Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I attended the annual LP meeting for a venture capital firm this week and got into a discussion about the above question. With that in mind, I created a new course at San Jose State last year, the Entrepreneurship Lab (E-Lab). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Venture News. ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Didnt get the chance to ask him if managed to visit Berkeley while he was in town and see the 52-7 whupping that the Buffs took at the hands of Cal. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Congratulations on the Best Venture Capital Investment.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

If you want to skip to the end of the story, I ended up becoming an adviser and investing in the management company. Part of it was the out of the box thinking and turning the typical venture investment thesis upside down. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Venture News. ► July. (1). ► May.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

Lobbying is ongoing by both the National Venture Capital Association and Angel Capital Association and James Geshwiler on the panel wrote a recent post on the ramification. Labels: Angel Investors , fundraising , term sheets , venture capital , venture financing. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

I have noticed this same feeling when making a venture capital or angel investment. I started thinking about this yesterday when Jeff Fluhr, founder of Stub Hub spoke at my San Jose State class. Labels: angel investing , entrepreneurship , venture capital. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

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Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

Randy Stross, a colleague of mine at San Jose State, wrote an interesting piece on the textbook business in his Sunday New York Times column, " First it Was Song Downloads. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Venture News. On Vacation.

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Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) was also represented at the conference and is forging closer links with the ACA. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Congratulations on the Best Venture Capital Investment.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

During the next four months, we will examine over a dozen entrepreneurial ventures from a diverse mix of industries - technology, service, food & beverage, and fashion. I think this same concept plays into what Ive seen happening a lot more in the venture community: partners at VC firms jumping back into entrepreneurial ventures.

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Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Labels: CFO , home security , M and A , venture capital , venture financing. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Venture News. Steve Bennet.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Labels: bootstrapping , CFO , Fliqz , venture capital , venture financing. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Congratulations on the Best Venture Capital Investment.

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Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

It seems appropriate to have this discussion as Kent Desormeaux grabs Big Browns reins and goes after the Triple Crown tomorrow at Belmont.There is an age old debate in the venture business on whether it is better to bet on the horse (business/market) or the jockey (management team/founders). Venture News. ► July. (1).

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Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Congratulations on the Best Venture Capital Investment.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Manage seasonal demand through pricing - Weather on the Oregon coast can range from gorgeous to downright nasty and can change from one of the other in a matter of minutes. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Venture News. ► July. (1).

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Congratulations on the Best Venture Capital Investment.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Venture News.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Congratulations on the Best Venture Capital Investment.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Nope, the above quote isnt from Richard Dawson on Family Feud, but similar to a headline that caught my attention on the front page of the business section of the San Jose Mercury News this morning. Labels: due diligence , financial analysis , venture capital. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Of course, when 10-year returns for the entire venture capital asset class is about to drop below zero, drastic measures may be in order. My colleague, Anu Basu , Director of the Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship at San Jose State , recently completed a paper on this topic, "Does Experience Matter? Steve Bennet.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 26, 2010

According to todays San Jose Mercury , Davaran has been trying to break into the music business for the past three years and after the release of this YouTube hit, has started getting calls about new projects. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

We held our annual business plan competition at San Jose State this month and first prize was $10,000. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Venture News.

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Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

A similar trend is happening in alternative energy, the industry that has greatly benefited from both venture capital and US government assistance over the past decade. This does show that venture backed companies have a huge impact on the US economy. Labels: Andy Grove , economics , venture capital. Steve Bennet.

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Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

Everyone seems to know someone who has raised huge amounts of venture capital without ever putting together even back of the envelope projections. Labels: entrepreneurial finance , financial analysis , venture capital. Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

And this is a company that has managed to get an A+ list of investors and is executing very well. We managed to pull together an angel syndicate and close $450K on 9/30 after working the phones the last few days and anxiously waiting for signature pages to show up on the fax machine and wire confirms to hit the bank account.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

In the blog, I plan on sharing my opinions (I generally have no shortage of these) on venture capital, angel investing, teaching entrepreneurship, and anything else that strikes my fancy. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Venture News.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

While VC firms have been easy to find from the old school days of Pratts Guide to Venture Capital , to the early web presence of the 1990s and the current web sites, blogs, twitter feeds, facebook fan pages and sites such as The Funded , angels are still a bit harder to track down. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

It is certainly good to take an analytical approach to any investment opportunity and many venture capital firms and angel groups do an excellent job of diligence. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Venture News. ► July. (1).

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Professor VC

JULY 22, 2009

Well, our VP Operations at Fliqz, Daniel Marcus , dabbles in creating writing and music when not managing our data center. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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Professor VC

MAY 6, 2008

The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Congratulations on the Best Venture Capital Investment.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Congratulations on the Best Venture Capital Investment.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

and an investor in Right Side Capital Management (RSCM). I am curious about the rise of kickstarter type intermediaries who can manage the investment process and potentially make a single investment in a start-up. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Opportunity Management: Now that I had a few people of interest, the courtship began. Prior to that, she worked in venture capital at OpenView Venture Partners. Learn how to create, launch, and manage your start-up over complimentary beer and wine. San Jose, CA. You are selling yourself and your idea.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

If I could have coffee with you sometime and talk either in San Jose or Palo Alto that would be great. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Venture News.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2011

In a nutshell, its flagship product “Mirage&# enables companies to manage, support and protect their computers on the cloud, while providing full offline support and significantly cutting corporate IT costs. is based in San Jose, CA and has offices in Netanya, Israel.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

JUNE 3, 2010

Cisco and leading venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson have announced their second annual global business plan competition for college and university students. The two firms will award $250,000 to the firm that wins this years DFJ and Cisco Global Business Plan Competition.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Congratulations on the Best Venture Capital Investment.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

I lived through the time when working in my first job in Ann Arbor Michigan we had to get out a map to find out that San Jose was not only in Puerto Rico but there was a city with that same name in California. Venture Capital used to be a tight club clustered around formal firms located in Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York.

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