Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

But for the last decade “innovation” in Chinese software meant something different than it did in Silicon Valley. And they were increasing at an aggregate 33 million IOS and Android activations per month. The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. Of course “copy” is too strong a word.

China 323

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 323

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

But for the last decade “innovation” in Chinese software meant something different than it did in Silicon Valley. And they were increasing at an aggregate 33 million IOS and Android activations per month. The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. Of course “copy” is too strong a word.

China 215

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 215

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Craig Schmitz, a partner in the Technology Companies Group at law firm Godwin Proctor LLP who works on corporate, governance, board and fundraising issues, and Erika Fisher, an associate in the firm’s Business Law Department who deals with IP, fielded questions about the legal issues startups face. ” The Cost of Financing.

Convertible Security 100

Convertible Security IP Technical Review Software Review 100

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Many have noted that the aggregate shareholder value created by all of the Unicorns will vastly overshadow the losses from the inevitable failed unicorns. Ironically, Carreyou is not a Silicon Valley-focused reporter, and the success of the piece served as a wake-up call for other journalists who may have been struck by Unicorn fever.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I cant remember if the SEC was one of the government agencies that Rick Perry wants to get rid of (but neither can he ), but it seems like this is the exact type of investor that the SEC was set up to protect. ProfessorVC. Monday, November 14, 2011. There is a reason the SEC exists.

SEC 54

SEC San Jose Angel Investor Accredited Investor 54

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

A huge cleantech boom occurred and battery companies like A123 went public along with biofuels companies like Amyris, Gevo, and others, though in retrospect this was more of a bubble driven by unsustainable government subsidies (A123 is bankrupt and the biofuels companies trade at a fraction of their IPO valuation). So at a fund level (e.g.

LP 154

LP Portfolio Venture Capital IRR 154

abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

According to an interview with Elon Musk, this campaign cost Paypal about $60 million , which most Silicon Valley historians would consider money well spent. Also, take a look at this critically important data point , also aggregated by Professor Jay Ritter. This data set looks at 8,610 IPOS over 39 years from 1980-2019.

IPO 82

IPO Customer Matching Silicon Valley 82