Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The new paradigm, driven by disruptive technologies, cloud-served supercomputing, and the new generation of young adults with global empathy, is partnering and giving something now for a competitive advantage in the future. Find partners who can do what you cannot do alone. This is the new world of do-it-yourself (DIY) prototyping.

Partner 328

Partner Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Cloud 328

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

During my time in Silicon Valley, I was struck by the fact that most successful entrepreneurs seemed to personally know and regularly hear from all the “movers and shakers” who had the investment capital and leadership they needed. I’m a believer in the old saying that investors look for great people, more than great ideas.

Silicon Valley 284

Silicon Valley Technical Review Leadership Metrics 284

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

California-based executive search and technical recruiting firm Riviera Partners recently crunched some numbers by aggregating salary figures from the highest paying tech companies and from a recent report covering the correlation of tech skills in demand and expected salary ranges.

Software Engineering 193

Software Engineering Salary Silicon Valley Engineer 193

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Alex is a Silicon Valley veteran and Cisco executive, often referred to as the ‘innovation therapist,’ who details his knowledge of many real-world cases and specifics on how to keep up with change and win in the marketplace. Innovation must be embedded in every function of your organization and measured at the highest levels.

Technical Review 252

Technical Review Silicon Valley Software Review Metrics 252

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2023

This point was highlighted well in the classic book, “ Disrupting Digital Business ,” by R “Ray” Wang, CEO and Principal Analyst of Silicon Valley-based Constellation Research. These dedicated fans and partners believe so much in your brand, your cause, and your product, that they do all the force multiplying work for free.

Silicon Valley 265

Silicon Valley Flash Social Media Software Review 265

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

VC investors rely heavily on referrals, but what should a non US startup do when looking to raise funding in Silicon Valley? How best can European startups land VC funding in the US / Sillicon Valley? For example, in response to “ How do I raise funds in Silicon Valley for a European-based startup ? &# Eyal S.

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

Steve Blank

AUGUST 17, 2009

All branches of the military (the Air Force and Army would fund the program as well) wanted Stanford to build prototypes of electronic intelligence and electronic warfare systems that could be put into production by partners in industry. They’ll make much more sense if you read some of the earlier ones for context.

Silicon Valley 142

Silicon Valley RSS California Government 142

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2022

In that environment, you need to look broadly and work effectively on all the available sources of capital, including friends and family, angel investors, and strategic partners. If you need venture capital, maybe you need to spend more time in Silicon Valley or Boston. Intelligence and insight: book and street smarts.

Silicon Valley 325

Silicon Valley Angel Investor Technical Review Boston 325

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Bill’s closing line, “The reason why Silicon Valley is so successful is that it’s so fxxxng far away from Washington” received great applause. Tech Companies Use Regulatory Capture In my first two decades inside the Silicon Valley bubble we built products people wanted and needed.

Washington 271

Washington Government Marketing Silicon Valley 271

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 13, 2017

Today Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) announced their support for Global EIR , a cause for which I care deeply. We were fortunate to have great partners in Bill Brah, George Deriso, and Anuradha Basu to help us figure this out to the point where we are now ready to scale to all 50 US states.

Silicon Valley 187

Silicon Valley Matching Global Boston 187

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

One of Silicon Valley’s most compelling attributes is its lack of interest in the traditional bottom line. While most companies focus on revenue and profitability, Silicon Valley leaders tend to view valuation as a success barometer. But we can learn from Silicon Valley about blockchain Adoption.

Silicon Valley 103

Silicon Valley Artificial Inteligence Database SQL 103

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The new paradigm, driven by disruptive technologies, cloud-served supercomputing, and the new generation of young adults with global empathy, is partnering and giving something now for a competitive advantage in the future. Find partners who can do what you cannot do alone. This is the new world of do-it-yourself (DIY) prototyping.

Partner 310

Partner Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Startup 310

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

And the wrong message is frankly strewn all over Silicon Valley. And this is fueled by the VC culture in Silicon Valley. Our partners have invested in more than dozen companies that became worth more than a billion dollars and that has disproportionately drive returns. Or pivoted too quickly. I built two companies.

Silicon Valley 390

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Startup Technical Review 390

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2020

This point was highlighted well in the classic book, “ Disrupting Digital Business ,” by R “Ray” Wang, CEO and Principal Analyst of Silicon Valley-based Constellation Research. These dedicated fans and partners believe so much in your brand, your cause, and your product, that they do all the force multiplying work for free.

Silicon Valley 312

Silicon Valley Flash Social Media Software Review 312

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Nand changed the culture of the JAIC, bringing in Silicon Valley tools for product development, product management and for the first time a culture that focused on UI/UX, MVPs and continuous integration and deployment. This is where I brought in the thinking of how we build businesses here in Silicon Valley.

Artificial Inteligence 388

Artificial Inteligence Fractional CTO Technology CTO 388

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The company grew to be well known in this limited niche and was operating at slightly above breakeven, when the Board and CEO decided to seek venture investment from what we hoped would be a first tier VC firm in Silicon Valley. And we were able to secure that investment along with a partner from that firm joining our board.

Silicon Valley 118

Silicon Valley Burn Rate Angel Investor Down Round 118

Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. These four developments, while important to Silicon Valley, are vital to developing regional tech clusters. Why Valley Rules Don’t Work in Regional Economies.

Early Stage 286

Early Stage Silicon Valley Oregon Technical Review 286

Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The post Generative AI is the buzziest new technology in Silicon Valley. appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners. Meet the investors backing it.

Silicon Valley 70

Silicon Valley Generative AI Technology Partner 70

YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2012

So you’re looking to start up or relocating your company to the wonderful startup haven of Silicon Valley, eh? Well, finding a place in Silicon Valley to call home is not the easiest thing to do, but this infographic from Riviera Partners may help. For inspiration, of course.

Silicon Valley 174

Silicon Valley San Jose San Francisco Startup 174

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Current round: $35mm in Series C (extension of Series B at higher valuation) from General Atlantic, Matrix Partners. Read more: TechCrunch , Reg Form D , WSJ interview w/ Susan Lyne.

Partner 240

Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2015

BMNT , a new Silicon Valley company, is combining the Lean Methods it learned in combat with the technology expertise and speed of startups. Army – build teams that deliver solutions to complex problems, with access to the entire network of suppliers and partners that Newell and Felter developed throughout their careers.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Afghanistan Iraq Kuwait 120

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2020

I also couldn’t be happier that friends from Silicon Valley like Joe Lonsdale, Drew Houston, and Elon Musk have also moved here. While obviously bullish on Austin, Breyer Capital remains excited to invest in and support current and future Silicon Valley portfolio companies.

Austin 84

Austin Silicon Valley Technical Review Texas 84

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2023

But, for the rest of us, don’t believe the Silicon Valley myth that all you have to do is sketch your million-dollar idea on the back of a napkin, and investors will line up to give you money. The plan must simply answer every relevant business question that you could imagine from your team, partners, and investors.

Silicon Valley 257

Silicon Valley Exit Strategy Startup Business Plan 257

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Read part one on the Evolution of Corporate R&D , part two on Innovation Outposts in Silicon Valley , and part three The 6 Decisions to Make Before Setting up an Innovation Outpost. In the first stage the Outpost focusses on networking and partnering in the Innovation Cluster in which it is based (i.e.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Incubator Acquisition Business Model 120

Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2014

For decades large companies have gone shopping in Silicon Valley for startups. Companies manage these three types of innovation with an innovation portfolio – they build innovation internally, they buy it or they partner with resources outside their company. Silicon Valley – a Corporate Innovation Candy Store.

Acquisition 332

Acquisition Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Startup 332

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. So can you really build a great tech firm outside of Silicon Valley? Los Angeles.

Silicon Valley 313

Silicon Valley Southern California Los Angeles Semantic 313

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

In its effort to advocate and be a resource for the startup community, The Startup Magazine is sponsoring this leading venture capital gathering in the heart of tech hub Silicon Valley. Shan Aggarwal | Greycroft Partners. Shawn Ahdout | Alsop Louie Partners. Venture Partners. Yael Gilboa | DBL Partners.

Silicon Valley 91

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Investment Bankers Angel Investor 91

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Theres a power struggle underway in Silicon Valley. But Andreessens approach is also exposing a rift in Silicon Valley, where a group of young and relatively untested entrepreneurs have maintained control over their rapidly growing companies. billion in an effort to meet new deficit targets agreed with euro-zone partners.

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 1, 2015

They are putting Innovation Outposts into Innovation Clusters -in particular Silicon Valley – to tap into the clusters’ innovation ecosystems. (An In the last five years, hundreds of large companies have established Innovation Outposts (and here ) in Silicon Valley.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Incubator 120

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

Some disgruntled younger partners left to go start a new firm in 1965 called Greylock. Some disgruntled younger partners left in the 90s to form what is now Redpoint Ventures (IT team) and Versant Ventures (healthcare team). Big success was Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), in which ARD invested about $2.1M

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2020

The company is known as the most active investor in Silicon Valley. Find some great partners.”. The post Insights from the Most Active Investor in Silicon Valley appeared first on ReadWrite. In this episode, I had the opportunity to talk to Will Decker, the VP of Brand and Retail for Plug and Play.

Silicon Valley 78

Silicon Valley Deal Flow IP Curation 78

Steve Blank

JANUARY 21, 2015

I was struck by something that had been slowly percolating through my head during my entire week – there are a higher percentage of women on the founding teams of New York City startups than in Silicon Valley. Companies that get started and built in Silicon Valley have historically focused on core technology.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley New York City New York Venture Capital 120

Lightspeed Venture Partners

APRIL 1, 2021

The post Silicon Valley VCs are as powerful as ever but they are funding more startups from elsewhere, new research shows appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Silicon Valley 78

Silicon Valley Startup Partner 78

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Much has been written about when it is time to hire a “professional CEO” to run a startup company and of course that has long been a norm in Silicon Valley when founders find that their inexperience may be a limiting factor in company growth ( know as the Peter Principle ). So why did Larry need to return?

Founder 309

Founder CTO Hire Silicon Valley Leadership 309

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2021

Eren Bali arrived in Silicon Valley from Turkey in 2010 hoping to relaunch Udemy , his online education company. Eren came to the US from Turkey to work at a Silicon Valley tech startup, which is actually where I first met him a few years ago. They pivoted to monitoring patients for COVID, then testing.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Turkey Los Angeles California 60

Feld Thoughts

MARCH 13, 2020

wherever possible we are strongly encouraging our vendors, service providers and partner businesses to take similar precautions. are moving all clients, visitors, and interviews to remote only meetings and not currently welcoming onsite visitors.

Colorado 168

Colorado Fractional CTO Silicon Valley Cofounder 168

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

By contrast, they backed 620 funds in the last three months of 2021 First time fund managers hit hard: In 2022, limited partners backed 141 funds run by first-time managers, a 59% decline from the prior year and the lowest number since 2013 How does the constrained LP environment manifest for funds and startups?

Venture Capital 215

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Institutional Investors 215