Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

So we’ve got scholarships for people who wouldn’t otherwise be able to attend—early-stage entrepreneurs, particularly those from beyond Silicon Valley; staff from small non-profits; and students. We’re interested not only in bringing folks to San Francisco, but also in helping Lean Startup communities take root beyond Silicon Valley.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2011

Next, Priyanka Bhatnagar from Pune, India, pitched Priyanka Bhatnagar Jewellery & Accessories , an e-commerce jewelry line. Finally, we had a discussion on Adam's proposal to sell 20% of his equity for $50,000, which I thought was preposterous. Also, folks, remember, the Microsoft India Startup Grant application deadline is May 31.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2010

However, Deborah is looking for ways to sell her low carbon footprint green house technology to producers, and is in conversations with producers in Senegal and India. At this point, he can grow organically and leverage channel partners and other creative modes of non-equity financing and preserve equity as much as possible.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

This is our first major partnership with an incubator whereby MAD will adopt the 1M/1M methodology to foster Silicon Valley-style technopreneurship in Malaysia. global market a strong channel through Silicon Valley. We can also provide a subset of these entrepreneurs who are looking to penetrate the U.S./global

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

And, oh by the way, we also really like the idea of the 1M/1M entrepreneurs building valuation and negotiating leverage through these business development efforts, instead of signing off large chunks of their company in form of equity early on.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

He is willing to give up 33% of equity for this $1 million investment. I feel that it is not at all necessary to give this much equity up at this stage of the game. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. Today, he sees the opportunity to do a cloud capacity planning company.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I’ll focus for now on the business itself, there’s plenty of other info on the web if you care to understand the equity ownership or financing history of Facebook and frankly this has been fairly well known for awhile. ==. But places like Brazil and India are estimated at 20-30% and Japan and South Korea at <15%.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

He is willing to give up 33% of equity for this $1 million investment. I feel that it is not at all necessary to give this much equity up at this stage of the game. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. Today, he sees the opportunity to do a cloud capacity planning company.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

He is willing to give up 33% of equity for this $1 million investment. I feel that it is not at all necessary to give this much equity up at this stage of the game. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. Today, he sees the opportunity to do a cloud capacity planning company.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

The New York Times says the new fund is a signal that Silicon Valley is being revived, but according to the Wall Street Journal , it was lower fees and carry that facilitated securing the capital: It helped that Battery proactively offered some investor-friendly terms.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. Ideally you can pay them based + equity so that you’ll get their attention and focus on the project. have you heard of any luck using outsourced coders from India … or where do you suggest ? Google won’t care.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 10, 2020

And then you fast forward a couple of weeks, I live here in Santa Clara County in Silicon Valley, which actually I think had one of the first cases or one of the- Eric Ries : Of community spread, yeah. You were hanging out in Silicon Valley, I'm sure many people must have told you, "You’ve got to monetize this.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Especially if you aren’t from around Silicon Valley. pretty much sums everything up well, but – let’s be honest here – if you live outside Silicon Valley, you are going to be at odds, because the rest of the world hasn’t yet caught up with this tech start-up thing.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

In How Not To Sell Equity Too Cheap, Too Soon , entrepreneurs would find a discussion of what we recommend when it comes to selling incubation-stage equity. and How To Access Silicon Valley's Tribal Knowledge. There were people from Argentina, Israel, India, France, New York, Washington, Nigeria, etc.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

This was also the period when VC started expanding seriously in emerging markets like India and China, and many LPs put new capital into these OUS funds. For those who aren’t familiar, Mobius was a VC fund with offices in Silicon Valley and Boulder CO and at it’s peak Mobius had $2B+ under management.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Don’t exacerbate the issue by needing to figure out how to deal with a large equity deadweight on your hands (investors won’t like that the #2 stakeholder is absent, even estranged, from your company). So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders. Company: Go.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Someone who is egotistical enough to call themselves a rockstar, yet humble enough not to want 99% of the equity? Just go to a meetup or post an ad promising equity. John Furrier , Silicon Valley is my playground - Liv. " => Where can I find someone to do my work for me for free for a year of their life?

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Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Once the $1 million revenue milestone is crossed, entrepreneurs find it easier to find additional customers, manage working capital, and access funding, whether it is credit or equity. I have learnt a great deal being based in the heart of Silicon Valley for the last 15 years, and having access to its inner circle.

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David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

Avataar Ventures invests exclusively in companies which fit these criteria: “$15 Million + in Annual Recurring Revenues; Strong Tech-Led B2B & SaaS Companies; Core Operations in India/ South East Asia; Open to Active Partnering.” 5) Structure-defined funds. 6) Situation-defined funds.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Founder Equity Issues. Venture Hacks equity section. Legal, Equity, etc. Y Combinator : They provide a series of AA equity financing documents that are written with simpler words so start-up companies will have an easier starting point. Argonaut Private Equity.

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