ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Next, Umakant Soni discussed Vimagino.com , a software for Web-based Q&A support to engage customers better on sites that are trying to draw people in and convert them into customers. Now, the Web self-service software market is very crowded with major players like RightNow already deeply entrenched. Vimagino.com. PowerStores.in.

India 114

India Silicon Valley Incubator Bootstrapping 114

A Crowded Space

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Incubators and accelerators are breeding grounds of hype - they put lists of companies out there and have a demo day to display their wares. Once a startup starts receiving attention, it can snowball and you get constant press coverage across Techcrunch, Re/code, etc. We try to avoid buying the sizzle when there is no steak.

San Diego 60

San Diego Software Review San Francisco Silicon Valley 60

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 3, 2012

The dirty secret behind the incubator boom - [link]. VCs in Angels’ Clothing: The Sneaky New Trend of “Deal Scouts” in Silicon Valley - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Traits of successful founders - [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

At today's roundtable we had some interesting companies and a lot of fundraising discussions, and I will review them shortly. Her diagnostic imaging camera and related software, priced at $45,000 per unit, she says, would bring unprecedented capabilities to the vets and trainers for practicing preventive medicine. Well, I don't.

Valuation 119

Valuation Silicon Valley Pre-Money Valuation Bootstrapping 119

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 17, 2011

In Silicon Valley, we've had access to the tribal knowledge, but no one has tried to capture it, derive a methodology out of it, and package it in a way that entrepreneurs around the world can benefit from this knowledge and expertise. With that, let's look at the two entrepreneurs who pitched today from Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica America Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 114

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Then Kristen Becker presented Kir Devries , an e-commerce site that offers a well-edited collection of unique goods for practical everyday living that have been sourced due to their impeccable craftsmanship, unique design and style, and their "good factor" in the moderate price range. Kir Devries. InnovizeTech.

Cloud 115

Cloud Silicon Valley Incubator Finance 115

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

Its easy to take Silicon Valley for granted. Ive written a little bit about the origins of Silicon Valley because I think its important for us to understand how we got here in order to make sure we preserve what is best about our community. Im also excited to share two long-form reviews from actual attendees.

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Silicon Valley Startup Lean 113

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

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Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, May 14, 2009 The Lean Startup Workshop - now an OReilly Master Class My rate of posting has been much lower lately, and this is mostly due to preparations for the upcoming Lean Startup Workshop on May 29. This shift allowed us to crank out working software quickly as a service. It was a disaster.

Lean 60

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Software Review 60

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

Torch has four major parts: Innovation Clusters , Technology Business Incubators (TBIs), Seed Funding (Innofund) and Venture Guiding Fund. Examples are Hollywood for movies, Milan for fashion, New York for finance and today, Silicon Valley for technology entrepreneurship. It has become China’s Silicon Valley.

Programming 278

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 278

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. Chris Devore & Andy Sack have created Founder’s Coop with the goal of funding, incubating & launching more early-stage ventures in Seattle. The ingredients are all here. The answer seems obvious (to move) but it’s not.

Seattle 317

Seattle Silicon Valley Technical Review Los Angeles 317

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

Torch has four major parts: Innovation Clusters , Technology Business Incubators (TBIs), Seed Funding (Innofund) and Venture Guiding Fund. Examples are Hollywood for movies, Milan for fashion, New York for finance and today, Silicon Valley for technology entrepreneurship. It has become China’s Silicon Valley.

Programming 170

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 170

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

A version of this article is in the Harvard Business Review. To turn your company’s stock into cash, you engaged a top-notch investment bank (Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs) and/or their Silicon Valley compatriots (Hambrecht & Quist, Montgomery Securities, Robertson Stephens). This seems to be occurring more and more.

Founder 245

Founder Technical Review CTO Hire IPO 245

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

From Silicon Valley to Silicon Alley, and Berlin’s hip coffee shops to East London’s Silicon Roundabout , the world is well versed in the global innovation boom towns. What’s the magic formula that helps a city to incubate innovation? This post originally appeared on the TransferWise blog. Eindhoven, Netherlands.

North Carolina 168

North Carolina Technical Review Cyprus Raleigh 168

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Our venture was selected for competitive accelerator spots & recognition from media and mentors from Austin, Chicago and Silicon Valley to work on this problem and capture the value its solution provided. swing for the fences category-building B2C software capital?—?wasn’t It was a compliment.) That’s relative.

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Don’t wait to fill the void before letting him go (but obviously get all the code / usernames / password). Sometimes I use Balsamiq, sometimes I code a prototype, doesn’t matter – just create something, then tell the world. I think quick, do something, then review what I’ve learned. How I can find the right investor (software)?

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2012

ExcelerateLabs ranked in the top Startup Incubators by Forbes – [link]. Silicon Valley’s New Secret Weapon: Designers Who Found Startups – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Starting a new biz with a friend?

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

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.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

ithacaVC

DECEMBER 1, 2012

Silicon Valley veterans cite a similar wave of education-tech companies in the late 1990s that debuted along with the greater online boom. Jason Lange, founder of BloomBoard , a Palo Alto company that makes teacher-evaluation software, acknowledges that education is “a brutal industry averse to change in every way, shape and form.”

Technical Review 53

Technical Review Iowa Silicon Valley Phoenix 53

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Over the last half a century, Silicon Valley has grown into the leading technology and innovation cluster for the United States and the world. It may be that all the doomsayers are right. The story to date is a familiar one.

Silicon Valley 335

Silicon Valley United States Venture Capital Software Review 335

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

Ross and I will be speaking at South by Southwest again this year and hope that you’ll join us there for our talk titled “ Third Coast: How to Be a Startup Outside of Silicon Valley.&# How are user-generated reviews changing how restaurants operate and how we eat? Is there still a role for the professional critic?

Omaha 79

Omaha Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Media 79

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. s the new way to code, and quite easy to learn. You can write back end code in javascript, one language conquers all! Code Igniter. Code Hosting and Version Control. code spaces (svn). WorkingPoint.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I’ve been hearing about the so-called Series A Crunch for at least six months, and in recent weeks, I’ve spoken with more than 20 venture capitalists, angel investors, incubator heads, lawyers, and other necessary cogs in the ecosystem trying to get some details about it. Those numbers are likely conservative.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93