California Distribution Partner Vertical 
Steve Blank
MARCH 19, 2009
Yet two smart VC firms, Sigma and Matrix Partners, realized that somewhere in this mess there was value. They had an existing distribution channel and their dealers and customers thought they knew who the company was and what it stood for. And with all of that they had gone broke, out of business and into Chapter 11.
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 16, 2009
Union Square Ventures The next morning I got to spend time with Brad Burnham , partner at Union Square Ventures talking about their investment strategy and insights about web-based businesses. Bill and his partner Fred Wilson have invested in ~30 or so companies with 27 still active. ““What’s the “Market Type” of your startup?&#
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Growthink Blog
FEBRUARY 27, 2010
A former partner in two leading Los Angeles media law firms, Lee holds a J.D. He is a current member of the California State Bar, and the Hollywood Writers Guild. With Growthink, Lee has continued his deep involvement with film, digital media, content delivery protocols, gaming technologies and sports initiatives. in History from UCLA.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) These types seem dangerous, yet are often the ones needed on board to get the fund to invest in the first place, seeing that the younger partners naturally have less pull during the Monday round-ups. I find the same still going on with a few firms and partners.&#
Steve Blank
MAY 22, 2009
While one could argue that a trade show is just another demand creation activity akin to advertising or PR, trade shows are the closest eyeball-to-eyeball contact you’re company is going to have with customers, competitors and partners. These two posts were amazing. Anyways, here’s one question I have.
Steve Blank
AUGUST 31, 2009
customers aren’t buying it, the cost of distribution is too high, etc.) Or at times an even more honest answer, “My senior partners say this is the only way to do it.” Because it isn’t until after first customer ship that a startup discovers that their initial hypotheses were simply wrong (i.e.
Austin Startup
DECEMBER 20, 2020
Austin has been one the fastest growing cities in the country for the past 20 years that I’ve been here, but it feels like COVID-19 and California wildfires broke the floodgates already under pressure from high taxes and expensive real estate in landlocked coastal cities.
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