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Innovation, Change and the Rest of Your Life

Steve Blank

I’ve watched the Valley go from Microwave Valley – to Defense Valley – to Silicon Valley to Internet Valley. 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.

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Boston’s WebInno Is Now BIG

Genuine VC

Back in June, the local Boston tech community together celebrated the ten year anniversary of the Web Innovators Group, affectionately known as “WebInno.” Each gathering showcases early stage startups in their infancy, not as a capital-raising pitch, but rather as a way to show off their product to peers for both exposure and feedback.

Boston 100
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When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars

Steve Blank

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. the wave of internet commerce applications in the first decade of the 21 st century. In the 1950’s and ‘60’s U.S.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. The monetization engine of the Internet that powers the most profitable business perhaps in history was invented and perfected in Los Angeles and is what you now know as Google Ad Words.

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Seeking CEO+team for VC-backed startup: Make America Functional Again

David Teten

Ideally we’re looking for the Magical Founding Team Mix For Web Startups : Developer; Designer / UI / UX person; Inbound Marketer; Sales Person; and in addition, ideally a data analytics person. Once we’ve executed all the steps above, we go to VCs and raise seed capital of $1-2m. Q: What are you looking for in the team? .

America 60
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Seeking CEO+team for VC-backed startup: Make America Functional Again

David Teten

Ideally we’re looking for the Magical Founding Team Mix For Web Startups : Developer; Designer / UI / UX person; Inbound Marketer; Sales Person; and in addition, ideally a data analytics person. This work is unpaid, as with any other startup at the pre-seed stage. Q: What are you looking for in the team? . We’re off to the races!

America 60
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Fund Raising is a Means Not an End

Steve Blank

If you’re a scalable startup, you want to spend small amounts of money (seed capital) as you run experiments testing your hypotheses. These sources are a lot more forgiving of iterations and pivots than later-stage venture-capital funds. Why small amounts? No startup ever spends less then it raises. When to raise money.