Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Not to worry, I was busy working on closing the Series B financing for iControl Networks. I started working with the founders of iControl at the concept stage, prior to the first $100K of angel financing. Labels: CFO , home security , M and A , venture capital , venture financing. Steve Bennet. at 10:22 AM. Newer Post.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Balance Sheet 28

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Clearly a startup should consult its lawyer before filing or not filing.But the attorneys I relied on to write this piece told me that they’ve done lots of Section 4(2) deals in the past, and would recommend it to clients who had relatively simple financing agreements (not tranched-out, not too many investors, etc.) Short answer: no.

Stealth 285

Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285

Campus Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 23, 2010

When I attended between 1998-2001, there were a few course on entrepreneurship (entrepreneurial finance, entrepreneurial strategy, etc.), The firm offers email subscribers a deal-of-the-day coupon at a local business, then encourages them to share it with their social networks. If enough people sign up for it, the offer is good.

Cofounder 61

Cofounder Chicago Founder IPO 61

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

Out of the 12,500 founders of these firms, 181 (1.7%) die at some point between starting up the firm and the end of 2005 (Hvide 6). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. This leaves a relatively small sample.

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Norway Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

I actually enjoy the process of pulling together a selection of materials to create a complete course on Entrepreneurial Finance. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Guess its not only the students who procrastinate.

San Jose 28

San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Austin Startup

APRIL 26, 2020

In honor of Netflix’s big beat today in the very unfortunate age of COVID-19, I decided to revisit my four-part Bazaarblog series while I was CEO of Bazaarvoice (from our inception in 2005 to our IPO in 2012). Blockbuster introduced their “End of Late Fees” program on January 1, 2005. Finance tells a dramatic story since then.

Technical Review 62

Technical Review Campaign Video Naming 62

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Financing, that is.I had mixed emotions when I read the the press release on the recent funding of iControl Networks. One truth of start-up financing is that it generally takes twice as long and twice as much money to accomplish your milestones. offering to invest $75K if we could find another $250K by September 30, 2005.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

With more than 40 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific news site reporting breaking web news, providing analysis of trends, reviewing new Web sites and services, and offering social media resources and guides. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

Equity 74

Equity Engineer Technical Review Social Media 74

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. You may happen to emphasize the right points that pique an investor’s interest, but you shouldn’t leave your financing up to chance. Second, understand the broader financing climate. Steer into your investors’ objections.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Got around to seeing The Social Network this past weekend. I did a little searching around the web to try and find a truth vs. fiction comparison, but the closest I found was "The 10 Most Glaring Lies In The Social Network" on the Business Insider. ProfessorVC.

Social Network 28

Social Network Networking Software Review San Jose 28

mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

Money and Finance Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social networking. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. Mobile Lists. Movie Lists.

eCommerce 101

eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Social Media 101

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Sign in All Social Media Tech & Gadgets Business & Marketing Video Mobile Dev & Design Media Social Good Startups Classifieds Mashable Infographics Prev Next How Are People Using Twitter? LinkedIn was curious, so the business social network decided to find out. Whom is he or she connected to?

San Francisco 99

San Francisco New York City Social Media Entrepreneur 99

mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

9 Digital Ways to Become a Social Good Hero in 2012. 10 Inspiring Social Networks for Writers. Money and Finance Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social networking. 29% of U.S.

LLC 68

LLC Technical Review Social Media Startup 68

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

With the help social networking tools it has became much easier for start ups to venture in the competitive market. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited.

France 77

France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

Social Networks etc. Google Offers Free Wi-Fi in India to Access Social Networks. International Journalists Network. Money and Finance Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media.

Naming 97

Naming Social Media Social Network RSS 97

mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

(My company’s CEO, Patrick Salyer, explains why multiple online personas make it imperative that companies offer social logins beyond Facebook Connect.). Sure, Facebook will almost always be the dominant player in share-of-logins, but we’ve seen the other players account for up to a combined 60% share of social logins.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Social Media Social Network RSS 78

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

million in venture financing. No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference. In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. In the era of social networks, LinkedIn, Facebook messaging, Quora and email addresses that are easily guessable, it’s easy to think that maybe you should just approach a VC directly. They seem so reachable.

Developer 366

Developer Silicon Valley PR Las Vegas 366

mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Money and Finance Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social networking. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. Mobile Lists. Movie Lists.

New York City 83

New York City New York Startup Social Media 83

mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

With more than 50 million monthly pageviews and 4 million followers across social media, Mashable has one of the most engaged online news communities. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited.

Cofounder 81

Cofounder San Francisco Social Media Startup 81

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Money and Finance Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social media marketing. social networking. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco.

Social Media 80

Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

This tool also includes basic social network analysis (building friend/follower information, twitter profiles etc]. Money and Finance Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social networking.

Social Media 108

Social Media Analytics Media API 108

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. Spark Capital is relatively new to VC (founded in 2005) yet has become one of the hottest new VCs having invested in Twitter, Tumblr, AdMeld, Boxee, KickApps and many more companies. Read more: TechCrunch.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Los Angeles Oakland Asia 217

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Money and Finance Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social media marketing. social networking. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco.

PR 103

PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

With more than 40 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific news site reporting breaking web news, providing analysis of trends, reviewing new Web sites and services, and offering social media resources and guides. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

Developer 93

Developer HTML API Ruby 93

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

link] May 5, 2011 10:24:50 Reply 0 Flag this comment Aniekan Okono Follow We put us out too [link] and got some very interested users sign up, since we are a b2b social network and our targets are small and medium scale businesses. We have a beta page for a new social networking site. I think this strategy works.

Pakistan 94

Pakistan Social Media Startup Stealth 94

Professor VC

MARCH 11, 2013

SocialParent is a social network for those who have moved beyond the Bang with Friends stage, have settled down, had a family and are looking for a social network that mirrors their real life social network. In 2005, incubators were thought of as either bubble era disasters or university science projects.

Silicon Valley 28

Silicon Valley San Francisco Social Network SEC 28

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

Back in 2005, I started Cellit, a company focused on helping companies communicate with their customers via text messages. Despite the ongoing recession, I took to my kitchen table in 2013 to launch Digital Air Strike — an award-winning automotive social media and digital engagement company. 4) Used to Reconnect. 18) Better Person.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

Professor VC

JULY 7, 2015

I have always admired the Dead's biz model (sorry Friendster/MySpace/Facebook, The Dead was the First Social Network) and music, although I never became a full fledged Deadhead. I joined Sand Hill Angels (SHA) in 2005 and at the time we had 10-15 members vs. close to 100 today.

Angel Groups 28

Angel Groups Due Diligence Lead Investor Finance 28

mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

With more than 40 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific news site reporting breaking web news, providing analysis of trends, reviewing new Web sites and services, and offering social media resources and guides. an iPad 2 Killer? Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

Programming 86

Programming Startup Technical Review Software Review 86

www.currentlyobsessed.com

MAY 28, 2010

Other factors such as your team, the market you are in, your ability to execute, and in fact other terms in your term sheet are much, much more important to your outcome and financial outcome than is the valuation of your company at the time of financing. That’s a nice way of putting it.

Valuation 42

Valuation Channel Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 42

mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

With more than 40 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific news site reporting breaking web news, providing analysis of trends, reviewing new Web sites and services, and offering social media resources and guides. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

Mobile 90

Mobile Web Social Media Software Review 90

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

And maybe you heard of a tiny Linux-based mobile software designer Google bought in 2005, called Android Inc.? I created {s}hareCLOUD — Private social networks for businesses– with Google in mind. Money and Finance Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

Money and Finance Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social networking. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. Mobile Lists. Movie Lists.

Algorithm 93

Algorithm Technical Review San Francisco SEO 93

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Finance where needed. Companies raised too much money in 2005-08 and had high burn rates. Computing will be an order of magnitude more mobile 10 years from now, changing the way applications are delivered and the way we interact with our real social networks. And Social. We need some visibility. Cut where needed.

Stock 305

Stock Technical Review Marketing Greece 305