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Am I a Founder? The Adventure of a Lifetime. « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Other Roles in a Startup Generic advice given to entrepreneurs assumes that everyone is going to be the founder/co-founder. Will there be a lecture on getting seed money in a post crisis world? Reply Revue de presse | Simple Entrepreneur , on September 16, 2009 at 10:09 pm Said: [.] But make sure it fits who you are.

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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

This past summer, the Lightspeed Summer Fellowships program invited selected guests to provide aspiring entrepreneurs a perspective into all aspects of starting a new company. The program provides entrepreneurs the resources and mentoring they need to build their companies and develop their skills. Patent Trolls.

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Seed and Later Investments for Startups are Booming

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus the venture capital industry isn’t dead yet, despite all the rumors, and more startups are getting money, even at Series A and later levels. The explosion in seed funding, without a corresponding explosion in investors willing to lead the next round (Series A), may mean that you can’t get a second round and will be “orphaned” or die.

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Mile-High disruption: Why Denver should be on your tech radar next year

The Next Web

Roughly 1,200 miles away in the heart of Silicon Valley, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed is pushing for restrictions that will shutter many of the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries. Like Silicon Valley, Denver is among the most educated cities in the U.S., Abundance of highly-educated and committed talent.

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How the Seed-Stage VC Trend Began, The Downsides of Unicorns & Much More

Both Sides of the Table

*. If you are a 20-something tech entrepreneur you could be forgiven for thinking that seed-stage investors, Angellist Syndicates and widely available angel money always existed. Let me take you back just 10 years ago to 2005 in Silicon Valley where I returned after 11 years of living in Europe.

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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

Both Sides of the Table

And a few teams of super talented, educated and bright entrepreneurs make a few mill. Let’s assume $2 million in seed money. If the money comes from professional investors it usually has a “liquidation preference” meaning that their money comes out before the founders or common stock.

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Splunk Founder Now Launches Entrepreneurs, Not Startups

ReadWriteStart

Despite earning Oprah money and minting more than 150 millionaires with six successful exits, including Splunk, currently valued at more than $5 billion, Baum has yet to retire. Instead of launching another startup, however, he’s launching entrepreneurs. Michael Baum : You remember what happened in 2003 in Silicon Valley, right?

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