Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2020

I also couldn’t be happier that friends from Silicon Valley like Joe Lonsdale, Drew Houston, and Elon Musk have also moved here. Even during this global pandemic, I’ve found ways to reconnect with old friends here in Austin and Texas. Silicon Valley will continue to play a central role in Breyer Capital’s investment thesis.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 13, 2020

wherever possible we are strongly encouraging our vendors, service providers and partner businesses to take similar precautions. are moving all clients, visitors, and interviews to remote only meetings and not currently welcoming onsite visitors.

Colorado 168

Colorado Fractional CTO Silicon Valley Cofounder 168

YoungUpstarts

MAY 20, 2019

by Prasanna Krishnamoorthy , partner at Upekkha. All the ingredients for Indian SaaS dominance are here: From producing some of the world’s best developers to competing on cost and producing quality products of global standard. Today, the software industry is worth $600 billion worldwide, with $150 billion in SaaS.

India 113

India Silicon Valley Global Software 113

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2017

Due to lowering capital costs, global competition that spans industries and continents, quicker market validations, and facilitated iteration, the nature of the investment game has changed. As it happens, in the last 30 years, available capital has tripled to stand at roughly 10 times global GDP. Expanding tech talent.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Kenya Startup 193

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

In its effort to advocate and be a resource for the startup community, The Startup Magazine is sponsoring this leading venture capital gathering in the heart of tech hub Silicon Valley. Shan Aggarwal | Greycroft Partners. Shawn Ahdout | Alsop Louie Partners. Venture Partners. Yael Gilboa | DBL Partners.

Silicon Valley 91

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Investment Bankers Angel Investor 91

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Much has been written about when it is time to hire a “professional CEO” to run a startup company and of course that has long been a norm in Silicon Valley when founders find that their inexperience may be a limiting factor in company growth ( know as the Peter Principle ). So why did Larry need to return?

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Founder CTO Hire Silicon Valley Leadership 309

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 22, 2020

Special thanks to my friends at Breaker and the team at LTSE, who partnered with me to produce and host this series. He has been one of the leading Silicon Valley figures helping the entire biotech industry make a complete pivot to working on solutions: vaccines, therapies, and eventually a cure. I'll be honest.

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Silicon Valley Dallas Technical Review Leadership 155

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2014

However, most countries don’t have sufficient population to support scale with just their local market and ultimately need to be global players – from day one. Born Global or Die Local. But other critical hypotheses such as activities, resources, partners, channels needed testing offshore. Regional Ecosystems. It doesn’t.

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Global Australia Silicon Valley China 335

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2016

For an increasing number of successful startups, they are foregoing London, New York, or Silicon Valley for the business-friendly UAE. In fact, some have dubbed it the Silicon Valley of the Middle East. The competition is fierce and investors are just as savvy here as they are in London or Silicon Valley.

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UAE Silicon Valley Startup Incubator 100

Steve Blank

JUNE 6, 2016

Innovation outposts in Silicon Valley allow big companies to sense and respond to rapid changes in technology. Evangelos Simoudis zJoining me in from the studio at Stanford University were: Evangelos Simoudis , venture investor and senior advisor to global corporations. Ashok Srivastava.

Silicon Valley 120

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

My other partner, Steven Dietz, was on the board of my second company. Stuart was a co-founder at my first startup company and ended up running global operations. I started working with David when I was an entrepreneur and he was an associate with a VC firmed called … wait for it … GRP Partners (now Upfront Ventures)!

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CTO Hire Cofounder San Francisco Silicon Valley 320

YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2017

by Shane Cragun, founding partner at SweetmanCragun Group and coauthor of “ Reinvention: Accelerating Results in the Age of Disruption “ Two years ago, Boston Dynamics released a video showing a 6’ tall, 320 lb. humanoid robot named Atlas running freely through the woods. There was no human driving the truck.

Artificial Inteligence 171

Artificial Inteligence Global Los Angeles San Jose 171

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

I trained the Startup Weekend Next Beijing mentors and instructors, presented to several hundred entrepreneurs, and had a great fireside chat with Zhen Fund founding partner Xu Xiaoping in front of another roomful of entrepreneurs. The <10% that decide to go global early do so by starting outside of China.

Silicon Valley 267

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2016

Right now, Silicon Valley has a highly creative pool of talent, but there is a blaringly obvious missing link between creativity and business. Startup Labs get involved in the life of the company and become its business partner from all angles, which increases its likelihood of succeeding. Who does it help?

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley Incubator Asia 100

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

And global. Content goes global (of Maker Studios 4.4 You must find ways to get some distribution through other online partners like Hulu or package up shows for distribution on Roku or Xbox. So you either need to invest millions or partner with a “tools company” designed to help you promote and distribute video.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I had lost a previous deal where the team said they liked me but didn’t know my partners well enough so I promised myself never to let that happen again. So I organized a team dinner with all four of my partners and all three of their founders. China is indelibly an important part of the future of the global technology system.

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China Silicon Valley Software Review Technical Review 333

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I had lost a previous deal where the team said they liked me but didn’t know my partners well enough so I promised myself never to let that happen again. So I organized a team dinner with all four of my partners and all three of their founders. China is indelibly an important part of the future of the global technology system.

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China Silicon Valley Software Review Technical Review 328

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

If there was any doubt among the teams about the value of what they’re learning, Blinken put it to rest with a compelling overview of how so many of today’s complex global problems – from stopping Ebola to monitoring cease-fires and improving food security – demand innovative, tech-based solutions.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Washington United Kingdom Lean 120

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

If there was any doubt among the teams about the value of what they’re learning, Blinken put it to rest with a compelling overview of how so many of today’s complex global problems – from stopping Ebola to monitoring cease-fires and improving food security – demand innovative, tech-based solutions.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Washington United Kingdom Lean 120

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2014

The new paradigm, driven by disruptive technologies, cloud-served supercomputing, and the new generation of young adults with global empathy, is partnering and giving something now for a competitive advantage in the future. Find partners who can do what you cannot do alone. This is the new world of prototyping.

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Partner Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Cloud 251

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

The functions of an early-stage board are pretty obvious and well understood: Providing introductions to customers, biz dev partners, recruits, the press, other investors, etc. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions. how much energy to put into channel partners vs. direct sales. Mentorship.

Technical Review 325

Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

ReadWriteStart

MAY 3, 2018

This illustrates the growing understanding by governments around the world that they need to partner with business to find the solutions they need to local, regional, and national issues. At the rate it’s growing, Toronto will have more technology jobs than Silicon Valley within the next two years.

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Canada Las Vegas North America Silicon Valley 61

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Malaysia will see over 500 youth descend on its capital Kuala Lumpur this October for Global Startup Youth (GSY) , a three-day idea accelerator program aimed at helping young entrepreneurs shape and launch new projects that will hopefully evolve into sustainable global businesses.

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Malaysia Global United Kingdom New Zealand 229

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Not just in the military, but also in Silicon Valley, where it dooms otherwise successful companies. Partner nations could see their own militaries and homelands subjected to the same threats and challenges that the United States would face. faces in a global, interconnected system. How might the U.S. How could the U.S.

Technical Review 322

Technical Review Taiwan Technology Design 322

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 29, 2013

And given the fact that the majority of top investors were congregated around Silicon Valley, many entrepreneurs felt compelled to move to the valley to start their business. Look global and local. At the end of the day, you’ll want to find the best partner(s) that meets your specific needs and situation.

Silicon Valley 161

Silicon Valley Global Finance New York City 161

Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2017

After describing the uncertainty private investors were feeling about the future of the economy, the outcome of the presidential election, and other factors, Fast Company quoted Brian Hughes , a partner at KPMG (one of the organizations responsible for the Venture Pulse Report): “It’s a challenging time for VC investors. Bruce is the U.S.

Silicon Valley 86

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Valuation Later Stage 86

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

I trained the Startup Weekend Next Beijing mentors and instructors, presented to several hundred entrepreneurs, and had a great fireside chat with Zhen Fund founding partner Xu Xiaoping in front of another roomful of entrepreneurs. The <10% that decide to go global early do so by starting outside of China.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 9, 2011

And the third was a discussion on Silicon Valley: The Next Decade. Lead Generation & Qualification With a Channel Partner. While they have been able to get in front of some large customers, they need to accelerate this process further and increase the pipeline and feed the channel partner with more qualified leads.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley New Jersey Entrepreneur Massachusetts 113

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

He became a VC at London-based Benchmark Europe (now Balderton) and then CEO of Endemol, a large multibillion media company best known for creating & owning global franchises for Big Brother, Deal or No Deal and other unscripted television. Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley and Who Will Win. billion deal to Disney.

Video 320

Video Los Angeles Technical Cofounder CTO Hire 320

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 13, 2017

Environment: When you think of an optimized environment for a startup, Silicon Valley comes to mind. It is recognized as the global heart of innovation. Among other things, Silicon Valley delivers a trifecta of governmental and regulatory support, a rich field of academia and an engaged private sector.

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Early Stage Silicon Valley Thailand Incubator 62

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

One of the most successful incubators is Y Combinator in Silicon Valley. Scaling is the holy grail of every new venture – from local to global, from online to brick-and-mortar to partners to mergers and acquisitions, from a private company to a public company, from cash-flow-positive to the next unicorn.

Entrepreneur 348

Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Incubator Merger 348

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 28, 2023

She is a leading venture capitalist in Silicon Valley, where she mentors tech startups and helps them go public. She is the CEO & General Partner of the investment firm Street Global. Her online radio show: Global Fireside Chats, brings together global industry titans to share insights on our fast-changing world.

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South Africa Africa Global Silicon Valley 66

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., 26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007.

Software Review 48

Software Review Partner United States Venture Capital 48

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

We kept talking, with Steve asking “How long are you staying in Silicon Valley?” When I told him, “two more days,” he asked, “Are you interested in meeting with venture firms in the Valley?” Try collaborative learning by leveraging global intelligence and passion of entrepreneurs.

Japan 292

Japan Customer Development Developer Customer 292

ReadWriteStart

MAY 5, 2011

Bill has been following the 1M/1M project and would like to connect his partners to our team. Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative, an educational, business development and incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond.

Costa Rica 115

Costa Rica Incubator Silicon Valley India 115

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round).

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Union Square Ventures The next morning I got to spend time with Brad Burnham , partner at Union Square Ventures talking about their investment strategy and insights about web-based businesses. Bill and his partner Fred Wilson have invested in ~30 or so companies with 27 still active. That’s no longer the case in Silicon Valley.

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