Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

Over the years Dino and I brainstormed about how Lean entrepreneurship would affect regional development. However, four critical advances over the past decade (cloud, accelerators, Lean, and Angels) not only changed the math for tech investing but made regional tech clusters possible. The inevitable failures then damaged returns.

Early Stage 287

Early Stage Silicon Valley Oregon Technical Review 287

Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2009

Yet for every founder there are 10-20 other employees who take the near-equivalent risks in joining an early-stage company. If you’re not a founder (by choice, timing or temperament,) you may be an early employee or a later stage startup employee. link] a few seconds ago from web [.]

Cofounder 223

Cofounder Founder Silicon Valley Technical Cofounder 223

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

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. The rest of Asia is still developing with far more angel and early-stage investors than mid-to-later stage folks. Golden Gate Ventures , Jungle Ventures , etc.),

Asia 132

Asia Silicon Valley India Term Sheet 132

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 30, 2010

We have a good sense of what later stage VCs are going to look for and can help think about how much you need to raise to get additional interest down the line. You shouldn’t build for us, necessarily but we do tend to see a lot of this web stuff. If the feedback is great, I'm going to lean forward with some more interest.

Technical Review 106

Technical Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Later Stage 106

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

For simplicity I’ll assume you’ve raised some money from angels or seed investors and you’re either raising an A round or a B round of venture capital. If you have a mediocre meeting with a high-quality prospect and you don’t think they’re likely to lean in they drop to a B or C. these are simply guidelines. To be clear?—?your

Term Sheet 332

Term Sheet Due Diligence Campaign Sales 332

Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2013

These sources are a lot more forgiving of iterations and pivots than later-stage venture-capital funds. In a Lean Startup , the goal is to preserve your cash until you find a repeatable and scalable business model. Filed under: Venture Capital. Venture Capital' When to raise money.

Venture Capital 334

Venture Capital IRR Liquidity Event Business Model 334

Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2013

These sources are a lot more forgiving of iterations and pivots than later-stage venture-capital funds. In a Lean Startup , the goal is to preserve your cash until you find a repeatable and scalable business model. Filed under: Venture Capital. Venture Capital' When to raise money.

Venture Capital 226

Venture Capital IRR Liquidity Event Business Model 226