Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Wave after wave of hardware, software, biotech and cleantech products have emerged from what has become “ground zero” of entrepreneurial and startup culture. Compressing the Product Development Cycle. Starting now.

Silicon Valley 335

Silicon Valley United States Venture Capital Software Review 335

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

A s venture funds struggle to raise money in Israel, seed capital, one of the earliest and riskiest stages of investment, is becoming harder and harder to secure. VC Cafe: There has been a drastic rise in the number of funds offering seed (or super seed) capital in recent months, especially in the valley.

Technical Review 106

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage 106

The Next Web

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Startups die due to a variety of causes. I have witnessed startup failures that were due to predictable co-founder conflicts. I have heard many founders — even in the first few months of product development — expect to raise seed rounds, pay themselves salaries, etc. You can follow him @amontalenti on Twitter.

Cofounder 155

Cofounder Technical Cofounder Technical Review Software Review 155

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Let’s face it, the rules for getting a startup funded at the seed stage aren’t very clear. Note: When I say “seed stage startup,” I’m specifically referring to software/app startups that are eitherpre-product or early product. Many founders read the daily headlines on TechCrunch announcing that….

Seed Stage 100

Seed Stage Silicon Valley Startup Venture Capital 100

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

4 Steps to Starting a Web Business Without Knowing Coding | The Next Web – crowdspring.co/1ep8F6R. Amazon is surprisingly quiet/inactive when it comes to acquisitions | Re/code – crowdspring.co/1dhwOrm. Raising Seed Capital – crowdspring.co/MX18CE. You Can’t Beat Habit – crowdspring.co/1dlSylX.

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Take This Test – Harvard Business Review – [link]. Take This Test – Harvard Business Review – [link]. Most Creative Ads Series: Hands – [link]. Should You Be An Entrepreneur?

Social Media 88

Social Media Small Business Design Media 88

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Here’s an overview: Mitch Kapor: Kapor is founding partner of Kapor Capital , a firm that invests in seed and early stage startups. Kapor is the original designer of Lotus 1-2-3 and former CEO of Lotus Development. He also sits on the board of the Mozilla Foundation and created Second Life.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80