Steve Blank

JANUARY 21, 2015

And she had a model for a new media company for mobile and wearables. I thought we were going to talk about her product progress, so I was a bit taken aback by her most pressing question, “Why is it so hard for a woman to still get taken seriously by a venture capitalist?”. What role does venture capital play?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. The Exit Problem.

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www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

View More in Mobile ›. New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’. Here’s some big news for San Diego’s innovation economy: There’s a new venture capital firm in town—and its investment methodology represents a fundamentally different approach to the conventional business model for venture investing.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Tabbedout, a mobile payment app that allows people to pay bar and restaurant tabs with their mobile phone, received $7.75 million in venture capital. The Austin-based company announced the Series B financing deal Thursday on its website. Million in Venture Capital appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

They’re used to using the web and increasingly the mobile web for everything, commerce, communication, games, etc. They also probably haven’t seen a phone that isn’t mobile.) The motivations are the same – profit – driven by entrepreneurs and venture finance. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital'

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thebarefootvc

MAY 13, 2017

As I note in the talk, while we have 6 billion mobile phones in the world, only 29% of women in India are on the internet – connectivity has not solved everything. The post My Talk at MIT: Beyond Finance, Considering Business and Social Impact of Blockchains appeared first on The Barefoot VC.

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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. Some, such as Chinese mobile company Xiaomi, were founded less than five years ago while others such as Good Technology have been around for more than a decade.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

Although we were studying finance, we were always more interested in tech. During that time, we watched the first wave of mobile apps take off — Foursquare, GroupOn, Instagram, Twitter, etc. But we never lost the finance bug. has about ~40 employees and has raised $9M in venture capital. Factom, Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Think of web vs. mobile. I’ve sat on ad tech boards with board members who clearly knew little about impressions, fill rates, CTRs, RTB, eCPMs or the difficulties & opportunities of embedded mobile SDKs vs. HTML5. And so is venture capital. Traditional software vs. SaaS. SEO marketing vs. social marketing.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 13, 2017

As I note in the talk, while we have 6 billion mobile phones in the world, only 29% of women in India are on the internet – connectivity has not solved everything. The post My Talk at MIT: Beyond Finance, Considering Business and Social Impact of Blockchains appeared first on The Barefoot VC.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Now nearly a “double unicorn,” the company plans to use the new investment to further grow its business operations and expand its current suite of mobile applications. The $130 million Series D investment round was co-led by New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners and Hanaco Venture Capital.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

They’re used to using the web and increasingly the mobile web for everything, commerce, communication, games, etc. They also probably haven’t seen a phone that isn’t mobile.) The motivations are the same – profit – driven by entrepreneurs and venture finance. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital'

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. And somebody who isn’t thinking necessarily thinking about how to maximize their ownership in your next round of financing. In the Early Days. Experience. Relationships. Founder’s perspective.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 12, 2010

In the technology world there are a few websites that most startups track to keep up with the latest financings, acquisitions, product announcements and gossip: BusinessInsider, TechCrunch, Mashable, GigaOm, etc. There is an industry changing shift going on in the internet and mobile-based IT space for sure. Minutes 36- 38.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Sometimes that’s venture capital generally (like last year’s conversation with Reid Hoffman ) and sometimes it’s in a space where I’ve invested (like mobility and city innovation with Bird’s Travis VanderZanden , one of our portfolio founders.) They’re primarily thinking about 7 AM?—?7 But Quibi has raised $1.4

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2013

Seed investments” are early stage financings (typically less than $1.5 million) made by either Angels or venture capitalists, or both. Thus the venture capital industry isn’t dead yet, despite all the rumors, and more startups are getting money, even at Series A and later levels. This is nothing new.

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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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Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

Furthermore, entrepreneurs don’t necessary build their businesses to be venture-funded. By the time the venture financing topic is broached, they already have significant traction for their business. LA is the home of Snapchat, Tinder, and Whisper – social mobile apps swinging for the fences.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

They have marked-up paper gains propped up by an over excited venture capital market that has validated their investments. That would mean that the increased number of new business startups will lead to a “funding gap&# of deals that can’t get financed. That is conformity. People buy at the wrong times.

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Business Plan Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Mobile is the Rage & VCs are Taking Note. Corporations from banks to fast food to software firms are turning to mobile app developers to build mobile app devices for their customers. Since the beginning of 2012, mobile app development startups have raised $262M across 36 deals. M&A Spurring Growth.

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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.

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now that September is here, venture capital activity will pick up as usual. Here are a few of the companies who raised venture capital in August that I found really interesting. Payfone Inc : Payfone has built a mobile payments platform. Or maybe both. This video explains more.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Which brings me back to your mobile phones. It’s worth noting that everything from the Internet, to electric cars, genomic sequencing, mobile apps, and social media — were pioneered by startups, not existing companies. Instead of measuring success in dollars of profit, …firms focus on measuring capital efficiency.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

Until recently it was headquartered 2 blocks from our offices in Santa Monica so we literally saw it emerge under our feet and we proudly invested in the last 3 rounds of financing. Today the company officially announced its most recent round of capital ?—?having having raised $300 million?—?less

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2013

China has embraced state capitalism in a way Wall Street can only dream about. Startups, Venture Capital and the Communist Party: how did this happen in China? mobilized scientists in a way no other country had. As we’ll see later, the MOF (Ministry of Finance) also has had a hand in funding new ventures.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Finally, for those of you who need some additional infusion of courage, please study the story of Ryan Allis in North Carolina who bootstrapped his company iContact to $1 million in revenue and THEN raised venture capital to get to $40 million. So, please don't get discouraged; there are many paths to success.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. China Venture Capital. If it’s driven by profit then the ecosystem needs both entrepreneurs as well as Venture Finance. China has the biggest Venture Capital industry outside the U.S. Entrepreneurship in Beijing.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 23, 2016

Second, the leaders of these companies tended to be those who excelled at finance, supply chain or production. First, the shift away from desktop computers to mobile devices meant that Intel’s power-hungry x86 processors weren’t suitable. Risk capital has provided financing for new ideas in the form of startups.

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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. The pattern of using mobile apps in the post-pandemic has also changed. This amount can triple by 2025.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2010

He founded Callvine back in February, and landed $4M in venture capital from S3 Ventures to launch the company. It’s great to see so many technology companies in Austin securing solid early stage financing this year. S3 Ventures. Tags: Consumer Callvine iphone S3 ventures. CrunchBase Information.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2013

“The results of programs like 500 Startups, Techstars, and Y-Combinator are well known, but due to the culture here in Europe there’s still a lot of unknowns in terms of the track record for follow on funding and results of accelerator programs based in Europe,” says Don Ritzen, co-founder and CEO of Rockstart Accelerator.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Finance | Tuesdays. Financing a Small Business. Financing A Small Business. Personal Finance. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Venture Capital Firms. Were not a venture capital firm.". Start-up | Mondays. Technology | Thursdays. Franchises.

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Follow Entrepreneur on Facebook Follow Entrepreneur on Twitter Follow Entrepreneur on LinkedIn Subscribe | Mobile. Money Money Home Financing Taxes Accounting Basics Personal Finance Money Management Payments & Collections IPOs and DPOs Will Crazy Market Moves Kill IPOs and Slash VC Investment? What is Sweat Equity Worth?

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Haystack

AUGUST 25, 2018

Recode’s senior finance reporter, Teddy Schleifer , was kind enough to host me on the famous “Recode Decode” podcast and the episode aired today. You can listen to our discussion above via SoundCloud, or by clicking here (for my favorite mobile app for podcasts). and much more. and much more.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 17, 2014

Alipay now claims to be the world’s largest mobile payment solution , with 100 million users, and 2.78B transactions for a total volume of $150B. Finance government stimulus Internet Payment Regulation Uncategorized Venture Capital Disruption payments wealthfront' We are thrilled to announce that they kindly obliged.

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