Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

I recently sat down with Matt Coffin , the founder of LowerMyBills, which sold for $400 million but was very nearly a bankruptcy only a few years early, and talked “startups.&#. I figured if Matt was on the verge of bankruptcy and one mentor changed his trajectory, what if we had a formalized, community-wide program?

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Acquisition Warrant Customer Term Sheet 304

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2019

Unfortunately, your next stage of scaling the business is fraught with potential oversights that can lead to the downfall of even the best-laid business plans. With the real data from that surge, you need to take a hard look at business model realities, cost of customer acquisition, inventory costs, and other key metrics.

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Silicon Valley Bankruptcy Metrics Valuation 215

View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2015

Below, we talk to Glen Mello , Managing Director of Silicon Valley Bank’s accelerator team in Boston. Business model? As a startup grows, venture debt becomes a viable option to continue that growth. It can be lower cost and can either buy more time or accelerate growth. Traction and revenue?

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Term Sheet Equity Startup Seed Stage 120

Steve Blank

JANUARY 4, 2011

I got smarter about the world outside of Silicon Valley, met some wonderful people who made me feel part of their family and shared some thoughts about entrepreneurship. This post is a personal view of what I saw in what I call “Chilecon Valley” — in no way does it represent the views of the fine institutions I teach at.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. Join us and learn how to attract Venture Capital investment in your startup when you live somewhere other than Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, or Boston. you’re going to take some hits.

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Technical Review Austin Texas Cofounder 89

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Many others may end up filing for bankruptcy or doing an assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ProfessorVC.

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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Investors are counting on him to recreate that success in his next venture (which he is said to be eyeing in Silicon Valley), and they wouldn’t be wrong to expect great things—Quiroga’s record of success is uncanny. By 2007, Quiroga had acquired 100% of the company and completely changed its business model.

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South America Chile Silicon Valley Argentina 131