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Women 2.0 » FounderDating: How I Found My Co-Founder

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So, we chose a business concept, established the pain point, discussed the solution, identified monetization and customer acquisition strategies, and assessed market opportunity. Acquisition. San Jose, CA. Through this process, it gave us a sample of how the group works together and different people engage. Debriefing.

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On Geography

K9 Ventures

No distributed teams, no overseas teams, and definitely no companies that rely on “outsourcing” to build their core technology. ” Now that last statement is a little off, since I have a portfolio company in Berkeley and one as far south as San Jose. I’ll give the example of the acquisition of CardMunch by LinkedIn.

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On Geography

K9 Ventures

No distributed teams, no overseas teams, and definitely no companies that rely on “outsourcing” to build their core technology. ” Now that last statement is a little off, since I have a portfolio company in Berkeley and one as far south as San Jose. I’ll give the example of the acquisition of CardMunch by LinkedIn.

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ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. A talent acquisition or bootstrapping are still options, but need to include buy-in from the investors. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.