SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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Venture Capital Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles 150

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

As there was no venture capital, these early startups were funded by early sales to weapon systems prime contractors and subcontractors. Within a decade, the rise of venture capital in Silicon Valley enabled startups to find commercial customers rather than military ones.

Government 310

Government Artificial Inteligence Silicon Valley North Korea 310

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

She had so much insight to share that we broke the interview into two parts, 1) Corporate Venture Capital and more broadly, 2) How the Fortune 500 Can Buy, Invest and Partner with the Innovation Economy (coming soon). . At Virgin Mobile USA, Mari led early initiatives in mobile commerce, social networking and advertising.

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Venture Capital Balance Sheet Technical Review Portfolio 60

VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

Amazon Corporate Development – Notable acquisitions include Whole Foods ($13.7B), smart doorbell system Ring ($1.2B, 2018) and autonomous mobility technology Zoox ($1.2bn). Deliveroo), but in comparison with Google and Microsoft, Amazon has yet to launch an official Corporate Venture arm (read more about the rise of corporate VC here ).

Technical Review 174

Technical Review Startup Venture Capital Incubator 174

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

This is why I loved Brad Feld’s recent post about the “ illusion of product / market fit.” Are our users addicted to our product? But if users don’t come back to your product directly and often I question whether you have a sustainable product / company. Are we making their lives better?

Product 150

Product B2B Warrant Technical Review 150

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Reading the NY Times article “ Jeffrey Katzenberg Raises $1 Billion for Short-Form Video Venture, ” I realized it was time for a new startup heuristic: the amount of customer discovery and product-market fit you need to find is inversely proportional to the amount and availability of risk capital. ” Fire, Ready, Aim.

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Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

It’s not just the competition against the incumbents and the large tech platforms that founders has to worry about, but most importantly is the company’s performance and product market fit. A high retention rate indicates that customers find the product or service valuable and are likely to continue using it in the future.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 26, 2023

* Originally published on Calcalist , April 20 2023 Since the day ChatGPT was introduced in November 2022, it has become the fastest growing consumer product, putting the words ‘generative AI’ in the mainstream. Every day, we hear about new products and services that are meant to enhance human creativity and productivity.

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Generative AI Artificial Inteligence ChatGPT 78

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2020

They aren’t operating on big bankrolls of venture capital (at least initially), and they don’t have trust funds to fall back on if the business fails. Execut­ing an idea and selling products is a path to providing for people we care about. Necessity Entrepreneurs adopt this mindset because it’s mandatory for their circumstances.

Entrepreneur 205

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Silicon Valley Bandwidth 205

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Consumer Products. Paper & Forest Products. SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Broadcasting & Entertainment. Computer Hardware. Computer Software. Hospitality.

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Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

In contrast, it left several e-trends: augmented reality, zero coding, the marketplace boom, and product subscriptions are just a few of them. M-Commerce Together with Voice Commerce Speaking of easing consumers’ lives, mobile commerce, also known as “m-commerce,” was a hit. Only in 2021, 72.9%

eCommerce 185

eCommerce Technical Review Software Review Analytics 185

Steve Blank

AUGUST 19, 2013

But what if we could increase productivity and stave the capital flight by helping Life Sciences startups build their companies more efficiently? At the same time, Venture Capital, which had viewed therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices as hot places to invest, is fleeing the field. Venture Capital Issues.

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Venture Capital Startup Lean Philadelphia 302

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This could be by using a mobile app, interactive website, or some other digital platform. Over time, this revenue reduces the dependency on outside venture capital sources. Consider Agile or one of its variants for a flexible approach to building top-shelf mobile apps or interactive websites.

Incubator 188

Incubator Startup Software Developers Software Development 188

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Today, you can start a web/mobile/cloud startup for $500,000 and have money left over. Every potential early-stage Venture Capitalist should take a year and do it before he or she makes partner. Venture capital as a profession is less than half a century old. venture/operating partners to get them into new industries.

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Venture Capital Early Stage Technical Review Startup 332

VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

In the past I’ve covered the rise of corporate venture capital and the growing number of Fortune 500 companies who are actively launching CVC arms or investing in startups/funds. We bring the best of Google’s products, connections, and best practices to enable startups to build something better.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Startup Early Stage Cloud 131

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. The Exit Problem.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Scalable startups require risk capital to fund their search for a business model, and they attract investment from equally crazy financial investors – venture capitalists. When they find it, their focus on scale requires even more venture capital to fuel rapid expansion. They hire the best and the brightest.

Government 335

Government Silicon Valley Startup Venture Capital 335

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2023

In one of the sessions I attended the room was packed with developers, and in the web3-focused session, most of the chatter was not on NFTs or Play to Earn, but on the potential of generative AI to reduce costs, increase productivity and test various aspects of the game creation value chain from ideation, to development and marketing of games.

Generative AI 103

Generative AI San Francisco Technical Review Europe 103

Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

And to today, when its major product is simply innovation. 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. Today startups build products differently.

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Restful Silicon Valley Puerto Rico San Jose 227

Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

as a distribution channel have vastly reduced the amount of capital a startup needs at the early stage when the risk is greatest. Startups still need capital to scale once they find good product-market fit and a repeatable-scalable business model.). Focus on capital efficient, scalable startups and founders.

Early Stage 287

Early Stage Silicon Valley Oregon Technical Review 287

www.geekwire.com

JULY 10, 2012

VENTURE CAPITAL. Mobile News. You are here: Home / Startups / Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S. Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S. Filed Under: Startups , Tech Tagged With: Madrona , Startups , Tech , Venture capital.

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Venture Capital Seattle Cofounder Software Engineering 42

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Based on the best evidence I can find, the genesis of this trend and the advantages come from several evolutionary changes in the startup investment industry, and some innovations driven by the recession several years ago and the recent pandemic: Venture capital funds are regaining momentum.

Angel Investor 342

Angel Investor Venture Capital Silicon Valley Portfolio 342

Steve Blank

JANUARY 21, 2015

Just before the holidays I had coffee with Anne, an ex MBA student running a fairly large product group at a search engine company, now out trying to raise money for her own startup. And she had a model for a new media company for mobile and wearables. What role does venture capital play?

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley New York City New York Venture Capital 120

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. This early stage is often called basic research , well before any specific commercially viable products might be envisioned. Commercial product prototypes. Expanding the product line.

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Angel Investor Early Stage Incubator Government 256

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

According to the Economist , video game internet traffic, including mobile games, has increased 75% in the U.S. Companies like iHeartMedia, SiriusXM, and Spotify are investing in and leading the evolution of audio, focused on music streaming (on-demand and lean-back modalities), podcasting and content production. credit App Annie.

Technical Review 207

Technical Review Audio Forecast Social Media 207

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Since then, the space has only heated up (bad pun, I know) with more startups building and even more venture capital available to scale them. Recycling turns an item back into raw materials to be used again, usually for a new product; this process consumes a lot of energy. What follows below is a supplement to our original list.

Green 78

Green Technical Review Distribution Software Review 78

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2019

It’s past the “napkin-sketch” stage with a rough minimum viable product and about 100 users. The early indication from their minimum viable product is that they found early signs of product/market fit. The cycle of creative destruction of the old being replaced by the new continues, fueled by angel and venture capital.

Bandwidth 287

Bandwidth Database Venture Capital Demand 287

YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

Developing a popular mobile scheduling app, they raised $1.2 million in venture capital to move. Montreal is a spot for new start-ups and venture capital. The industries include healthcare, independent software developers, financial services, aerospace and defense, wireless and mobile applications and gaming.

Canada 167

Canada Hiring Artificial Inteligence Software Developers 167

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 10, 2010

A CTO will also want to ensure that the businesspeople on their team will understand important product and technical decisions. They want to work in an environment where their opinions are respected and they also feel like they can have intelligent discussions about product. This is where product and design leads come into play.

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Cofounder CTO Hire Design Founder 123

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most products out there suck so mom gets stuck with angst of wanting to have decorations, activities and chatzkies for other kids to take home. We also built two very high-quality mobile apps that we were experimenting with in terms of building better customer acquisition toools. Along came Seedling.

Merger 296

Merger Southern California eCommerce New Zealand 296

www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

View More in Mobile ›. New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’. Here’s some big news for San Diego’s innovation economy: There’s a new venture capital firm in town—and its investment methodology represents a fundamentally different approach to the conventional business model for venture investing.

San Diego 40

San Diego Venture Capital Technical Review San Francisco 40

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Twitter was one of the most notable, with a market capitalization now up to $38 billion all by itself. According to David Rose , CEO of Gust, venture capital investors funded about 1500 startups last year, with Angel investors backing over 50,000 more. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products.

IPO 273

IPO Entrepreneur Social Media Startup 273

VC Cafe

JUNE 11, 2010

It’s currently available on Windows only – the mobile version is on its way. Founded in 2007, PredictAd’s product puts an emphasis on monetization, by showing contextual ads on the autocomplete drop-down in the search box – this old Mashable post by Ayelet Noff tells their story. Miscellanous.

South Africa 89

South Africa Product Incubator 89

VC Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2022

Several companies have announced or launched Metaverse products already including Meta’s Horizon Worlds , Microsoft’s Mesh , Nvidia’s Omniverse , etc. As a venture capital fund, our success is driven by backing companies with large financial outcomes. What opportunities do we see in the Metaverse?

Technical Review 217

Technical Review Non-Compete IP 217

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. My Obsession With The Product - Feld Thoughts , May 3, 2010 For some reason I’ve been doing a lot of interviews lately. Tesla is not. It's a great talk. But the rates are high for a reason.

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Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2021

Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. This early stage is often called basic research , well before any specific commercially viable products might be envisioned. Commercial product prototypes. Expanding the product line.

Early Stage 412

Early Stage Angel Investor Incubator Government 412

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Post-war era Americans were equally mobile, willing to move where the opportunities were. ERA was undercapitalized and always looking for other products to sell. As far as the public knew, ERA’s products were for “the Navy.” The ERA 1101 and 1103 became a part of the UNIVAC product line.

Minnesota 288

Minnesota Engineer Minneapolis Silicon Valley 288