YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2013

In exchange for a minority equity stake, every team joining will be offered a package including S$15,000 (USD 11,700) net cash, mentoring valued at S$150,000 (USD 117,000), technical and other vendor perks worth S$300,000 (USD 234,000) and working space for the duration of the program. Other nations made up less than 1% of applications each.

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Singapore Programming Asia Incubator 243

techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

” Data Collective prides itself on its deeply technical core team, and the Big Data chops of its extended group of 35 equity partners, who, while Data Collective wouldn’t reveal specific names, all work or have worked at companies like Akmai, Zynga, LinkedIn, Apple, Facebook, Salesforce, Twitter, IBM, Citrix, Airbnb and VMware.

Early Stage 70

Early Stage San Francisco Los Angeles Southern California 70

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. All the usual caveats apply. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. The overall culture still has a fear of failure.

China 215

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 215

Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. Fast forward a decade, today the Private Equity and Venture Capital business is booming in China with over 1000 firms actively investing. All the usual caveats apply. Investing in China Today.

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Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 271

Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

And many of them asked – does it portend a “Japan” situation for the U.S. Give up the buy and hold mutual fund ghost, especially if it involves paying management fees, and if you insist on investing in public equity, then attempt to do so via more trading – driven investment strategies. And if so, what to do about it? Three ideas: 1.

Stock 48

Stock Vesting Japan Algorithm 48

www.lanceglasser.com

MAY 13, 2012

Customer Equity. Thank you Japan. Queuing theory and product development. A Model for Return on Engineering Expenses. The Essential Product Investigation Phase Gate. So you want to ship the product early? General Management. The best and worst job in the company. Tricks of the trade. Woe be the average man. Magic elixirs for business.

CTO 40

CTO CTO Hire Technical Review Architecture 40

Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. Fast forward a decade, today the Private Equity and Venture Capital business is booming in China with over 1000 firms actively investing. All the usual caveats apply. Investing in China Today.

Venture Capital 163

Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 163

Start Up Blog

APRIL 24, 2016

Maybe the Private Equity firm Oaktree Capital Management who took over the company this year knows why? Quiksilver Japan is apparently onto a market that the majority of us had no idea existed – which consists of businessmen who wish they could just go straight from the water to the conference room all while looking like colossal tools?

Product 48

Product Private Equity Bankruptcy Japan 48

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 11, 2011

All signs point to a minor event, but our friends and colleagues in Japan have not been so fortunate. Just ask Tim O'Reilly: However, you do not need to be at SXSW to enter the Lean Startup SXSW tournament and win our crazy smorgasbord of equity investments and prizes. My prayers are with everyone who's been affected.

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San Francisco Lean Japan Equity 113

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I’ll focus for now on the business itself, there’s plenty of other info on the web if you care to understand the equity ownership or financing history of Facebook and frankly this has been fairly well known for awhile. ==. But places like Brazil and India are estimated at 20-30% and Japan and South Korea at <15%.

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IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Unlike other incubator-led programs, this workshop is open to anyone who wants to learn, and it does not require companies take investment or give out equity. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Lean 60

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Software Review 60

The Equity Kicker

MAY 13, 2015

It’s easier for smaller countries to substantially re-orient themselves, as Singapore in particular has done, so the real point of comparison here are the other large developed countries: the USA, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan.

Italy 60

Italy Spain Germany France 60

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. All the usual caveats apply.

Programming 278

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 278

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2023

code breaking would grow to 20,000 people working on breaking the codes of Germany, Japan and the Soviet Union. Parker became President, and got 50% of the company’s equity for a $20,000 investment (equal to $315K today) and guaranteed a $200,000 line of credit (equal to $3M today). By the end of WWII, with the U.S.

Minnesota 281

Minnesota Engineer Minneapolis Silicon Valley 281

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 5, 2010

We also reached out to companies that make products useful to accelerating your Build-Measure-Learn feedback loop, from cloud-hosted Selenium provider Sauce Labs (disclaimer: where I have equity) to ScrumPad (where I dont) and many in-between (a sampling is below, but you should really jus t click through to see the whole smorgasbord).

Lean 153

Lean San Francisco Startup Continuous Deployment 153

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. All the usual caveats apply.

Programming 170

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 170

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 3, 2009

My co-founder, head of business development and I were in Japan raising money. In the end, the CEO couldn’t get his board to give us the cash in exchange for the Japanese distribution rights and some equity. I used it in all presentations and gave it at industry conferences. Are those my initials on the slide? Fast forward nine months.

Silicon Valley 149

Silicon Valley RSS Startup California 149

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Offer equity instead of cash. Everybody should be selling. Selling is an honorable profession. Everyone from the receptionist to engineers is selling. Not just about expenses, about increasing revenue. Voluntary salary reduction program. Pay attention to where your cash is. All cash in most secure possible instruments.

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Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment DC 121

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Amazing chefs and experts who want to share their cultural and culinary traditions with curious people – even if they can’t hop on a flight and visit Japan this year or Italy next year. My service aims to transport kitchens and introduce you to people everywhere. Thanks to Jenn Nicken, The Chef & The Dish ! #7- Photo Credit: Ira S.

Entrepreneur 76

Entrepreneur Social Media Liquidity Event Private Equity 76

The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

This was reported as being untrue by British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) about a year ago. The average startup fails at 20 months with $1.3million in funding according to CB Insights , who surveyed a group of failed/acquired startups. This is a representation of 2003 – 2013.

Europe 163

Europe South Korea San Francisco Portugal 163

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The businesses that the accelerator favor all aim to go beyond Korea’s traditionally inward focus, and move into lucrative markets including the US, China, Japan, and others. The company is launching a social investment platform for equities. TrakInvest (Finance/social network).

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South Korea Asia Azure Silicon Valley 166

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

There’s been a lot of hand-wringing about gender equity in the high-tech and entrepreneurship worlds lately. There’s been a lot of hand-wringing about gender equity in the high-tech and entrepreneurship worlds lately. This is a good thing. (I I want to especially recognize Vivek Wadhwa and Brad Feld for their leadership.)

San Francisco 167

San Francisco Lean Sweden Continuous Deployment 167

The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 17, 2014

I’ve just seen the video below of virtual popstar Hatsune Miku, a virtual popstar from Japan, as a guest on the David Letterman show. She’s a blockbuster in Japan with hit video games, sold out shows, #1 singles and a virtual opera, and opened a tour for Lady Gaga in the US earlier this year.

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Software Japan Open Source Video 98

www.collegemogul.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Especially when you need external resources, dont have the cash flow for compensation, and not enough traction for equity to be considered valuable. He explained that this would help us better bridge the gap between our inexperience and choosing the right lead developers. Starting a company while being a student is tough.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Web Development Web Developer 40

techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt? As a refresher, a convertible note is a loan that automatically converts into equity upon the closing of a Series A round of financing. In the end, Ressi says that Convertible Equity allows startups and investors to have their cake and eat it too. Smartphones.

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Equity San Francisco Technical Review Angel Investor 87

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Entrepreneurs have created such Meetups as the NY Latino Tech Meetup and Japan NYC Startups. In addition, many of the local consulates, chambers of commerce, etc. run technology-focused programming, e.g., trade missions. Lastly, the numerous local accelerators serve as platforms for internationals coming to the NY.

New York City 60

New York City Cofounder New York Startup 60

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: From Nothing To Something.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy?

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Currently, Docs supports equity (via Ted Wang from firm Fenwick and West) and convertible debt (with the help of law firm Perkins Coie) with minor modifications through side letters. AngelList will then automatically generate a term sheet and closing documents. Crunchbase. ANGELLIST. Spartacus Legends goes free-to-play on XBLA. startupcto

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Term Sheet San Francisco Technical Review Seed Stage 70

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In later posts I’ll get more specific on how to figure out if the folks you’re meeting are the right people to work with, and also how to deal with issues like splitting equity and paying yourselves before raising funding.

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Cofounder Founder Silicon Valley Technical Cofounder 66

David Teten

JUNE 7, 2011

Mr. Berk graduated from Emory University and began his career trading equities (not tools or electronics). Adam Berk, Founder of Neigh*borrow. He created neigh*borrow after realizing that he wanted an easy way to share with those around him and that others probably did as well.

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Darfur Sudan Cofounder United Kingdom 122

YoungUpstarts

MAY 29, 2012

We have millions of Americans out of work, many of them Baby Boomers who’ve seen what they worked for these past 30 years disappear: a predictable career, financial security, home equity, retirement savings. The foundation they’ve worked so hard to build seems to have collapsed before their very eyes. They feel lost.

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United States Investment Bankers Japan America 140

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Uniqlo Corporation out of Japan. John Jantsch: I’m guessing because you work with organizations, you mentioned this corporation in Japan, is this something that you feel leaders can actually lead with to empower people by helping them understand this so that the whole team now maybe works better together? One company went up 1.47

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Japan Equity Naming Video 55