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Innovation, Change and the Rest of Your Life

Steve Blank

I’ve watched the Valley go from Microwave Valley – to Defense Valley – to Silicon Valley to Internet Valley. the wave of semiconductor startups in the 1960’s/70’s, the emergence of Venture Capital as a professional industry, the personal computer revolution in 1980’s, the rise of the Internet in the 1990’s and finally.

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The Care And Feeding Of A Startup

YoungUpstarts

Build a good business plan. Find a mentor who can help you learn the business faster than any educational media or seminar can teach you. Leverage the power of the Internet to reach a global audience. Start on your good idea. Discover an audience of eager buyers, and then focus on customer segmentation.

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Raising venture capital in down market?

VC Cafe

Venture capital is down 36% globally QoQ and a lot of startups face an uncertain future. The nature of venture capital cycles. Venture capital is cyclical in nature, meaning that there are ups and downs in the market. In addition, they must have a solid plan for how they will use the capital that they raise.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

I don’t have any formal business training and I actually think it’s served me well. Instead of spending 4 years at university, I spend 4 years starting 2 internet companies that failed. What is the first step in creating an internet-based business (After planning) ? No investor cares about a business plan.