www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

The nation is in a sharing mood — and start-ups are capitalizing on it. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY Neville Clubwala, a Taskrabbit worker in New York City, delivers cupcakes from Butter Lane bakery and champagne, to a recipient who received a promotion. Share your sewing machine at Zilok or trade it for an iPod at Swap.com.

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San Francisco Technical Review Zimbabwe New York City 105

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 215

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. This was a modern city in a hurry to make a first impression – think of what Rome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920’s – now it’s Beijing announcing that China has arrived. China Venture Capital.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. Check out his website if you live in or are visiting New York! He grew up in Connecticut attended Yale undergrad and worked for IBM after graduation doing M&A, strategy and venture capital. We then spoke about startups.

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Connecticut Cofounder Silicon Valley Web 286

David Teten

MAY 13, 2012

I hope you’ll join us at: The Power of “Social,” Venture Capital & Financial Engineering: How Tech Startups Are Challenging The Titans of Finance . Hear from venture capitalist Matt Harris of Bain Capital Ventures and New York City Investment Fund’s Maria Gotsch.

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Technology New York City New York Cofounder 128

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. This was a modern city in a hurry to make a first impression – think of what Rome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920’s – now it’s Beijing announcing that China has arrived. China Venture Capital.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Our mobile app buzzed in your pocket when friends were near and ushered in a new wave of “ Ambient Social Networking ” companies. Forward Startup general interest Venture Capital' First the background: For those unfamiliar, Sonar Media Inc. was a mobile app created to help make the world a friendlier place.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. Come share your journey capital and gain valuable insights at this meetup! March 10, 2018 9:30AM?—?11:30AM

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Texas Austin 58

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 17, 2013

After I graduated in 2001, I remember it seeming impossible to feel the same way about living in New York City. It was a time before the widespread use of social networks, obviously. The New York Tech Meetup isn''t in the back conference room of Scott''s offices at Meetup anymore.

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Community New York New York City Hosting 116

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 14, 2010

I could type in a location in San Francisco for a meeting and it doesn’t even so much as ask “Did you mean to schedule this for New York time or San Fran time?” It probably fails half the time, mostly because your calendar doesn’t make even the smallest attempt to understand you, despite the data that it has.

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Social Network San Francisco Networking Algorithm 99

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

By attending, you’ll make connections with 80+ of the world’s top social media pros (plus 2000 of your peers) and you’ll discover amazing ideas that’ll transform your social media marketing. TechCrunch Disrupt NYC. TechCrunch Disrupt is one of the most anticipated technology conferences of the year. InfusionCon.

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Las Vegas North America Silicon Valley New York City 165

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 8, 2010

Last week I went to a Girls in Tech talk about women entrepreneurs and venture capital. There was a comment made in the crowd about why women seem to lag men when it comes to networking. I had a phonecall/meeting with a student who wants to come to New York and work in startups. Two were the same exact situation.

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Networking New York City Venture Capital New York 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

And Mike believes that entrepreneurs often need less capital to get started these days. Finally, I do want to mention that Mike was the founder of DogPatch Labs , which has facilities in Cambridge, New York and San Francisco. Current round: $10mm in Series E from Alloy Ventures, Lightspeed, and Walden International.

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San Francisco Los Angeles Cofounder SMS 230

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Bump.com is a social network based on license plate numbers as the identifier. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Venture Hacks.

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Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Venture Hacks. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three.

Technical Review 38

Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

Up and Running

JULY 11, 2014

Magazine calls it a “hybrid venture capital fund and business school”. Watsi - the first non-profit to receive venture backing from Y Combinator. Do the same thing on other social networks with advertising platforms, like LinkedIn and Facebook. You’re solving a problem! This is also called value creation.

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Startup Silicon Valley Cofounder Non-Compete 80

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

In other parts of the country, this is business as usual: Identify a customer need Build a product Sell the product In the valley, the knee jerk reaction is to start with the powerpoint deck and look for the venture capital drug. Jon Fisher purposely avoided raising venture capital in his ventures. Venture Hacks.

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Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review 28

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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Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 31, 2012

Does the Facebook IPO mark the end of our eight year infatuation with social networking that began with Flickr and del.icio.us? Even as social networking goes, Twitter seems like a better and more efficient platform for the spread of information and social change.

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IPO Green Social Network New York 111

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Venture Hacks. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Socialware , the leader in social media compliance and engagement, today announced that it has secured $3 million in additional funding from existing investors, including FLOODGATE, G-51 Capital and Silverton Partners.

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Social Network Chad SEC Social Media 63

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

entrepreneur” and by Forbes as “New York’s Archangel”, David is a former Inc. 500 CEO, serial entrepreneur and the founder of New York Angels. accredited investors in 1,000 angel groups and venture capital funds to. Described by BusinessWeek as a “world conquering.

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Coder Accredited Investor New York Angel Financing 75

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Labels: bootstrapping , CFO , Fliqz , venture capital , venture financing. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Venture Hacks. ProfessorVC.

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Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

This is another joint event between HBS Angels of NY and the HBS Club of New York. Panel 1 – How Social Investing is Disrupting Traditional Investing in Public Securities. Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information.

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Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

The ACA is an interesting organization and is providing support in a number of ways to its member angel groups, from public policy, networking, sydnication, and best practices. The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) was also represented at the conference and is forging closer links with the ACA. Venture Hacks.

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Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor San Jose 28

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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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Venture Hacks. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three.

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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

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. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Venture Hacks. ProfessorVC. ► January. (1).

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San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

We have a myriad of connections to local Venture Capital firms, entrepreneurs, CEOs, and many other important individuals. What We’re Doing: We’re currently setting the groundwork for an innovative educational web application that will eventually fuse with social networking. We are implementing the innovative web 2.0

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Sweat Equity Equity Hiring Technical Review 40

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Labels: CFO , home security , M and A , venture capital , venture financing. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Newer Post.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Balance Sheet 28

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 19, 2011

The New York Times' Executive Editor, Bill Keller, wrote a piece for New York Magazine entitled " The Twitter Trap " in which he laments the pandora’s box of continuously connected social media he has just opened for his 13 year old daughter by allowing her to have a Facebook account. that's right.

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Social Media Media Social Network Internet 121

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

Rose, who has been described as "the Father of Angel Investing in New York" by Crain's New York Business, and a "world conquering entrepreneur" by BusinessWeek. The second company in which I invested, back in 2001, was a novel concept from the serial entrepreneur who invented social networking.

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New York Accredited Investor Advisory Board IRR 221

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. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

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San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Venture Hacks. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three.

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Technical Review Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

I have noticed this same feeling when making a venture capital or angel investment. Labels: angel investing , entrepreneurship , venture capital. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Venture Hacks.

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San Jose Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor 31

Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Venture Hacks. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three.

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Norway Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Venture Hacks. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three.

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Oregon San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28