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Top 10 Emerging Marketplaces for Chemical Industry in 2022

ReadWriteStart

Knowde was established in 2017 in San Jose, California, by Ali Amin-Javaheri (caesium inc). In addition, it provides support services like integrated banking, finance, embedded logistics, and vetted suppliers. The website is a search engine for the chemical industry. from several investors.

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Innovation, Change and the Rest of Your Life

Steve Blank

I lived through the time when working in my first job in Ann Arbor Michigan we had to get out a map to find out that San Jose was not only in Puerto Rico but there was a city with that same name in California. A 20 th century VC was likely to have an MBA or finance background. Where is it going? We now understand that’s wrong.

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Fostering A Company Culture Of Ongoing Professional Growth

YoungUpstarts

He’s finished a long day at his current job in finance and M&A, but he is eager to tap away on his phone, consuming Python courses. If an engineer, do they pair with another senior engineer so that the more senior engineer can monitor progress and catch and correct any potential errors/mistakes early and often?

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ProfessorVC: Bootstrapping 101

Professor VC

I moderated a panel discussion last night on one of my favorite topics, bootstrapping, as part of our Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship Eminent Speaker Series at San Jose State. His goal in building the company was to spend 3 years building value and find a good home for the engineers and product. Bootstrapping 101.

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Working for Equity Instead of Cash

genylabs.typepad.com

I wont bother going into details on start-up financing terms ( see this post for an overview of typical VC terms) except to say if you dont know and understand: the firms cap table and valuation. Posted by: Atlanta Search Engine Optimization | April 16, 2008 at 07:38 AM. San Jose Mercury News: Maker Faire Mixes Business With Wackiness.

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ProfessorVC: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Professor VC

With that in mind, I created a new course at San Jose State last year, the Entrepreneurship Lab (E-Lab). Business, Engineering, Computer Science, and Design were all represented. We need a program that not only has a speaker series and mentor program, but also fosters collaboration among the Engineering and Business departments.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: How Do You Bootstrap Freemium Ventures?

ReadWriteStart

During this week's roundtable, we had Inoh Choe from San Jose, California, pitch DemoTunes, a freemium concept. However, how do you get to critical mass, and how do you finance the period during which this business runs on red ink? How much time do you budget for red ink financing? How long can you go without a salary?