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). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ProfessorVC. Thursday, April 7, 2011. Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Ways.

San Jose 36

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

Reid Hoffman

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

In the past decade, the term “pivot” has become an integral part of the Silicon Valley lexicon. You’ll learn how the idea of Flickr came to him while crouched over a hotel room toilet in New York, desperately chugging ginger ale to fortify himself to speak at a gaming convention in hopes of avoiding bankruptcy.

Silicon Valley 28

Silicon Valley Bankruptcy Founder New York 28

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Back then Michael Arrington accused some of Silicon Valley’s top seed funds of “colluding” by meeting secretly to talk down the valuation of startups. Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. What hogwash.

Valuation 150

Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150