Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. Over the past 4 years LA’s tech fundings have growing at a 30% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) which is > 4 times the US average VC CAGR (7%).

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

That in turn requires more capital. In addition, the competition for and the cost of hiring people, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, has gone up dramatically. Together this means that Seed stage companies need to run longer and at a higher expense structure, meaning they need to raise a lot more capital.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Other sources of capital. If you believe in it – then finance whatever you can yourself. Just ensure you understand your numbers and manage them well. $50 Entrepreneurs always struggle with competing priorities and manage expenses very closely. What you measure, you manage). Government grants – Credit cards / debt.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

And for those in the coveted in-crowd, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and the greater tech community become a world of opportunity where you’re only limited by the quality of your idea and the caliber of your friends. The “haves&# possess money, power, influence, or the right friends with those qualities.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tweet View Comments Sarah Lacy Feb 19, 2010 Pepperdine has a new study out that attempts to shed some light on the clubby, shadowy world of private finance. Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Think Again. Translation?

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

I’ve seen the Valley grow from Sunnyvale to Santa Clara to today where it stretches from San Jose to South of Market in San Francisco. Third, venture capital has now become Founder-friendly. A 20 th century VC was likely to have an MBA or finance background. We now have specific management tools to grow startups.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2021

That is a common experience we hear from outsiders that there's only two cultures of Silicon Valley, and when we get into the funding and financing of companies, that that's really where the bias can come in. So, you don't have to be physically in Silicon Valley or San Francisco to honestly get access to the best advice.

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