Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. In 1996 got connected up with Softbank which was investing very aggressively in the U.S. So having spent a lot of time thinking about this Silicon Valley is a thing in and of itself. So everybody goes through this phase of we want to be the next Silicon Valley.

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Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2013

Given my talks on the Secret History of Silicon Valley I was interviewed on NPR about the disclosure that the NSA said they had a new capability that tripled the amount of Skype video calls being collected through Prism. This allows Intel to make sure that 3 rd parties can’t make unauthorized add-ons to their chips.

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K9 Ventures

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

I started the company in December 1996, we sold the company in March 2000 (3+ years). Well, today I’m going to explain why I now believe that this thinking is flawed (for Silicon Valley at least, not sure about other geographies). In my first company, SneakerLabs, the total capital raised was $1.15M.

Silicon Valley 91

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Technical Review Acquisition 91

K9 Ventures

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

I started the company in December 1996, we sold the company in March 2000 (3+ years). Well, today I’m going to explain why I now believe that this thinking is flawed (for Silicon Valley at least, not sure about other geographies). In my first company, SneakerLabs, the total capital raised was $1.15M.

Silicon Valley 90

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Technical Review Acquisition 90

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Palm in a New Market What makes this example really interesting is this: rewind the story 4 years earlier to 1996. In 1996 no potential customer had even heard of a Personal Digital Assistant. In 1996 Palm was selling a product that allowed users to do something they couldn’t do before. Order Here. To Order Outside of the U.S.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2019

In tech startups stock options were here almost from the beginning, first offered to the founders in 1957 at Fairchild Semiconductor , the first chip startup in Silicon Valley. It drove the relentless “do whatever it takes” culture of 20 th century Silicon Valley. Why Startups Offer Stock Options. And the bet worked.

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Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Hvide analyzed 6,800 companies that started between 1996 and 2003 in Norway. I typically stay anywhere from 6 months to 3 years depending on a number of factors, not the least important being that I do not have the temperament or attention span for a full time gig. 3 hours ago.

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