepreneurs and glad we could help make that happen” I guess nobody wants to pull a kazoo out of their pocket when it feels so much better to blare a trumpet. ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act (H.R. Since small businesses are responsible for the vast majority of new jobs, legislators believe that these new rules will make it easier for entrepreneurs to raise capital and ramp up hiring.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

During this week's roundtable, we had Inoh Choe from San Jose, California, pitch DemoTunes, a freemium concept. Also, Irit Dabby from Tel-Aviv, Israel, discussed GoodyTag , a neat concept about tagging photos of products differently than you would tag or 'like' a regular link or photo on social media.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I have been following the rallying cry of entrepreneurs with some amusement over the past couple of weeks in response to a blog post by Jason Calacanis, " Why Start-ups Shouldnt have to pay to pitch angel investors." I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 19, 2012

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. 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). That is what I am doing with the ELAB program at San Jose State University. ProfessorVC.

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