Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

Its easy to take Silicon Valley for granted. Ive written a little bit about the origins of Silicon Valley because I think its important for us to understand how we got here in order to make sure we preserve what is best about our community. Then, create an encouraging environment for early-stage companies.

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

I still wanted K9 to be the first institutional money in a company and work with “frighteningly early-stage” companies. Your early stage investment portfolio may no longer really be early stage. There is too much capital coming into tech investing. Tech companies generate a lot of buzz.

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Seed Stage Venture Capital Early Stage Valuation 48

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I have the knowledge in tech to implement it. If you’re looking for technical talent – go to the dev meetups. what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project?

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

A special report from The Economist on Tech Startups. Books that Shape Common Early Stage (Startup) Culture – crowdspring.co/1fLefAN. 5 reasons why battery innovation is hard for Silicon Valley – crowdspring.co/1fLbWNv. Raising Seed Capital – crowdspring.co/MX18CE. 1fn1hcw.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Note: When I say “seed stage startup,” I’m specifically referring to software/app startups that are eitherpre-product or early product. Startup X launches with XX millions of dollars of seed capital from a star-studded list of investors”. … TVR: The traditional way of raising seed funding.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley Startup Venture Capital 100

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The web and technology bubble has a lot in common with the rest of the business world in that there are essentially two disparate groups — the haves and the have nots. For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. and Path Intelligence.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

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Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62