Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 18, 2019
They are no longer remarkable in Santa Monica or Venice or in many cities in America, Europe or South America. This is only true when: 1) there is funding available to finance short-term losses and 2) when there is a lucrative positive unit-economics business when you become the winner. They’re acceptable.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 13, 2013
One of my favorite events last year was attending Startup Grind where I got to interview Clayton Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma. And of course we talked about many of my views of building startups. He grew up in Colombia, South America. You didn’t join startups then.
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Steve Blank
AUGUST 23, 2010
We spent two days of analyzing and exploring their customer discovery visits just completed across South America, Africa and Asia. It reminded me of the differences in Customer Discovery between a scalable startup and a big company. Some parts of being a big company make it easier, others make being a startup even riskier.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 5, 2010
A caller dialed in to ask us questions about his startup. He was from South America but living in Switzerland and had launched a startup while holding down a day job at a consulting firm (McKinsey if memory serves). I was recently on TWiST with Jason Calacanis. He wanted to raise angel money. Not my problem.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 12, 2017
Securing adequate financing for any new venture nowadays is an exceptionally difficult proposition, which is why angel investors are considered so valuable to the startup ecosystem. Investors need to be fully aware of the risks they are exposing themselves to when making an investment in any early stage startup.
Hunter Walker
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
US-based seed VCs rarely invest outside of the country (500 Startups is one exception) leaving a potential gap in the market for folks with international expertise. Lee Jacobs is one example of a Syndicate lead who is sourcing deals from South America. 1) The International Dealflow Syndicate. Would Syndicates be a solution?
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
He left traditional media at the top of his game to be the founding CEO of Next New Networks, one of the first digital video startups, backed by Spark Capital and bought by YouTube in 2011. After a stint as the President of North America at BBC Worldwide, Herb is returning to his roots in both digital and Latino.
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