Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In In as much as a scheduled interview with an angel investor can be, talking with Boris about what it takes to spark the interest of a venture capital firm was a coincidence.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2013

They can read reviews, see pictures and even talk to the family before confirming. I typed in my brothers zip code and ton of houses popped up in his area and I was able to search out on a map view. I then clicked on reviews, looked at pictures and read the owners descriptions of what they were looking for. I registered.

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San Diego Technical Review Seed Capital Sacramento 344

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Wave after wave of hardware, software, biotech and cleantech products have emerged from what has become “ground zero” of entrepreneurial and startup culture. The New Structure of the Venture Capital industry.

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Silicon Valley United States Venture Capital Software Review 335

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Let’s face it, the rules for getting a startup funded at the seed stage aren’t very clear. Note: When I say “seed stage startup,” I’m specifically referring to software/app startups that are eitherpre-product or early product. Venture Capitalist have investors as well. Consequently, venture capital is a hits business.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

The ten questions that make up the core of the Gust executive summary (and that in turn comprise the bulk of the ‘One Pager’ that investors print out for screening and review sessions) are only the distilled tip of the iceberg. This will almost always be the best approach to an investor.

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Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The group seeks out technologies that are complementary to the company’s core operations, including applications, software and infrastructure startups. Qualcomm Ventures is invested in a number of startups including Livescribe, Obopay , Arieso and Zeebo. Code for America Chooses 20 Developer. Seedups Hi Jeremy.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Not a big shock, but things don’t look pretty, especially in the venture capital world. And investors said they intend to invest more in cleantech than software going forward.

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