Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. This was a modern city in a hurry to make a first impression – think of what Rome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920’s – now it’s Beijing announcing that China has arrived. China Venture Capital.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 272

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. I use to to learn, to grow, to ask questions for which I’m curious and to further develop relationships that I have. Check out his website if you live in or are visiting New York! We then spoke about startups. Not a chance.

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Connecticut Cofounder Silicon Valley Web 286

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. This was a modern city in a hurry to make a first impression – think of what Rome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920’s – now it’s Beijing announcing that China has arrived. China Venture Capital.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 164

Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. Come share your journey capital and gain valuable insights at this meetup! March 10, 2018 9:30AM?—?11:30AM

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Join others who code to change the world for the better and explore distributed computing, examine the confluence between businesses and technology, and debate the power of technology on urban development. Tech-savvy minds, this is the conference for you. Launch Festival. Then Launch Festival is the place for you! VentureBeat Mobile Summit.

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Up and Running

JULY 11, 2014

Magazine calls it a “hybrid venture capital fund and business school”. Watsi - the first non-profit to receive venture backing from Y Combinator. Do the same thing on other social networks with advertising platforms, like LinkedIn and Facebook. The startup’s name? Pied Piper. You’re solving a problem!

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Startup Silicon Valley Cofounder Non-Compete 80

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

And Mike believes that entrepreneurs often need less capital to get started these days. Finally, I do want to mention that Mike was the founder of DogPatch Labs , which has facilities in Cambridge, New York and San Francisco. Developer and publisher of social mobile games. Total raised: $18.3mm.

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San Francisco Los Angeles Cofounder SMS 230

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Bump.com is a social network based on license plate numbers as the identifier. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Venture Hacks.

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Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Venture Hacks. ► 2010. (7).

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Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

In other parts of the country, this is business as usual: Identify a customer need Build a product Sell the product In the valley, the knee jerk reaction is to start with the powerpoint deck and look for the venture capital drug. Jon Fisher purposely avoided raising venture capital in his ventures. Venture Hacks.

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Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review 28

www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Here is the original post: Early Stage Web Application Start-Up Seeking Developer/Designer. We have a myriad of connections to local Venture Capital firms, entrepreneurs, CEOs, and many other important individuals. In the longer term we will compete with social networks and online advertising.

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Sweat Equity Equity Hiring Technical Review 40

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

Lobbying is ongoing by both the National Venture Capital Association and Angel Capital Association and James Geshwiler on the panel wrote a recent post on the ramification. Labels: Angel Investors , fundraising , term sheets , venture capital , venture financing. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

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Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Venture Hacks. ► 2010. (7).

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Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

This is another joint event between HBS Angels of NY and the HBS Club of New York. Panel 1 – How Social Investing is Disrupting Traditional Investing in Public Securities. Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information.

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Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

entrepreneur” and by Forbes as “New York’s Archangel”, David is a former Inc. 500 CEO, serial entrepreneur and the founder of New York Angels. accredited investors in 1,000 angel groups and venture capital funds to. Described by BusinessWeek as a “world conquering. BUT good ideas are NOT hard to find.

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Coder Accredited Investor New York Angel Financing 75

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Socialware , the leader in social media compliance and engagement, today announced that it has secured $3 million in additional funding from existing investors, including FLOODGATE, G-51 Capital and Silverton Partners.

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Social Network Chad SEC Social Media 63

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

During the next four months, we will examine over a dozen entrepreneurial ventures from a diverse mix of industries - technology, service, food & beverage, and fashion. I think this same concept plays into what Ive seen happening a lot more in the venture community: partners at VC firms jumping back into entrepreneurial ventures.

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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

The ACA is an interesting organization and is providing support in a number of ways to its member angel groups, from public policy, networking, sydnication, and best practices. The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) was also represented at the conference and is forging closer links with the ACA. Venture Hacks.

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Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor San Jose 28

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Venture Hacks. ► 2010. (7).

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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I attended the annual LP meeting for a venture capital firm this week and got into a discussion about the above question. I'm doing a new academic experiment now - an incubator at Menlo College where we are bringing the start-ups to campus and giving the students an opportunity to see how they develop and work as interns.

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San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Labels: bootstrapping , CFO , Fliqz , venture capital , venture financing. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Venture Hacks. ProfessorVC.

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Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28

Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Some have developed working prototypes, while others are still at the concept stage and only on posterboard. Here are a few of the budding entrepreneurs that I chatted with at the event: Jeff Gibboney, a graduate mechanical engineering student, developed a battery operated skateboard for cruising to school or work. ► January. (1).

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Technical Review Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

Randy Stross, a colleague of mine at San Jose State, wrote an interesting piece on the textbook business in his Sunday New York Times column, " First it Was Song Downloads. The Dead developed an avid fan base (aka Deadheads) who attended mutliple shows on each tour and traded bootleg tapes of their favorite shows. wmv to mpeg.

San Jose 28

San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Labels: CFO , home security , M and A , venture capital , venture financing. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Newer Post.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Balance Sheet 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

I have noticed this same feeling when making a venture capital or angel investment. 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. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

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San Jose Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor 31

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

Rose, who has been described as "the Father of Angel Investing in New York" by Crain's New York Business, and a "world conquering entrepreneur" by BusinessWeek. The second company in which I invested, back in 2001, was a novel concept from the serial entrepreneur who invented social networking.

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New York Accredited Investor Advisory Board IRR 221

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. Invidi is based in New York and founded in 2000. Swipely is a social network orientated around users credit card transaction data. Rumored to be appox. Primarily targets SMBs.

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Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? If network B has 20 users than it’s value is 400 (20*20). but: Something is Still Missing.

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Technical Review Technology Product CTO Hire 175

Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Venture Hacks. ► 2010. (7).

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Norway Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Venture Hacks. ► 2010. (7).

Oregon 28

Oregon San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Venture Hacks. ► 2010. (7).

Technical Review 28

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

I do have one investment in a company that has developed a platform for in game mobile advertising - Greystripe. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong.

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

But a new angel fund is hoping that they’ll do the same in exchange for engineering talent. “Most of that money [from venture capitalists and angels] is used to build a product,&# explains Haig Kayserian, the CEO of Kayweb Angels. “Once that product is built, you will probably have given away a lot of equity.&#

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Equity Engineer Technical Review Social Media 74

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The startup Tracx , which provides a SaaS solution for tracking and managing marketing campaign on social networks, has received an undisclosed investment from Israeli angel Zohar Gilon. million in a second round led by previous backer Genesis Partners and joined by T-Venture , the venture capital company of Deutsche Telekom.

Software Review 138

Software Review Venture Capital Technical Review SEM 138

YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

Whether they’re streaming information about their latest developments or just photos from an afternoon baseball game, we’re seeing more CEOs on Twitter than ever before. RealTonyRocha : Twitter celebrity, CEO, and web investor Tony Rocha stays active on his Twitter account with plenty of news and opinion. CEOs: they’re just like us!

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Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 239