This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 27, 2010

We spend way too much time, particularly in and around the New York area, teaching fundraising versus company or product building. They didn’t wait for a curriculum change or some government grant money to come through (although they just got Kaufmann money for it). ” It’s true. Step #2: Pitch investors.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

We’re standing 15 air miles away from the epicenter of technology innovation. I’ve been asked to talk today about the future of Innovation – typically that involves giving you a list of hot technologies to pay attention to – technologies like machine learning. In fact, it’s not about any specific new technologies.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

She had so much insight to share that we broke the interview into two parts, 1) Corporate Venture Capital and more broadly, 2) How the Fortune 500 Can Buy, Invest and Partner with the Innovation Economy (coming soon). . Teten: The new generation of entrepreneurs is asking more from their investors than just money.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Of all the Chinese government programs, the Torch Program is the one program that kick-started Chinese high-tech innovation and startups.

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Programming Technical Review SBIR China 170

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

This doesn’t mean just more technology stuff, though we’ll get that. Over the last half a century, Silicon Valley has grown into the leading technology and innovation cluster for the United States and the world. What’s happening is something more profound than a change in technology. The story to date is a familiar one.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

On the other side of the spectrum, the idea of finding a unicorn has attracted many investors toward the much riskier venture capital and emerging technologies. Private equity investments offer access to growth in more scaled businesses. Photo by Tiger Lily from Pexels.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Loading… New York. SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. Find New $LINKTEXTFIND$ » smaller. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Deutschland. 日本 (Japan).

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

He was running to be the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles and he outlined his vision to “open up the city government to technology and innovation” if he were elected. He wanted to bring the same level of technology focus and energy that Mayor Bloomberg had brought to New York City.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. Second, most websites that a non-Chinese would use are blocked including Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Google Docs, Scribd, Blogspot, Dropbox, New York Times, etc. Most of their parents still tell them to work for the government or a big company.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 24, 2015

At our firm, ff Venture Capital , we didn’t aim to go to Canada, but ended up there anyway. We’re a New York based early-stage venture capital firm. For instance, for every dollar spent on an engineering team, companies can get approximately one third of the cost back via government-incentive programs.

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David Teten

JULY 29, 2011

A bit belatedly (due to a backlog of blog postings), I wanted to announce ff Venture Capital ‘s summer intern class. Franklin Bi became passionate about venture capital and entrepreneurship after he spent a summer in Silicon Valley, working on an information services startup focused on innovation management.

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Venture Capital Software Review New Jersey Technical Review 133

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. Monday, January 14 th : Technology Investing – 3-4:30 PM, NYU Wagner at 295 Lafayette Street (Puck Building ).

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. We detail below the major categories of VC: VENTURE CAPITAL TYPOLOGY. FLEXIBLE VC VS. OTHER VENTURE CAPITAL MODELS.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. Second, most websites that a non-Chinese would use are blocked including Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Google Docs, Scribd, Blogspot, Dropbox, New York Times, etc. Most of their parents still tell them to work for the government or a big company.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 215

Pascal's View

AUGUST 28, 2010

.; (6) The most efficient fuel for this IPO engine is venture capital. The evidence: (i) Startups are responsible for virtually all the new jobs created in the United States since 1977 (Source: Kauffman Foundation). government dataset compiled by the U.S. Private-equity and venture capital firms have been hard hit too.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 5, 2013

New York City is a fantastic place to live--I''ve been here all my life. So when the city government seems to be bending over backwards to make tech companies want to start and grow their businesses here, conducting business here might be another story. I wouldn''t want to live anywhere else.

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Technical Review New York City New York Startup 110

David Teten

DECEMBER 8, 2010

UPDATE: Authorities have arrested one other employee of Primary Global, James Fleishman, and several other technology company employees for allegedly leaking information. another technology company employee pleaded guilty and is cooperating with investigators.&#160. Lastly, I’ve blogged frequently about expert networks.

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Networking Private Equity SEC Software Review 122

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

They’ve earned this position by their incredible work and track record over the last few years helping law enforcement agencies cope with the rise of this new technology. While there’s been a number of highly publicized examples including their role in helping creditors of Mt.

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Web Silicon Valley Technical Review Artificial Inteligence 48

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

As our federal and state government continue to worry about job creation, they’re trying their best to promote entrepreneurship. Our CFO Alex Katz just sent out a memo to our portfolio, attached below, about 2 tax credits available to companies that do business in New York State. Qualifying Emerging Technology Credit.

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New York CPA Startup Portfolio 138

Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2013

Summary: I’ve lived in Silicon Valley for 35 years, I’ve taught in entrepreneurial clusters in New York, Boston, Helsinki, Santiago Chile, St. China has embraced state capitalism in a way Wall Street can only dream about. Startups, Venture Capital and the Communist Party: how did this happen in China?

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

artpapas : CEO and founder of Bullhorn, @artpapas is an authority on recruiting technology. sethpriebatsch : “Chief Ninja” of SCVNGR Seth Priebatsch discusses SCVNGR developments, technology, and more. FrancisBoulle : CEO of FundMine Francis Boulle talks angel investment and venture capital on @FrancisBoulle.

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David Teten

AUGUST 8, 2011

A few weeks ago, Fred Wilson discussed the role of government grants in helping launch tech companies. Fred is not a fan and argues that evaluating and aiding early-stage companies is not a core competency of government organizations. o New York Grant Watch. o New York Grant Watch. California.

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Government Southern California SBIR Non-Compete 144

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

Pierce Burnette knows the meaning of “humble beginnings” and has combined her intelligence quotient (IQ), emotional intelligence (EQ), entrepreneurial spirit, and technical knowledge to forge successful careers in engineering, information technology, and education. She is committed to improving representation in Austin’s technology landscape.

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Up and Running

JUNE 13, 2017

A Harvard Business School report, “ The State of Small Business Lending: Innovation and Technology and the Implications for Regulation ,” declares that large banks approve only 33 percent of loans under $100,000, compared to 60 percent approved by small banks. This finding was based on a FDIC survey of business owners.

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Community Technical Review United States New York City 117

Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2013

Summary: I’ve lived in Silicon Valley for 35 years, I’ve taught in entrepreneurial clusters in New York, Boston, Helsinki, Santiago Chile, St. China has embraced state capitalism in a way Wall Street can only dream about. Startups, Venture Capital and the Communist Party: how did this happen in China?

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China Taiwan Silicon Valley Guam 207

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. This was a modern city in a hurry to make a first impression – think of what Rome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920’s – now it’s Beijing announcing that China has arrived. China Venture Capital.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

My family is based in New York. That all being said, new VC markets are emerging—and during the pandemic, lots of New Yorkers and folks from the Valley decamped to Miami or Austin. It’s not just right or left—as you know we’re so far past big vs small government in our politics. There are a lot of funds out there.

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David Teten

JUNE 6, 2011

The new FinTech Innovation Lab , an annual program run by the New York City Investment Fund and Accenture, had their launch event on Thursday night. My rough notes follow: Mike Dubno , CIO, Global Markets and Research Technology & Operations, Bank of America. A lot of new capabilities emerging around Hadoop.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 2, 2011

This is particularly acute in New York City, where you have several industries undergoing serious disruption, a critical mass of creativity from the cross pollination of ideas, and lots of capital. It’s really important that the key institutions surrounding our community—the VCs, the big tech companies, the government, etc.—get

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance.

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Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2012

And oddly it took an investor in New York to highlight to me Cornerstone OnDemand – one of the most successful software company in my home town of Los Angeles! Including ff Venture Capital’s unique approach to finding deals and the services they provide to their startups. Count that two lessons from John.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

I'm able to do my work from home effectively, and all the technology, everything works. But I think even for those of us who have nice homes and the technology to work from home and the opportunity to work from home, there are challenges, as well. We worked with the Chinese government to put U.S. I'm working from home.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Time: Friday, Saturday, Sunday starting at 12pm Location: Brazos Hall Register: SXSW badge required Future of Technology Lounge The Capital Factory VR Lab busted at the seams again and has spilled out into the center of the 5th floor. a new platform that helps people hear what they see in ways that were impossible before.

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Technical Review Austin Texas Cofounder 89

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

As customer and agile development reinvent the Startup, it’s time to ask why startup board governance has not kept up with the pace of innovation. Reinventing the board meeting may offer venture-backed startups a more efficient, productive way to direct and measure their search for a profitable business model. Jonathan Swift.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

As they can’t provide the scale to attract venture capital, they fund their businesses via friends/family or small business loans. Unlike small businesses, scalable startups are what Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and their venture investors do. Changes in customer tastes, new technologies, legislation, new competitors, etc.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 15, 2018

According to the 2018 Global Startup Ecosystem Report , in 2017, global venture capital investments reached the record of $140 billion, while the total value creation of the world’s startup economy hit astonishing $2.3 For example, New York is the world’s second most prominent startup landscape, with more than 7000 startups.

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David Cohen

MARCH 13, 2019

Last week, I was in New York and decided to stop by the Air Force Pitch Day. It’s so nice to see when government organizations figure out how to effective engage with startups, and then scale it! But I noticed only a handful of my friends in the venture capital industry showed up, which baffled me.

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SBIR New York Government Venture Capital 89