Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2020

A few, like Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), actually do provide management services to startups, invest in startups, or provide early-stage venture capital, but that is not called an investment service and is part of a function called Emerging Technologies, or sometimes Private Equity.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 8, 2022

We pointed out that Silicon Valley and Stanford have done this for 50 years. And China is outpacing us by adopting the very innovation methods we invented, integrating commercial technology with academic research, and delivering it to the Peoples Liberation Army. The technology insights and expertise of Stanford Engineering.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

Most of the other VC firms with a history of picking unicorns have significantly benefited from being based in Silicon Valley, having much larger investment teams, and having multi-decade Tier-1 reputations, which has led to them seeing most of the best deals in the market. – Technology stack.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

Most of the other VC firms with a history of picking unicorns have significantly benefited from being based in Silicon Valley, having much larger investment teams, and having multi-decade Tier-1 reputations, which has led to them seeing most of the best deals in the market. – Technology stack.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

Recognizing the ability of these teams to produce real results, 38 members of the venture and private equity community dialed in to these presentations. Steve Weinstein 30-year veteran of Silicon Valley technology companies and Hollywood media companies. Every year they fund several teams as they launch companies.

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Steve Blank

JULY 7, 2009

Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. luck… and as one of Steve Blank’s posts today mentioned, you can’t test hypotheses from within your building. to make sense of the unstructured feedback received from customers. Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Order Here. Now In Print!

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 9, 2014

venture capital investing activity, Silicon Valley is the nation’s unrivaled tech early technology investing epicenter. But it does beg the question: Has Silicon Valley become so dominant - has it so separated itself - that the best opportunities can only be found there? With 41% of all U.S. Great for them.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. And as more economies worldwide seek to shift their investment strategies offshore and seek out technology, hubs like Silicon Valley and Shanghai, among others, have reaped the benefits.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

But VC is an “illiquid asset&# so funds didn’t disappear quickly - In 2000/01 the stock market quickly adjusted punishing investors in the NASDAQ and in individual public technology stocks. The best and most consistent funds in Silicon Valley (e.g. VC will shrink. Oh yes it will. Others will, too.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

The New York Times says the new fund is a signal that Silicon Valley is being revived, but according to the Wall Street Journal , it was lower fees and carry that facilitated securing the capital: It helped that Battery proactively offered some investor-friendly terms.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

This is effectively a sequel to my study of best practices in deal origination , published last year in the Journal of Private Equity , Harvard Business Review , Institutional Investor , and Business Insider. I wrote a blog post on this. HBS Angels will likely execute this in 2012. Details to come.

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 28, 2010

But, if this is the case, why don’t investors in private equity diversify? Unfortunately, most individual investors in private equity significantly under-diversify their portfolios -- investing in one or only a handful of companies. angel investor deal community - namely Silicon Valley.

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 28, 2010

But, if this is the case, why don’t investors in private equity diversify? Unfortunately, most individual investors in private equity significantly under-diversify their portfolios -- investing in one or only a handful of companies. angel investor deal community - namely Silicon Valley.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. But LA is not Silicon Valley and we don’t need to aspire to be so. We will never be Silicon Valley in the way that Toronto will never be Hollywood. You don’t.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

My first job out of school was at one of the early bioinformatics companies in Silicon Valley, working as the head of technical services. to work on an entertainment-related technology project and have stayed ever since. Graduated with a BS/MS in bio from Stanford.) After BITSource was successfully acquired, I moved to L.A.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

This structure offers some of the benefits of traditional equity VC, without some of the negatives of equity VC. I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. We don’t have any equity or control over the business….”. “As Bigfoot Capital. Key elements: . “We

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 25, 2011

On Friday Silicon Valley Bank released a survey of 375 executives at startup technology companies in the 4 core venture capital investment sectors – Software/Internet, Hardware, Life Science, and Cleantech. I see futile attempts on our company’s part to obtain Chinese monetary support, while we give away our technology.”

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Techventure , one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs, is back. which celebrates the vibrant developments taking place in Asia that have helped Asian corporations take the lead and capitalize successfully in many areas of technology. Innovation. Renaissance.’,

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. The University of Texas System is the third most innovative university in the world , behind only the University of California system and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in intellectual property patents.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

The first post described how China built a science and technology infrastructure to support advanced weapons systems development. The first wave of startups began when R&D centers and universities began to provide the technology and seed capital for new startups that were spin-outs or spin-offs. Like the U.S.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

There are many investors in Silicon Valley that are looking to invest not just in great companies but those that are thinking really big and looking to create and define new categories. Altounian has over 30 years of experience in the technology sector with roles at Dell, Motorola, Compaq and Ashton-Tate.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

While private equity has a history in the U.S. that dates back over a century , the “boom or bust” period of the 1980s to early 1990s is considered the period that marks the rise in private equity and venture capital funding as we know it today. How did women seeking venture capital funding fare during this time period?

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Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2015

The focus of our first segment is how Silicon Valley and the U.S. military can work together – for access to advanced technology and to learn how to move with agility, speed and urgency. military and are now helping government agencies operate with the speed and urgency of Silicon Valley.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

A few, like Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), actually do provide management services to startups, invest in startups, or provide early-stage venture capital, but that is not called an investment service and is part of a function called Emerging Technologies, or sometimes Private Equity.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Headquartered in Kibbutz Shamir, Israel, Shamir Optical is a fast growing provider of innovative products and technology to the ophthalmic lens industry. Posco is exploring Israeli innovations in the water technology and renewable energy sectors. is acquiring iSkoot Technologies Inc.,

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Or, as my friend Marc Andreessen might say, Software Eats the Private Equity World. note: apologies in advance for the west coast bias; i’m in silicon valley). However, all three shifts are related and can be summed up simply as: Geeks are Taking Over Venture Capital. Mega VC, Micro VC.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Private beta invitations & management: Prefinery. Ad Serving Technology. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Founder Equity Issues. Venture Hacks equity section. Legal, Equity, etc. Preloaders.net.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

The first post described how China built a science and technology infrastructure to support advanced weapons systems development. The first wave of startups began when R&D centers and universities began to provide the technology and seed capital for new startups that were spin-outs or spin-offs. Like the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2011

A few, like Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), actually do provide management services to startups, invest in startups, or provide early-stage venture capital, but that is not called an investment service and is part of a function called Emerging Technologies, or sometimes Private Equity.

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Last week , I wrote about the strong ambition across the globe to have a "Silicon Valley of One''s Own," and to replicate the otherworldly innovation of a region that has produced more than 75% of the World’s Unicorns - technology companies started since 2003 that now have valuations of more than $1 billion.

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Up and Running

MARCH 16, 2016

According to Pitchbook, the data and technology provider for the global private equity and venture capital markets, the year’s total for this region was a record $2.4 This region is well-known as the home of Silicon Valley, as well as a growing tech hub in the San Francisco Bay Area. billion in 2014 and $1.4

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

And it goes beyond the fact that like so many of the great investment stories of the past 15 years - PayPal, YouTube, Zynga, LinkedIn, Yelp - Facebook’s early investors primarily came from a very small group of interconnected Silicon Valley investors. And when stormy weather comes as it always does, courage’s cousin grace is needed.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 13, 2012

London has the largest venture capital and private equity industries in Europe. Last year I met Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn and one of the most highly-respected and successful tech entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. What was holding us back from creating our own Silicon Valley?

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 4, 2017

Silicon Valley author, investor and entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki advocates using LinkedIn to look at everyone’s background and find points of common interest that you can use. million valuation ($150,000 for 10 percent equity) in 2008. Also show potential entrants in that space. What is your shield against those?”.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

It's similar to the way LinkedIn started with Reid Hoffman and the network of Silicon Valley VC's that initially populated the service or the network of developers who were following Joel Spolsky and began the Stack Overflow community. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology. Is that a good thing? Can you design around it?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

You should come along for the ride if you are interested in investing more in Texas technology and disruptive commerce companies and want to develop relationships with local investors who can be your deal flow. a lot of them are moving here from Silicon Valley! Venture Capitalists and Family Offices from around the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2010

A few, like Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), actually do provide management services to startups, invest in startups, or provide early-stage venture capital, but that is not called an investment service and is part of a function called Emerging Technologies, or sometimes Private Equity.

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