Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

I had witnessed a number of early-stage tech startups in LA raise seed capital from the Bay Area and relocate. It was 2009 and it was terribly difficult to get any financing (if you can remember a time like that!) By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. We announced Fund I in 2011. So we went for it.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 30, 2014

identify financing vehicles before you need them. Incubators are designed for teams with an idea. This has been nearly a 4-year journey,” said Schonthal who prior to moving back to Chicago in 2011 had been working in healthcare venture capital in San Diego. It Takes a Village. It has density,” he said.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

I also suggest look at the UAE-Israel Technology & Finance Community/Mailing List. 50/50 Startups – “We’re an incubator for equally owned tech ventures by Palestinian and Israeli entrepreneurs.”. SFMC’s first private equity fund, Siraj Palestine Fund I, was launched in 2011, with a value of $90 million USD.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

Thursday, April 7, 2011. My partner in Menlo Incubator , Gary Kremen , and I had a recent debate on which one of us hates convertible debt more. 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. ProfessorVC.

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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. easy business finance software. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. Incubator List/ Local Startup Resources/ Startup Q&A. List of Startup Incubators. VC & Startup Resources.

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K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

In my view the terminology being used for early stage investors by the press and the media is not as clear as it should be. I’ve talked about this on several occasions when I’ve been at conference and on panels, but I figured it would make sense to do a post explaining my taxonomy of the early-stage investing world.

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K9 Ventures

APRIL 9, 2014

In May 2011, I wrote the post: Investor Nomenclature and the Venture Spiral. The party rounds , which were the range in late 2010 and early 2011, became less common and we started to see the smaller funds begin to lead rounds. Taken together, it means an early stage company needs to survive longer, with higher expenses.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I’ve been hearing about the so-called Series A Crunch for at least six months, and in recent weeks, I’ve spoken with more than 20 venture capitalists, angel investors, incubator heads, lawyers, and other necessary cogs in the ecosystem trying to get some details about it. Those numbers are likely conservative.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Find Questions, Topics and People Add Question Add Question Team Configuration 500 Startups Guerilla Marketing Organizations Entrepreneurship Startup Founders & Entrepreneurs Startups Startup Incubators and Seed Programs Seedcamp Y Combinator TechStars Lean Startups What is the perfect startup team? Could not have said it better myself.

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mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

Thinking of applying to one (or all) of the summer accelerator/incubator/angel/mentoring programs like TechStars , Joystick Labs , or any of those found on this comprehensive list ? May 12th - 14th, 2011. He’s the founder of four companies, most recently WPEngine , and blogs weekly about startups and geekery. startupcto

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www.quora.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

The barrier between entrepreneur and money (incubators, angels, etc.) The issues around stress, risk and amount of work they will perform will probably be just as high for early employees. As an entrepreneur, I know how difficult it is but I think the environment under which early employees join is painted a too-rosy picture here.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

6, 2011 we hosted our 64th free One Million by One Million (1M/1M) strategy roundtable for entrepreneurs, and the first for this year. In 1M/1M, we have extensive expertise on bootstrapping e-commerce businesses, and will be happy to help her navigate the paths of customer acquisition, inventory, merchandising, and financing.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I'm doing a new academic experiment now - an incubator at Menlo College where we are bringing the start-ups to campus and giving the students an opportunity to see how they develop and work as interns. ► 2011. (7). I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Ludi, Thanks for sharing your experience.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Friday, February 18, 2011. I first contacted my friend, Manu Kumar, who incubated the company, coming up with the idea and finding the founders to build the product. March 8, 2011 11:15 AM. March 8, 2011 11:52 AM. March 24, 2011 3:22 PM. August 24, 2011 2:23 PM. August 24, 2011 4:13 PM. ProfessorVC.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

If you believe in it – then finance whatever you can yourself. When it comes to early stage investing – it’s all gut. Does it make sense to spend this time speaking about your early stage start-up when your product has not even entered Alpha testing? 2) yes, join an incubator, (1) Read this [link].

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dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Entrepreneurs face some pretty tough questions at a very early stage. How much equity should I grant to early employees? It isnt always possible to have a competitive bidding situation at each financing round so here are some guidelines for funding sources and percentages. Should I take Angel or VC money? 5% Managers -.25%

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Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

In addition to the first prize, he was also given office space at the Plug and Play incubator for the summer and get to spend his days with other entrepreneurs and investors. We have invested a combination of ~$20K in founder financing and ~$200k in vendor financing. ► 2011. (7). Older Post. Twitter Updates.

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