Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

the wave of semiconductor startups in the 1960’s/70’s, the emergence of Venture Capital as a professional industry, the personal computer revolution in 1980’s, the rise of the Internet in the 1990’s and finally. Government and the enterprise are now followers rather than leaders. or Euro-centric phenomenon.

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 28, 2010

.; (6) The most efficient fuel for this IPO engine is venture capital. government dataset compiled by the U.S. .” “… it is highly unlikely that a company that does not take venture capital ends up going public. … Four of the twenty companies with the largest market capitalization in the U.S.—Microsft,

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

However, this primarily applies to businesses within China and India, where these big firms reside, as they rarely invest in startups outside of those two countries. The venture capital landscape in Asia is varied and complex, as most of the active firms on the continent are concentrated in just a few areas.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2018

Whether you are hoping to expand a small business with a loan or going for a round of venture capital, you will need a scalable business model. For example, Bluestone , an online jewelry startup from India, was trying to compete with the traditional brick and mortar jewelry business market. Venture capital.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

The past year saw startups on the rise, an increase in venture capital funding (both in real dollars and numbers of companies funded), a resurgence of IPOs, and the rise of David against Goliath, as best represented by Groupon’s spurning of a $6 billion offer from Google. Investors will be bullish on startups.

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David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

1) Corporate Venture Capital. Most VCs (including ff Venture Capital ) collect money from independent limited partners in order to form their fund. This is not a comprehensive list, but merely an attempt to highlight some of the most notable examples relevant for technology-enabled startups. 4) Accelerators.

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thebarefootvc

JANUARY 27, 2014

Last week, a chart in the Wall Street Journal listed private companies globally that have raised capital at $1 billion-plus valuations from venture capital firms. Economics Entrepreneurship Startups Technology Venture Capital bubble economics startups valuation' Suddenly, everyone’s worth a billion dollars.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 29, 2023

According to Jungle Ventures, Southeast Asia’s technology startups had a combined valuation of $340 billion in 2020. Venture capital (VC) investment is the primary funding source for regional startups. And the kinds of goods produced need to be tailored for India, need to be tailored for Indonesia, and so forth.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2010

In fact, I just did a case study on Coastal Contacts , a $150 million e-commerce company that sells contact lenses online and has built itself up largely by using inventory financing as opposed to venture capital and equity financing. Some examples include Flipkart and Redbus in India, and Freshdiet in the US. That sounds great.

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Reid Hoffman

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

How do we achieve cooperation amongst a diverse range of governments, industries, and communities, all of whom have different and often competing interests? To find the innovations that will truly make a difference, we need massive infusions of capital for research and development. Can we innovate fast enough to make a difference?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

If you read the headlines or talk with zealous friends you may well think cryptocurrencies are either our savior from bureaucratic, ossified governments or are purely speculative Ponzi schemes. More Stable Currency for Some Citizens of the World Some people don’t trust their governments with a national currency.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

“Because COVID is shaking our habits and beliefs it opens the door to discussion to whether we should change our whole system,” says veteran investor Sir Ronald Cohen, chairman of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and the man known as “the father of British venture capital” . Cohen asks.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. In Beijing we hadn’t seen air so badly polluted since we had been in Agra in India in the winter where I swear there was a day you could wave your hand in front of you and see traces of it in the air (and their excuse was they burn dung for heat.).

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

2011 was finally the year when the media spotlight shone on how under-represented women are in almost all power structures in business, government, technology and media – and how crucial it is that we leverage the leadership skill set that they bring to the table to tackle the problems facing the world today.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist. During my trip, I spoke to an older Indian couple in Mandalay who ran an antique shop that had gathered inches of dust due to lack of activity.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist. During my trip, I spoke to an older Indian couple in Mandalay who ran an antique shop that had gathered inches of dust due to lack of activity.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 30, 2015

I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist. During my trip, I spoke to an older Indian couple in Mandalay who ran an antique shop that had gathered inches of dust due to lack of activity.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. In Beijing we hadn’t seen air so badly polluted since we had been in Agra in India in the winter where I swear there was a day you could wave your hand in front of you and see traces of it in the air (and their excuse was they burn dung for heat.).

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Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2017

I’m originally from New Delhi, India and have lived in the US for 10+ years now. I write for the Global Healing Exchange and other online magazines and I recently won and award in India at the Women’s Economic Forum for my Innovation for Health and Wellness. Thanks to Serena Pau, Ozmo ! #2 2 – Passion Project.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

One of my recent students went through the 500 Startups Accelerator, raised $1M in funding and is now in process of building the next Instagram in Bangalore , at least according to the Business Standard, India's leading business daily. A few takeaways from the trip: Go Big or Go Home (similar to the venture capital model).

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 17, 2009

The university found government contracts profitable as the government reimbursed their overhead charges (their indirect costs.) Over a hundred government contractors reviewed Stanford’s work on tubes and systems. The lab would repeat the conference the following week for government agencies doing military work.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

INDIA AND ISRAEL TO SET UP $40 MILLION FUND FOR JOINT VENTURES. India and Israel recently announced plans to set up a $40 million fund to support joint technological ventures. The report suggests dramatic increases in venture capital-backed exits, in average deal size, and in average return-on-equity ratios.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Over the past two years, one of the most influential venture-capital firms has turned the usual rules of start-up investing on its head. In the early days of venture capital, when money was scarce, entrepreneurs often gave up control of their company in exchange for their first investment funds. Welcome, Logout.

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

According to a report by the National Venture Capital Association, 1/3 of all venture-backed publicly traded companies between 2006 and 2012 had at least one foreign-born entrepreneur. More than 40% of the Fortune 500 companies were founded by an immigrant or the child of an immigrant. Companies founded by immigrants.

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

According to a report by the National Venture Capital Association, 1/3 of all venture-backed publicly traded companies between 2006 and 2012 had at least one foreign-born entrepreneur. More than 40% of the Fortune 500 companies were founded by an immigrant or the child of an immigrant. Companies founded by immigrants.

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Seeing Both Sides

OCTOBER 3, 2011

What this means is that any economic development effort must be framed in the context of the following central question: how can the government help more young companies be formed, grow faster and achieve long-term success? Fortunately, there is a constructive policy conversation in this area on both sides of the political spectrum.

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 31, 2018

Interestingly, Satis, a blockchain advisory firm, published a report this past week (link below) that predicts offshore markets for cryptocurrency will be main drivers of crypto market growth, citing a loss of confidence in government monetary policy around the world.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

There are some obvious structural reasons why a shakeout in the venture capital industry takes a long time. 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.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 24, 2012

At least one venture capital firm is out to make money helping them out. You may have thought debt bondage was a problem only in rural India. There’s a lot of money in poor people. KPMG reports that America’s 88 million consumers who are “unbanked” (no bank account) or “underbanked” (no credit) earn $1.3 trillion a year.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

OrangeScape positions itself as an Application Platform As A Service (APaaS) provider, and has some marquee customers in India including Unilever, Citibank, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Sterlite. So the first company I want to discuss today is OrangeScape, before I move on to today's presenters. Photo by ilco. Discuss.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Strikingly, there are now several state and city government programs specifically designed to make it easier for non-Americans to found companies in NYC. In addition to this, the NYC government recently entered into a partnership with B.New York City , a Dutch co-working space. Colorado and Massachusetts have similar programs.

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

I’m the founder of LinkedIn and a partner at the venture capital firm, Greylock Partners. To achieve that vision, we need new technologies; new collaborative strategies between governments, NGOs, and the private sector; new methods of sharing and scaling what works. It’s a great privilege to be here with you today.

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Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 10, 2011

The average venture capital fund raised between 1995 and 1997 returned more than 50% per year. Tsunamis, Middle East crises, government shutdown threats and a looming budget deficit are all dampers on the market. Matrix had a fund in 1998 that yielded an eye-popping 514+% IRR.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

As a private company, you have a VERY high cost of capital (well above 10%), whether you raise venture capital, angel money, friends and family investments, bank financing, or all of the above. Venture Capital. (3). Explore Venture Capital. but focus is a good thing. Favorite Podcasts. (1).

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

A CEO of a company doing expense reports, which cannot get more of a McDonalds overall stamp as far as a general idea, is egotistical enough to spend all his venture capital scouring through resumes to hire coders without.NET backgrounds because.NET is cooking in a McDonald’s kitchen???? So let me get this straight. “Why?”

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

The New York Times revealed that Uber had been using a feature that showed people it suspected to be government officials a fake version of the app that would deny them a ride when in areas where Uber was illegal. A rape victim of an Uber driver in India filed a lawsuit against Uber after executives had taken her medical records.

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