Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round).

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Everyone knows that Silicon Valley has been, historically speaking, the source of much innovation. Since 2012, the city has had an average growth of 21% in the business sector, with 2015 showing growth of 38% alone. San Francisco is already well publicized. Instead, try one of these lesser known tech meccas.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. cities (outside of Silicon Valley and the East Coast), to build your startup.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. After the success of Smart Bear, I should be setting my sights on something big, not this.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

This year, Techventure has also taken on two new partner events - TechInnovation 2012 and Failcon Singapore. . Techventure , one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs, is back. Renaissance.’, ” You can find out more at the Techventure website.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

But for the last decade “innovation” in Chinese software meant something different than it did in Silicon Valley. By the end of 2012, there were 85 million iOS and 160 million Android devices in China. Many of these returnees have worked in Silicon Valley and startups or went to school at MIT and Stanford.

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2012

June 5, 2012. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Coordinates Recent Posts The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] 11 July 2012, 1:57 pm Our Investment in Cloze 25 June 2012, 5:36 pm Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened 12 June 2012, 4:19 pm.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2017

The same article noted, “the report indicates that when unicorn deals are taken out of the equation, deal count is down to 1,117, its lowest since early 2012. So, no: VC funding isn’t such a rare thing in Silicon Valley or anywhere else. You don’t have to be a unicorn to get it either. Bruce is the U.S.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Valuation Later Stage 86

Agile VC

JANUARY 4, 2012

January 4, 2012. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Coordinates Recent Posts The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] 11 July 2012, 1:57 pm Our Investment in Cloze 25 June 2012, 5:36 pm Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened 12 June 2012, 4:19 pm.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 10, 2012

But in early November, cable channel Bravo will debut a new reality program titled “ Silicon Valley ” that will chronicle the lives and struggles of startup entrepreneurs in San Francisco. They don’t represent the true Silicon Valley.in the world according to @ bravotv there are no Asians or Indians in Silicon Valley.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco Securities and Exchange Commission New York City 97

Gust

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The results of the 2012 survey are shown in the table below, with groups listed by median overall pre-revenue, pre-money valuation from the lowest to the highest. 2012 Valuation Survey. Band of Angels (Silicon Valley). Sand Hill Angels (Silicon Valley). pre-money valuation in US$ millions). Organization.

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Angel Groups Valuation Pre-Money Valuation North Dakota 169

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. Around $400 billion of imports & exports pass through the LA ports each year, which set the national high-water mark in 2012. What Has Given Birth to This New Movement in LA? .

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Los Angeles Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Seattle 376

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. As vibrant as the China venture business has been, 2012 was a different story. VC’s pulled back and only invested $3.7 Closed for You, Open For Us.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Coordinates Recent Posts The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] 11 July 2012, 1:57 pm Our Investment in Cloze 25 June 2012, 5:36 pm Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened 12 June 2012, 4:19 pm. Read More ».

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IPO Marketing Silicon Valley Technical Review 100

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. All of these things aside, one of its biggest attractions may be what is not: Silicon Valley.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As I write this, days after the 2012 presidential election, I’m probably not alone in feeling relieved that the political jeering and soapboxing that reached a feverish pitch during the seemingly endless campaign season has finally subsided. Most of the technology industry is notoriously apolitical. misses an opportunity.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco Intellectual Property Accredited Investor 187

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Ynon & I first discussed Maker in early 2012. Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley and Who Will Win. Dana Settle (Greycroft) & I had led the first round of investment in the company in 2010 and we were looking for smart media investors to join us as investors in the company. The Future of the Digital Living Room.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Keen Home appeared on the TV show, Shark Tank , in 2012, landing one of the highest valuations in the show’s history. Steve : You mean in the community you’re in where the founder is an outlier, rather than at the core where you go to New York or you to go Silicon Valley and everybody’s a founder, including the waiters?

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Gust

JULY 18, 2012

Following the huge success of the Gust-DEMO scholarship earlier this year, Gust and DEMO have teamed up again to offer Gust start-ups a full scholarship opportunity for DEMO Fall 2012. The deadline to apply for the full scholarship is August 17, 2012. DEMO Fall 2012 takes place October 1-3, 2012 in Santa Clara, CA.

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Silicon Valley Differentiation Lead Investor Distribution 142

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

In 2012, Abigail Seldin set out to solve this problem. Who can afford to launch their own startup when Uncle Sam knocks down the door each month? This dilemma is a catch-22; only the well-off can attend college debt-free, yet the gap between college and high school grads is growing. This story continues at The Next Web.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Many became skeptical over Color’s introduction to the scene when it was announced that investors like Bain Capital Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, and Sequoia Capital had poured in millions of dollars to this unproven company. graph and patents related to GPS location and battery saving.

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Los Angeles Silicon Valley Media Startup 161

YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

Vancouver has a situated tech market with a direct line to Silicon Valley. Since 2012, it produced half of all the tech jobs added to Canada, per the CBRE research done on Canadian tech talent. Job sites such as BCjobs.ca or Indeed are used by HR professionals searching to hire within the British Columbia tech industry.

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Canada Hiring Artificial Inteligence Software Developers 149

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 21, 2013

So, for example, you’ll see Andres Glusman of Meetup, who last year talked engagingly about the myths he confronted in implementing Lean Startup methods at his company, Malkovich Bias among them: Dan Milstein gave a popular 2012 talk on how to run a Five Whys and deal with failure in a profitable way. Here’s here 2012 talk.

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Lean Startup Metrics Silicon Valley 152

Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Coordinates Recent Posts The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] 11 July 2012, 1:57 pm Our Investment in Cloze 25 June 2012, 5:36 pm Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened 12 June 2012, 4:19 pm. Read More ».

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2012

The Most Memorable Quotes (I Could Capture) From Startup School 2012 | The Art of Ass-Kicking – [link]. In Silicon Valley, Perks Now Begin at Home (the digital cold war is alive and well) – [link]. Inside the Mind of a Silicon Valley Investor | Inc – [link]. Then Act – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 102

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2012

CEO Brian Chesky Says Airbnb Will Be Filling More Room Nights Than All Hilton Hotels By The End Of 2012 – [link]. In Silicon Valley, Hardware Is Hot Again | Businessweek – [link]. Six Social Media Trends for 2012 David Armano |Harvard Business Review – [link]. Best Free Fonts of 2012 – [link].

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

March 13, 2012. only notified them of potential IP infringement two weeks ago on February 27, 2012 (as described in the lawsuit) and Facebook heard about it through the media rather than in private. Leader on Mar 5 2012. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. How To Think About The Future.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Coordinates Recent Posts The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] 11 July 2012, 1:57 pm Our Investment in Cloze 25 June 2012, 5:36 pm Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened 12 June 2012, 4:19 pm. Read More ».

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Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

It also puts another chink in the armor of the meme that monster internet companies can only be built in Silicon Valley (LivingSocial, Kayak, Gilt Groupe, CSN Stores, et al doing damage here too). If Groupon’s growth rate drops by 80% they’ll still be nearly tripling top line sales in 2012. Read More ». And Why 20%?

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Estimates show that only about 14% of engineers in 2012 were women (Crawford) and that number hasn’t gone up far in recent years. ASME , Sept 2012, [link]. In a field that strives itself on innovation and the progression of mankind, it severely lacks something that is arguably essential for progress in the workplace. Fowler, Susan.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. All of these things aside, one of its biggest attractions may be what is not: Silicon Valley.

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United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 48

Business Plan Blog

JULY 31, 2013

Seed funding to both San Francisco and Silicon Valley reached over $192M across 242 deals in the first half of 2013 alone. Though, unless there is a large push in the back half of 2013, it looks like internet see deals will be less than 2012. Seed funding in the San Francisco area appears to be on pace for another record year.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 29, 2016

When the phrase “Startup Communities” started to become mainstream around 2012, I made the strong assertion that you could create a startup community in any city with at least 100,000 people. My argument is, and has never been, against Silicon Valley, but rather for the rest of the planet. Or maybe toss SOMA in.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 4, 2017

When we established Ready4S back in 2012, the tech startup scene looked completely different than it does today. Running a startup in New York or Silicon Valley is very expensive, so no wonder that recently, there has been an explosion of new locations starting to see growth in tech startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2013

The number of startups getting seed funding in 2012 jumped by 65% over the previous year to a total of 1749, according to a recent report by CB Insights. Make no mistake, even with these caveats, 2012 has been a banner year for startup funding, and the cost of entry has never been lower. Top five states for venture capital.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2013

Of the ten startups in the inaugural 2012 class, four have raised follow-on funding to date, and one even reached the break-even point and expanded to Silicon Valley. It recently announced the results of its incubator program – and the results look promising.

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Silicon Valley Europe Venture Capital Incubator 215

Hunter Walker

JUNE 26, 2023

That exposure gave me insight into the significant knowledge gap that exists between Silicon Valley and the rest of the world. For example, we had a hybrid work schedule starting in 2012. What’s happening in Canada right now from coast-to-coast-to-coast is really quite remarkable. We didn’t overthink things. T/Th work from home.

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