SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Here they are: How to Minimize Politics in Your Company - Ben's Blog , August 24, 2010 “Who the f@#k you think you f$&kin’ with.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Thursday, September 16, 2010. Has DEMO lost its luster and relevance in 2010? Bump.com is a social network based on license plate numbers as the identifier. October 4, 2010 11:55 AM. Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? . ▼ 2010. (7). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Preserve your equity by using a consulting CTO to ramp up your company before securing early-stage financing and hiring a permanent technology partner. If you’ve begun the process of raising capital, ask the angels or venture capital partners to recommend technologists who consult on a part-time basis.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

Thursday, April 1, 2010. One comment made by Jason was that angels tend to be less sensitive than VCs on valuation and can potentially make it difficult to get a venture financing done at acceptable valuation. Labels: Angel Investors , fundraising , term sheets , venture capital , venture financing.

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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. May 14, 2010 10:56 PM. June 3, 2010 9:50 AM. November 11, 2010 9:52 AM. November 11, 2010 1:56 PM. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Thursday, November 19, 2009.

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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. ► 2010. (7).

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

► 2010. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Venture News.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. This can make it much more difficult to get any bank financing, new investment, and trade credit. In cases where it is truly a bridge financing (i.e. Steve Bennet. at 1:33 PM.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

The spring semester of my Entrepreneurial Finance class starts tomorrow. 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. There used to be a fairly standard career path in the venture capital industry.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

► 2010. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Venture News.

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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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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. ► 2010. (7).

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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. ► 2010. (7).

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Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. The latest statistics from VentureSource show 554 financings in Q4, down from 620 in Q3 and 718 in Q4 2007. million for the year, which is the first time it has been below $5 million since 2001, a sign that capital efficiency will be even more important than it has.

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Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Manija Ansari is an undergraduate business student (currently in my Entrepreneurial Finance course), working on a social entreprenurial venture. ► 2010. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Several years later, Bandon Trails opened in 1995 and the fourth course (Old Macdonald) is scheduled to open by summer 2010. ► 2010. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Venture News. ► July.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

I have noticed this same feeling when making a venture capital or angel investment. This was the beginning of the dot com bust and getting a consumer deal through the partners at my venture firm was next to impossible. However, I was glad to see they were able to raise financing and launch the service. ► 2010. (7).

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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. September 6, 2010 7:42 AM. ► 2010. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

As I mentioned in the previous post, Jeff Fluhr (founder of StubHub) recently stopped by my Entrepreneurial Finance class to share his 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship with the students. His gut told him the opportunity might not be there in a year and he dropped out of business school to launch the venture. ► 2010. (7).

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. Often times when companies raise “bridge” financing (this is money from internal investors. Swipely is a social network orientated around users credit card transaction data. Short answer: no.

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Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

► 2010. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Venture News.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

I am not sure how this relates to venture finance or entrepreneurship, but Im sure Ill find some connection along the way. ► 2010. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Venture News.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007). He then went on to say that this type of financing was good for the entrepreneur (vs taking VC money) because they got to keep more of the company.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

I lovingly call him the curmudgeon of fintech – in this episode we go deep into how he is building a venture capital firm and practice, not just running a fund and how he views the world of fintech investing. He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. Why is that?

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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.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Tuesday, October 26, 2010. On paper, the 2010 Giants shouldnt have finished in the top half of the national league, let alone won the division and the pennant. The search for a world series ticket brought up some more thoughts about entrepreneurial finance. October 26, 2010 7:08 PM. ▼ 2010. (7). ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Friday, February 26, 2010. Of course, when 10-year returns for the entire venture capital asset class is about to drop below zero, drastic measures may be in order. While this is not surprising, it would be interesting to look at returns provided to venture capital firms from novice and serial entrepreneurs.

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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. As I said up front, I have mixed emotions about the financing. ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

Friday, July 2, 2010. A similar trend is happening in alternative energy, the industry that has greatly benefited from both venture capital and US government assistance over the past decade. This does show that venture backed companies have a huge impact on the US economy. Labels: Andy Grove , economics , venture capital.

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Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

Everyone seems to know someone who has raised huge amounts of venture capital without ever putting together even back of the envelope projections. Labels: entrepreneurial finance , financial analysis , venture capital. ► 2010. (7). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. at 3:15 PM.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

October 3rd, 2010 the Chubby Team 48 Comments. If you are an entrepreneur seeking funding, try our free Funding Recommendation Engine to identify a list of angels, venture capital and state grant programs that best match your business. Finances were just one part of the story. Quora says: October 4, 2010 at.

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thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Contact The Startup Lawyer: Home Page About Contact FAQs Glossary Ryan Roberts Law: Home Page Social Networks: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flickr Delicious Digg Last.FM Contact The Startup Lawyer: Home Page About Contact FAQs Glossary Ryan Roberts Law: Home Page Social Networks: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flickr Delicious Digg Last.FM

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Thursday, September 2, 2010. The fall semester at SJSU started this week and had the first class meeting of my Entrepreneurial Finance class, which was overflowing with students standing, sitting on the floor and begging to get in. Labels: angel groups , angel investing , entrepreneurial finance course , Super Angels.

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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.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Monday, October 11, 2010. Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Got around to seeing The Social Network this past weekend. October 13, 2010 6:38 PM. October 18, 2010 2:41 PM. October 19, 2010 1:28 PM. Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? . ▼ 2010. (7).

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2010

I just read the Q1 2010 report from CB Insights , which shows some interesting trends. billion to work across 731 financing deals with US startups, a 50% increase over Q1 2009. To me, this indicates that venture capitalists (VCs) are looking for business, but they are clearly moving away from early-stage (pre-revenue) deals.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Of course, if you look at the Cambridge Associates data ( graph at the bottom left) comparing venture capital returns of top quartile vs. median funds, youll see that over the past three decades, the median fund has never returned over 40% and that the returns have been 0% over the past ten years. May 14, 2010 10:31 PM.

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