Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

This whole process got me thinking about the textbook business model. A bill pending in Congress would require publishers to sell "unbundled" versions of the books and disclose book prices to faculty in their marketing materials. Labels: business models , Grateful Dead , textbook. Steve Bennet. at 7:05 PM.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

However, for most of the rest of us, the analytical skills honed in college or grad school, along with the opportunity to network and explore different fields prove invaluable later. With that in mind, I created a new course at San Jose State last year, the Entrepreneurship Lab (E-Lab). ► January. (1). ► 2010. (7).

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

This got me thinking about the business model that Mike Keiser has built at the resort and a lecture began to form in my head. They have done a great job of serving the market. cant wait to go back, which is clearly goal #1 in the list of critical success factors if anyone is still following the business model tangent.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

It’s a digital agency for content marketing. It’s a tough balance, this idea of doing something that you’re actually good at, or that actually has a market, versus something that you purely love doing. Someone tweeted out of San Jose, they did a really amazing review of the book. That ink smell. That’s pretty awesome.

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APRIL 7, 2011

3 comments: Marketing Services. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

I started thinking about this yesterday when Jeff Fluhr, founder of Stub Hub spoke at my San Jose State class. I first met Jeff about 8 years ago when he was finishing his first year at the Stanford GSB and was beginning to raise money for a business plan he developed for a secondary market ticket exchange.

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DECEMBER 18, 2008

Many entrepreneurial programs feature a business plan competition, which is a great exercise. At SJSU, we also have a business plan competition in the spring, which ideally allows the students to build a viable business model around their NIF projects. She is planning on starting the business upon graduation.

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JUNE 6, 2008

It seems appropriate to have this discussion as Kent Desormeaux grabs Big Browns reins and goes after the Triple Crown tomorrow at Belmont.There is an age old debate in the venture business on whether it is better to bet on the horse (business/market) or the jockey (management team/founders). ► January. (1).

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Challenge the Status Quo - StubHub entered an industry dominated by a couple of large players who had a vested interest to block the legality of their business of providing a marketplace for the sale of tickets in the secondary market. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

It did not show how many scores were on the list, but given the number of blackberrys in the market, it has to be a big number. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. My score was #471. Do they have jobs? ► January.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Nope, the above quote isnt from Richard Dawson on Family Feud, but similar to a headline that caught my attention on the front page of the business section of the San Jose Mercury News this morning. Id break down into two separate pieces - financial analysis and business/market analysis. ► January. (1).

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JANUARY 19, 2012

"I have this entrepreneurial mindset that I have to work at a start-up and do marketing, but every company I have applied to, whether it was a start-up or not, said they found someone more qualified or I didnt have enough experience." You network! That is what I am doing with the ELAB program at San Jose State University.

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AUGUST 26, 2011

Is the model consistent with the business plan? Does the business model make sense? Do you understand the business and market? The process of building the model forces you to answer the difficult questions related to the business model and give a complete picture of the opportunity.

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MAY 30, 2009

We held our annual business plan competition at San Jose State this month and first prize was $10,000. With $10K, certainly cant have a marketing budget to do anything but guerrilla marketing. Labels: bootstrapping , business plans , entrepreneurship. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

No companys future ever matches their projections and it is the assumptions and how the entrepreneur understands the market and sees the opportunity evolving that we care about. As I am quoted in the article, it is easy to pick holes in a business plan. How passionate are the entrepreneurs about their business? ► 2010. (7).

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

In corporate finance, students are taught that capital markets are efficient and this is an underlying assumption for valuing stocks, bonds and other financial instruments. Whether you buy this or not for public equities, the market for early stage private companies has always been wildly inefficient. ► January. (1).

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JANUARY 20, 2009

From first hand experience, we certainly felt the market conditions and the funding process was much more difficult than anticipated. Evaluate Business and Financing Needs - We initially went out seeking $10 million in financing, but listened to the prospective investors and watched the market. We drew $1.5 Same principle here.

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