Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2011

Today, the signs of the new bubble are the Linked-In initial public offering (IPO), Facebook’s stratospheric valuation and the rapid rise of early-stage startup valuation. In the case of this bubble, it was social networks, consumer and mobile applications, and the cloud. Filed under: Venture Capital.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The reward for doing so was a liquidity event via an Initial Public Offering. But the bubble mantra of get “big fast” and “first mover advantage” demanded tens of millions more to create a “brand.” This next wave of web startups; Social Networks and Mobile Applications, now reached 100’s of millions of customers.

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Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Of course, you need to listen for biases, but local angel group leaders can quickly tell you who the bad angels and good angels are, and what kind of terms they typically demand. Network with other entrepreneurs. Contact peers you have met through networking, both ones who have used this investor, and ones who haven’t.

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