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| Page 1 of 2 | Previous | Next | THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MIND JUNE 18, 2011 A Time for Action The explanation could be tied to the fact that the financial sector has sucked up so much talent that might have otherwise done something useful in Silicon Valley or in other entrepreneurial hubs. useful in Silicon Valley or in other entrepreneurial hubs." Wrong. The two trends are not disconnected. Just the opposite. | | GROWTHINK BLOG APRIL 25, 2011 Startup Outlook from Silicon Valley Bank On Friday Silicon Valley Bank released a survey of 375 executives at startup technology companies in the 4 core venture capital investment sectors – Software/Internet, Hardware, Life Science, and Cleantech. Here is what they found: Tech. Execs. Are Bullish. And listen up Washington - 83 percent of them plan to hire in the coming year. | | | | | | | | |
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READWRITESTART | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2010  Snowflakes in the Valley: What Happens When 40 Nordic Entrepreneurs Visit Silicon Valley
The Internet might be truly global then, but the world of startups still revolves much around Silicon Valley. The old continent often looks up to the Valley as a sort of Eldorado of IT. Silicon Valley is a hub. At times, the Valley feels like a bubble, its inhabitants sheltered from the real world. Sponsor. MORE >> -
INSTIGATOR BLOG | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 Raising Financing: Convertible Debt vs. Equity
Seth Levine from Foundry Group touched off a debate on which is the best way to raise startup financing: convertible debt or equity. That’s the way you would price it for equity. When you raise the next round, the initial investors convert their debt into equity, but typically at a discount. Let’s say 20%. MORE >> -
CAMPUS ENTREPRENEURSHIP | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2011  Jobs, Zuckerberg Share Brand Equity W/Obama at Silicon Valley Dinner, Great Pics
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg got one of the prime seats next to Obama at a private Silicon Valley dinner convened to discuss the economy and job growth. The Zuckerberg story is truly amazing and worth studying. am not going to speculate on the decision making behind the seating, but there are countless interpretations. MORE >> -
CHRIS DIXON | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 Owning equity in your company should be as common as owning equity in your home
Entrepreneurs figured out a long time ago that the benefits of having equity in your company are similar to the benefits of having equity in your house. Silicon Valley expanded this concept by making it standard to grant equity to non-founder employees. – Aristotle *. startups MORE >> -
VC CAFE | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2010  The first Israeli Super-Angel Seed Fund Launches with $25 Million
A lot has been said about the ‘ equity gap’ in Israel – the fact that Israeli funds have been struggling to raise additional funding and international funds don’t all have local presence in Israel. In total the fund hopes to make $120 million in profit from its investments. Source: TheMarker (Hebrew). MORE >>
- Silicon Valley Frontlines: Two Tales of "Working For Equity" PHILIPSMITH.TYPEPAD.COM | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
- Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010 SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2011
- Storm Clouds A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2010
- The Top Reasons to Incorporate Your Startup in Delaware IP LAW FOR STARTUPS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2011
- Wilson Sonsini Entrepreneurs College ENTREPRENEURSHIP BLOG | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2007
- Why Governments Don’t Get Startups STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
- 4 Top Myths About Start-up Pay FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
- An Alternative Model for Startup Incubation INSTIGATOR BLOG | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2011
- Sleeping Under Your Desk INSTIGATOR BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2011
- Primer On Funding Trends for Early-Stage Startups STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2011
- San Francisco-Silicon Valley Inaugural Event to Feature Outstanding Bay Area Success Story FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
- Ground breaking essay on team building VENTURE HACKS | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010
- The Co-Founder Mythology BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, MAY 9, 2011
- Startup Tools STEVEBLANK.COM | FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2011
- Reinventing the Board Meeting – Part 2 of 2 – Virtual Valley Ventures STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011
- Building Ads in the 21st Century and Beyond FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2012
- How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2010
- Top 30 Startup Technology and Product Posts for September 2010 SOCAL CTO | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2010
- What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010
- Why The ‘Fail Fast’ Mantra Needs to Fail BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010
- Check-Ins are Coupons. Game Mechanics are Bullshit. Show Me The. 500 HATS | SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2010
- Pivot Now is Less Painful Than Turnaround Later STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2011
- Reinventing the Startup Board Meeting: Part 2 READWRITESTART | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011
- So You Want to Start a Startup Accelerator… INSTIGATOR BLOG | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2011
- Am I a Founder? The Adventure of a Lifetime. « Steve Blank STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009
- Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. 500 HATS | SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2010
- A Savvy Startup Always Builds a Great Loan Pitch STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
- Gordon Gekko 2.0: Flipping is GOOD. (aka Memo to Jason Fried. 500 HATS | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2009
- Move Your Startup to Chile-con Valley, Get $40,000! READWRITESTART | TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012
- Presentation Hacks VENTURE HACKS | TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2010
- A rant about the Orr Fellowship MCSTARTUP BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2010
- Role Models A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
- What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2011
- Reminder: ArcticEvening In Stockholm On September 7th! ARCTICSTARTUP | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
- Facebook IPO: 6 Smart Takeaways FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
- Creative Fundraising for Startups UP AND RUNNING | THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012
- Turntable.fm: Where Did Our Love Go? FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012
- Startups Get No Help From an Investment Bank STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2011
- Want to Start a Technology Company in LA? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010
- Summer of Startups 2.0 ARCTICSTARTUP | FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2011
- Finding Your Co-Founders TECHCRUNCH.COM | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010
- The Forgotten Founder: YouSendIt’s Khalid Shaikh FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012
- What is the Right Amount of Money to Raise at a Startup? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010
- WSJ Article: Era of Diminishing VC Returns WILL PRICE | THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2006
- Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 1: Are Those My Initials? STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2009
- The Returnees: Why U.S. Entrepreneurs are Going Back to Korea FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2011
- The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups WWW.PAULGRAHAM.COM | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010
- Imitation With Innovation Reduces Risk in Startups STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2011
- He's Just Not That Into You: VC Edition FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
- 1M/1M Strategy Roundtable: Where Should You Raise Money? VENTUREWOODS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2010
- A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011
- Startup Strategy Roundtable: Where Should You Raise Money? READWRITESTART | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2010
- Temporary Exclusion for 100% of Gain from Qualified Small Business Stock Acquired by Year End RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2010
- The Option Pool Shuffle VENTUREHACKS.COM | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2010
- A Different VC Model VENTUREWOODS | THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012
- Capital: The Real Reason Women Get Less of It FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2012
- Getting high on your own Svpply: When who’s using the service is part of the product THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2010
- Securitizing Happiness (v0.9): Solving the World's Problems by. 500 HATS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2008
- SCALEit Accelerator Program Will Take 10 Danish Startups To The Valley ARCTICSTARTUP | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
- The #1 Mistake Investors Make (And What To Do About It) GROWTHINK BLOG | MONDAY, JUNE 28, 2010
- Equity for Consultants – Keep it Simple! WWW.MATTBARTUS.COM | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
- How Other People Steal Your TIme--and How to Get it Back FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011
- What the NYC startup world needs (and doesn’t need) CHRIS DIXON | TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2011
- How to Be an Angel Investor WWW.PAULGRAHAM.COM | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010
- The Sharp End of the Stick « Steve Blank STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, MAY 4, 2009
- 8 Hard-Earned Insights Into Raising Startup Capital READWRITESTART | TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012
- How to bootstrap a Startup with less than $10k WWW.THESTARTUP.EU | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010
- Lean vs Fat Startups: The Disrupt Debate VENTURE CHRONICLES | WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2010
- Goodbye Industrial Robotics; Hello Rock Stars FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012
- Should Founders Be Allowed to Take Money off the Table? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
- Kevin Rose's 10 Tips for Entrepreneurs WWW.READWRITEWEB.COM | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2010
- Customer Development Fireside Chat STEVE BLANK | TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2009
- How One Startup Managed Its Investment Cash Flow READWRITESTART | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012
- From Nothing To Something. How To Get There. TECHCRUNCH.COM | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010
- Guy Kawasaki’s 10 Questions to Ask Before You Join a Startup WWW.MINT.COM | TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010
- 1M/1M Announces Important Partnership With MAD Incubator, Malaysia VENTUREWOODS | THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011
- Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Twitter, LinkedIn - Why Not Affiliates? READWRITESTART | THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011
- Get Your Pitch Ready For VCs And Win – Announcing Elevator Pitch Competition ARCTICSTARTUP | THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010
- Love Jessica Darko FORCE OF GOOD: A BLOG BY LANCE WEATHERBY | THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2011
- angelconf - my notes from Angel Investing conference STEVE POLAND | THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2009
- The #1 Mistake Investors Make (And What To Do About It) GROWTHINK BLOG | MONDAY, JUNE 28, 2010
- Q: How in Holy Hell are Facebook, Slide, Ning, & "Toy Apps" worth. 500 HATS | FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008
- Venture Deals STARTUP LESSONS LEARNED | TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2011
- My angel investing strategy vs Joshua Schachter GABRIEL WEINBERG | TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010
- 25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time WWW.CHUBBYBRAIN.COM | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
- The Start-up Scene In India YOUNGUPSTARTS | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- Strategy Roundtable: Try To Get At Least $2M Pre-Money In Seed Round Valuation READWRITESTART | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010
- Strategy Roundtable: Professional Investors Do Not Invest In $20 Million Markets WWW.READWRITEWEB.COM | MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2010
- Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40? STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
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