Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

Note that the inner ring shows their global equivalents.). The downside is that with so much venture and angel capital available, investors have been willing to fund the 10 th Groupon clone. The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. web site, they create another 100,000 VPN users.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 323

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

I presented to thousands of entrepreneurs, talked to 17 startups, gave 12 lectures, had nine interviews, chatted with eight VC's, sat on four panels, talked policy with two government ministers, two members of parliament, one head of a public pension fund and was in one TV documentary. A government that's trying to help, but gets in the way.

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Finland Venture Capital Government Russia 158

David Teten

JULY 29, 2011

A bit belatedly (due to a backlog of blog postings), I wanted to announce ff Venture Capital ‘s summer intern class. Franklin Bi became passionate about venture capital and entrepreneurship after he spent a summer in Silicon Valley, working on an information services startup focused on innovation management.

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Venture Capital Software Review New Jersey Technical Review 133

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. We detail below the major categories of VC: VENTURE CAPITAL TYPOLOGY. FLEXIBLE VC VS. OTHER VENTURE CAPITAL MODELS.

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Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

Note that the inner ring shows their global equivalents.). The downside is that with so much venture and angel capital available, investors have been willing to fund the 10 th Groupon clone. The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. web site, they create another 100,000 VPN users.

China 215

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 215

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 29, 2021

The Global Innovation Index places Switzerland as the most innovative country in the world. As the largest city in Switzerland, Zurich is a global business hub and home to fifteen companies ranked within the prestigious Fortune 500 list, including the Zurich Insurance Group,” explain SAP recruitment experts at Eursap.

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Switzerland Artificial Inteligence Silicon Valley Europe 177

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. David Teten, HBS 98, Partner, ff Venture Capital, will discuss his research study on VC portfolio operations, recently featured in Forbes ).

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thebarefootvc

JANUARY 27, 2014

Last week, a chart in the Wall Street Journal listed private companies globally that have raised capital at $1 billion-plus valuations from venture capital firms. Globalization and resulting economic prosperity has created more wealth around the world. Suddenly, everyone’s worth a billion dollars. Or so it seems.

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Technical Review Valuation Venture Capital Investment Bankers 63

Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

My contributions to this undergraduate textbook, Venture Capital: Theory & Practice , are the result of two important collaborations. Venture Capital started in China in 1985, when the first government-sponsored venture capital firm was established. Venture Capital is a popular buzzword in China.

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Venture Capital China Technical Review Due Diligence 44

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

The past year saw startups on the rise, an increase in venture capital funding (both in real dollars and numbers of companies funded), a resurgence of IPOs, and the rise of David against Goliath, as best represented by Groupon’s spurning of a $6 billion offer from Google. Investors will be bullish on startups.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Venture Capital India Startup 93

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 29, 2023

According to Jungle Ventures, Southeast Asia’s technology startups had a combined valuation of $340 billion in 2020. Venture capital (VC) investment is the primary funding source for regional startups. As per a report by InformationAge , by 2040, Asia is projected to top 50% of global GDP and drive. billion in 2018.

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Asia Indonesia Silicon Valley Malaysia 171

Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Now that summer is officially over, venture capital activity is picking up. I just reviewed the many companies who recently raised venture capital with an eye towards those that are offering products and services that could benefit other entrepreneurs and business owners. Collectively these companies just raised $43.2

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Azure Venture Capital Software Review Syndicate 74

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Jacqueline asked an important question: how do you mitigate your working capital challenges in an e-commerce company at the very early stages without raising financing? First, there are two primary aspects that have to be managed: inventory financing and customer acquisition costs. Well, there are multiple nuances to the answer.

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Silicon Valley Malaysia India China 117

VC Adventure

MARCH 19, 2023

As Dina Sherif of MIT and Pia Sawhney of Armory Square Ventures point out in their excellent OpEd in CNBC last week , and as Elisabeth McBride and I discussed in much longer form writing in The New Builders , smaller banks provide critical infrastructure for our entrepreneurial communities – especially women and people of color.

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Venture Capital Silicon Valley Community Portfolio 87

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 29, 2020

Thus, let’s start this discussion by defining the global crisis caused by the new coronavirus, COVID-19 , so that we can look forward to finding the opportunity in the crisis. One of the many challenges facing the world’s governments is the fact that no one really knows how this virus behaves. .” – Albert Einstein.

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Bootstrapping Global Startup Hungary 85

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. Not only does Zhongguancun have Chinese startups, but global technology companies (Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Microsoft, IBM, Sun, Oracle, BEA, Alcatel Lucent, Google) all have offices here or elsewhere in Beijing.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 6, 2013

At the Series C level and above startup financing is an increasingly global market but below that level inter-continental deals still aren’t that common and the laws of supply and demand have limited price rises in the under-financed European startup market. Venture Capital'

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Valuation Venture Capital Startup Europe 162

Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Come enjoy the live band and intimate seating that also opens up into networking lounges designed to showcase Austin’s executive clout, global appeal, and the Austin tech scene and companies that live and thrive here 365 days a year. A Venture Capital Outlook on Industry 4.0 Time: 5pm to 6pm Location: Hilton?—?Salon

Technical Review 89

Technical Review Austin Texas Cofounder 89

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. Not only does Zhongguancun have Chinese startups, but global technology companies (Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Microsoft, IBM, Sun, Oracle, BEA, Alcatel Lucent, Google) all have offices here or elsewhere in Beijing.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 5, 2014

We’ve had a very long period of low to no inflation, at least based on the way the government calculates it. While my cynicism around government math and how inflation is calculated is substantial, there isn’t much question that since 2008 capital has been extremely cheap.

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Valuation Venture Capital Flash Government 144

genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

EMERGENT RESEARCH is focused on better understanding the small business sector of the US and global economy. Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients. The Global Small Business Blog. Even the best venture capital firms have a lot of failures and few successes. Globalization.

Equity 40

Equity Technical Review San Jose Stock 40

Up and Running

MAY 3, 2012

Entrepreneurship continues to be a sexy topic for governments, with every country worth its salt trying to create its own tech hub, mimicking Silicon Valley. Sean Seton-Rogers of PROfounders Capital recently claimed that of the more than 3,500 business plans they had received, his London, U.K. What is there not to like?

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Silicon Valley Lean 82

Up and Running

JULY 16, 2015

The good news is that there are more routes to financing available to businesses of all sizes in the U.K. The effect has been widespread, but one predictable consequence is a groundswell of demand for credit, loans, and cash flow finance solutions amongst the U.K.’s than ever before. s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Finance Finder 60

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Are they running from high prices, high taxes, dysfunctional government, and wildfires? Or are they running to a fresh perspective, a massive talent pool, and an innovation culture that balances social impact with global domination? All of the investors, all of the big companies, all of the government groups?—?they

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Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

It’s been quite a journey getting here and there’s still a way to go as cryptocurrencies integrate with our global financial system. He shared his tips for building a global business, hiring, what he’d do differently and more… The Chainalysis journey ? How did you initially think about going global from a sales perspective?

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San Francisco Europe New York Cofounder 62

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Is Government a good idea? Secondly, SaaS companies are much better positioned in this downturn than other companies given t he recurring nature of the business, the lower upfront cost for customers (no need for financing in a difficult credit environment) and the overall lower total cost of ownership. Venture Capital. (3).

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Software Review Technical Review Valuation Portfolio 48

Up and Running

APRIL 24, 2018

The global healthcare industry is in flux like never before. Not only that, but global equity funding to digital health companies reached $3.67 Because of complex government regulations and a lengthy incubation period, funding a healthcare startup is more difficult compared to financing a tech startup. Wrapping up.

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SBIR Startup Artificial Inteligence Intellectual Property 73

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Since then, the space has only heated up (bad pun, I know) with more startups building and even more venture capital available to scale them. The resulting growth in EVs will spur lots of infrastructure and software to manage grid interaction, optimize storage, operate fleet networks, and facilitate financing.

Green 78

Green Technical Review Distribution Software Review 78

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Of all the Chinese government programs, the Torch Program is the one program that kick-started Chinese high-tech innovation and startups. This enabled Torch to evolve with China’s rapidly global economy. Venture Guiding Fund.

Programming 278

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 278

The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

As we all know, the last ten years has seen a near-total collapse of the innovation cost curve, thanks to the perfect storm of open-source, cloud infrastructure, and “free” global distribution via search, social and app stores. Sometimes the companies simply struggle and grow as best they can with inadequate financing.

Silicon Valley 97

Silicon Valley Cost Startup Boston 97

Babbling VC

APRIL 3, 2011

It's kind of funny that the majority of people coming to me are obviously looking to raise venture capital and don't have this discussion with me. I have no idea whether any other VC would so openly say this but if you can avoid taking venture capital, do so at all costs. Venture capital screws everything up.

Venture Capital 81

Venture Capital Bootstrapping Global Valuation 81

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Once you decide on your legal business structure, be sure to register with the government (typically your state and sometimes, your municipality) and the IRS. times the size of the global venture capital industry today. Both partners devote comparable finances, resources, and labor into making the business work.

Angel Investor 85

Angel Investor Small Business Business Plan Intellectual Property 85

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Today, I am thrilled to see that OrangeScape is emerging as a promising player in the Indian startup firmament, and reaching for global market penetration. Next, Paul Croskrey with OBM Global pitched the Multi Angular Force Generator (MAFG), an alternative energy startup aiming to provide off-grid power. Multi Angular Force Generator.

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Entrepreneur India Silicon Valley Massachusetts 114

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Box has announced the launch of Box Accelerator , a global data transfer network that pushes the speed, security and scale of the Box service for business and enterprise users for a faster and more streamlined service. times faster than the closest competitor, globally, and 3.1 times faster than its closest competitor in the U.S.).

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Europe Entrepreneur United States San Francisco 114

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

This means that more and more entrepreneurs are designing solutions to global problems, creating innovative products and services that meet real needs, and driving social change. With the global pool of talent open to them, entrepreneurs can build super-efficient teams. Thanks to Sharon Tahar, Papaya Global ! #12-

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Entrepreneur Global 104

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Of all the Chinese government programs, the Torch Program is the one program that kick-started Chinese high-tech innovation and startups. This enabled Torch to evolve with China’s rapidly global economy. Venture Guiding Fund.

Programming 170

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 170

Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

I’m the founder of LinkedIn and a partner at the venture capital firm, Greylock Partners. To succeed, we will need innovation that is both original and deployed at global scale. Or these business models might just fund the global availability of products and services with minimal profits. Networks of capital.

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