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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

As an entrepreneur himself, founding and operating printed circuit board factories in Taiwan, my father was debating between two places to immigrate to and build his next new venture: Los Angeles (“The Valley” aka San Fernando Valley) and Santa Clara (“Silicon Valley”).

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Smart Bear Live 5: Dan from SyncBloc.com with Mark Suster

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Transcript Automated transcription services provided by: Dan Bowen: My name is Dan Bowen, and I’m up in the wine country in Healdsburg, California north of San Francisco, and the company name is SyncBloc, S-Y-N-C-B-L-O-C. or an MSN or an AOL in terms of portal distribution. Jason: SyncBloc. Well I know what Sync is, but Bloc.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

Nonprofits are certainly social enterprises, but many for-profit companies fall into this category by making the conscious decision to have their focus be an altruistic cause, rather than the maximization of profits. A social enterprise is defined by its mission, specifically that it makes a positive contribution to a social cause.

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How to Start a Brewery Business: The Complete 9 Step Guide (2019)

crowdSPRING Blog

In our guide on how to start a small business , we suggest that aspiring entrepreneurs choose a niche for the best chance at success. The contract company would handle the other business aspects such as distribution, marketing, and sales. Regional Craft Brewery – This category is somewhat vague. So, get to know it well.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. There’s lots of lore, emotion, and misconceptions of what VC’s do or don’t do for entrepreneurs. What this meant for entrepreneurs and VC’s was simple– the gold rush to liquidity was on. What Do VC’s Do?

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Semiconductors. Telecommunications. Transportation.

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Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development

Steve Blank

Even startups that are dominated by technical risk have the customer validation risk of finding positive ROI distribution in a large market. Slightly off-topic, there’s a good example of an entrepreneur going through the “Discovery/Validation&# process for a web business that charges for its product here. Examples here.