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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. What Do VC’s Do?

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Reinventing Life Science Startups – Medical Devices and Digital Health

Steve Blank

Venture Capital Issues. Early stage Venture Capital for medical device startups has dried up. The amount of capital being invested in new device companies is at an 11 year low. Because device IPOs are rare, and M&A is much tougher, liquidity for investors is hard to find. Venture Capital.

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Marching through quicksand

Startup Lessons Learned

We faced this same problem in entrepreneurship and venture capital, but we are getting past it. Seed-stage investors are learning the metrics of traction, and are getting better at identifying those companies that are really achieving validated learning about customers. link] August 24, 2009 2:50 PM Quentin said.

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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

SoCal CTO

Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) - Steve Blank , July 15, 2010 If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. Customer Development Diagnostics over Lunch.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Boilerplate Venture Funding Documents. National Venture Capital Association â?? Raising Venture Capital. Venture Hacks equity section. About VC Cafe. VC & Startup Resources.