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Kernel column: Falling share prices at leading tech companies don’t mean the end of the world

The Equity Kicker

You can see from the chart below that the share prices of high-profile internet companies Facebook, Groupon, and Zynga are down 48-60 per cent over the last three months. As a result, commentators like Alan Patrick are asking whether we are seeing the end of Silicon Valley as we know it. I think that is an over-reaction.

IPO 101
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Angel Bootcamp, The Blog Post: A Primer on Angel Investing

View from Seed

Maybe you’ll do better as an angel since you are investing smaller dollars which is easier to deploy in this segment of the market, but maybe not. Outside of Silicon Valley, you can usually get into pretty good deals writing pretty small checks ($10K or so) if you are relevant to the sector you are investing in. Preferably both.

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Angel Bootcamp, The Blog Post: A Primer on Angel Investing

View from Seed

Maybe you’ll do better as an angel since you are investing smaller dollars which is easier to deploy in this segment of the market, but maybe not. Outside of Silicon Valley, you can usually get into pretty good deals writing pretty small checks ($10K or so) if you are relevant to the sector you are investing in. Preferably both.

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

reidhoffman.org

the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. In 2004, the consumer internet was just beginning to rebound. we weren’t the natural leader of a market or technology trend that everyone was paying attention to, we didn’t have substantial organic growth, and. Investors see a lot of pitches. Reid Hoffman.

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Out of the Crisis #7, Brian Chesky Part 1: running Airbnb in crisis mode, being multi-stakeholder, and re-founding the company

Startup Lessons Learned

5:01) Brian's thoughts on the human dimension to his approach and how that sets him apart in Silicon Valley. (6:06) 20:32) On believing in the internet as an immune system, then learning it's not and taking responsibility.(22:55) 59:03) The need for creativity, intuition and compassion in Silicon Valley and business. (1:00:23)

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Where are the Deals? How VCs Identify the Next Generation of Startups

David Teten

Out of 5,923 investment professionals in our dataset, 916 (15.5%) were focused primarily on origination and marketing. To get access to these investments outside of the major VC centers, you need to proactively market in those geographies beyond bicycle range. Take advantage of social media and emerging platforms such as AngelList.

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Raising $$ on AngelList? Working w/ McClure? Ask Jody Sherman

Both Sides of the Table

Jody didn’t exactly have an easy time fund raising because he’s not one of the prototypical Silicon Valley funded entrepreneurs. He was raising money initially in the worst market in a decade (we met in 2008), he’s in his mid-40′s, is doing a mom’s site (he has no kids) and he has a JewFro.

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