Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2012

I mentioned it to my friend and he green-lit the plans for her to ask him to the dance. So it reminds me of a recent deal in Silicon Valley from 18 months ago or so. One of the best known VCs in Silicon Valley had decided to come in at the last minute and fund the company even though a term sheet was already signed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2020

The simple answer is that with all the staging of TV lights and billionaire investors, it’s nothing like Silicon Valley. Many entrepreneurs feel that investor money is all green, and thus the same. Yet the process is eerily realistic, and every entrepreneur can glean some important lessons.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 23, 2011

Green Earth Aerogels At age 16, kids have very different career counseling needs than they do at 18 kids. Last up, Fortunato Cardenas from Barcelona, Spain, presented Green Earth Aerogels , a nano-materials company in Barcelona, Spain focused on developing insulation gels from rice. partners to help bring his product to market.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2020

Drink a cold-pressed green juice and go for a hike around the Silver Lake reservoir. The Atlanta Braves What do you do when you are low on energy? Tell us about a memorable celebrity encounter.

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2015

It was business star-studded affair - 150 Silicon Valley technology executives and investors gathered together to network and brainstorm on IoT - described by many as fundamental a technology shift as the emergence of the Internet itself was in the 1990's. Work Process Improvements.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

Reading the articles and the comments is probably worth it, but I personally think that the NY Times is overstating the advantage of being in Silicon Valley with a couple of exceptions. Of course, thats probably even more true in Silicon Valley. eHarmongy) as an acting CTO.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Marketing Green Products and Services to Indian Consumers. Then Tarini Kinkar discussed a media concept for marketing green products and services to Indian consumers. One of my key concerns is that the level of awareness about green and environmentally conscious issues is very, very low in India.

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VC Cafe

MAY 19, 2011

Green Road raises $13 million from existing investors and appoints Jim Heeger, a silicon valley veteran as the new CEO. The funds that participated include Benchmark, DAG Ventures, Amadeus, Richard Branson’s Virgin Green and Generation investment management, Al Gore’s fund.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2013

Of the ten startups in the inaugural 2012 class, four have raised follow-on funding to date, and one even reached the break-even point and expanded to Silicon Valley. It recently announced the results of its incubator program – and the results look promising.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Professional angels / former entrepreneurs / seed funds – In Silicon Valley there are people like Ron Conway, Jeff Clavier, Mike Maples and many more. I can’t really speak generically to this because the Tech Coast Angels / Pasadena in SoCal have produced Green Dot, MyShape and many other successes.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Why the Midwest is better for startups than saturated Silicon Valley | VentureBeat - crowdspring.co/1akquBC. Eco-Friendly Package Designs: 20 Ways To Go Green - crowdspring.co/GZCq1p. 25 Uplifting Green-Themed Logo Designs | Creativeoverflow - crowdspring.co/1ccI0HD. ” – crowdspring.co/1adCqDi.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 12, 2012

In Silicon Valley, foreign-born entrepreneurs have founded half the region’s startups in recent years - and kept the U.S. A new study shows the number of immigrant-founded startups in Silicon Valley has tumbled from 52.4% They show the immigrant innovation engine in Silicon Valley has sputtered to a halt.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

6 Emerging Trends In Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship | Forbes – [link]. 25 Flourishing Examples of Green Paper Business Cards – [link]. Page load speed matters for the success of your online business – [link]. 5 Lessons Learned from 100,000 Usability Studies | Moz – [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2013

Green Tech is still in a slump, with renewables leading the way. California (Silicon Valley), Massachusetts (Boston), NY, Washington, and Texas held as the top 5 states for venture capital in 2012, but overall, 38 states got in on the action. Yet these comprise much fertile territory for entrepreneurs. billion fund to work.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Steve : You know, I call this the Hollywood-ization of Silicon Valley. When we get a television show that parodies the Silicon Valley community, and we don’t even notice that that’s what’s happening often, then you kind of know you’re in trouble. Chris : It’s exactly like that.

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Hippoland

AUGUST 21, 2016

Some things to consider: 1) Dollars are always green regardless of who is investing Money is money. That being said, there are plenty of places in the world, outside of the Silicon Valley, where small investors (including angels) demand a lot of control.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 12, 2012

In Silicon Valley, foreign-born entrepreneurs have founded half the region’s startups in recent years - and kept the U.S. A new study shows the number of immigrant-founded startups in Silicon Valley has tumbled from 52.4% They show the immigrant innovation engine in Silicon Valley has sputtered to a halt.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 3, 2014

And they were absolutely convinced what the world needed was an auto-driving lawn mover for institutions with large green spaces. Like all great Silicon Valley companies they started with a technology and guessed who the customers will be. The Autonomous Lawnmower. They called their company Autonomow. Massive pivot.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 10, 2013

Defending the Brash Arrogance of Silicon Valley | by Mike Greenfield – [link]. Creative Showcase of Green Theme Logo Designs | Dzinepress – [link]. Surround yourself with people who make you happy | TNW – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight: Red Poppy Floral Design – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Amsterdam-based startup accelerator Rockstart has announced a new program that aims to support ten teams of founders with 99 mentors for 100 days, followed by an additional three-month summer program and ending with a 25-day road trip to Silicon Valley. In a somewhat refreshing change, the program is not limited to technology startups.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

MARCH 15, 2011

This film is one of the green shoots after a long winter,” said Paul Holland, an executive producer of “Something Ventured.” How the documentary fares may help tell whether a society that has been leery of big business since the financial collapse of 2008 is ready to soar with the entrepreneurs once again.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

The Entrepreneur’s Foundation of Colorado, the Living Green Network, and Mocavo are hosting a roofdeck bash on Halloween to benefit first-responder families and local farms devastated by the recent Boulder-area flood. Existing sponsor list includes KKO, Silicon Valley Bank, and Goldman Sachs.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy DiNunzio isn’t your typical Silicon Valley startup founder. And further, Tracy felt the calling to try to build something “green.” Tracy isn’t your quintessential Silicon Valley startup story. She’s a painter and a self-proclaimed Bohemian.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Let’s take a look at Dublin and the Republic of Ireland as a whole, which is rightfully perceived by many entrepreneurs as a link between Europe and Silicon Valley. In late January, the capital of the Green Island hosted SVOD Europe, a conference of just under 500 attendees with… This story continues at The Next Web.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2016

The simple answer is that with all the staging of TV lights and billionaire investors, it’s nothing like Silicon Valley. Many entrepreneurs feel that investor money is all green, and thus the same. Yet the process is eerily realistic, and every entrepreneur can glean some important lessons.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2015

The simple answer is that with all the staging of TV lights and billionaire investors, it’s nothing like Silicon Valley. Many entrepreneurs feel that investor money is all green, and thus the same. Yet the process is eerily realistic, and every entrepreneur can glean some important lessons.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Due Diligence Angel Investor Silicon Valley 120

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 12, 2012

In Silicon Valley, foreign-born entrepreneurs have founded half the region’s startups in recent years – and kept the U.S. A new study shows the number of immigrant-founded startups in Silicon Valley has tumbled from 52.4% They show the immigrant innovation engine in Silicon Valley has sputtered to a halt.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 12, 2020

After all, the most cutting edge elements in office design appear to be mainly the preserve of Silicon Valley companies vying to prove their dominance. Perhaps you thought it was just a status symbol.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 28, 2009

Getting B-52s through the Soviet Air Defense System Posted on March 29, 2009 by steveblank This is post II of how I came to write “ The Secret History of Silicon Valley “ 1974. Then I would return back north to the much drabber green palette of bombers and uniforms and continue to defend democracy. Order Here.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 20, 2021

The Ferrari Museum in Modena, Italy The defining characteristic of the Silicon Valley startup is speed. The iPod was in customer’s hands less than nine months after the project was green light by Steve Jobs Speed tip #3?—?Apply Sam Altman recently tweeted : Move faster. Slowness anywhere justifies slowness everywhere.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2013

Because we’ve learned the hard way that $100,000, which is six months of runway in Silicon Valley, is a retirement jackpot in half of Southeast Asia. We use a red/green chart to measure startup readiness for Demo Day. Your job is to turn your column as green as possible before Demo Day – and beyond.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Im not offering extensive studies or research to support this conclusion; the evidence from my peers right here in the innovation capital of America, Silicon Valley, is absolutely overwhelming. Asked to help, I am confident that Silicon Valley and every other innovation center will step up. They are nerds. Good Post.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 7, 2017

But Musk has faced enormous challenges and risks in trying to move humanity forward in a number of important areas, including space exploration, green energy, artificial intelligence, and recently, tunneling. The City Gaining on Silicon Valley as the Best Place for Startups to Thrive [link].

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Austin Startup

JUNE 9, 2017

All money is green and, particularly for early angel money, you need to be respectful of the expectations that angels bring to the table; even if they’re ‘off market.’ Founders outside of Silicon Valley can sometimes forget that most of the resources — blogs, articles, podcasts, tweets, etc. — on

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 10, 2010

Staple a green card to the diploma of every foreign student who graduates from a US university. Our summit includes a small group of VCs from different parts of the US that I’ve helped put together and it’ll focus on the issue of early stage entrepreneurs and innovation throughout the country (specifically – more than just Silicon Valley).

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Queries like – compare the sales data of green dresses versus the blue ones, with how many of each does manufacturing have in inventory, and what does finance say the gross margin by region of these product are – would be hard to answer because it required combining data from three incompatible applications.)

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The Next Web

JANUARY 1, 2014

The glorious green grass of the work-from-home employee is a goal for many successful people (and not-so-successful people) and a great way to hire the best talent without having to pay to relocate them. An employee not locked into the groupthink of the Silicon Valley elite can oftentimes tell you the facts about the real world.

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