ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I have seen this criticism at various places where this recap is syndicated on a weekly basis, as well as in certain random forums on the internet. We're trying to bring the lessons we have learned in Silicon Valley to a million entrepreneurs. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Next Annette McClellan presented DaisyClip , a non-surgical contraception device for women that she is in the process of syndicating a $1.8 Alicia wants to help align the tasks and staffing, goal setting and objective management of these companies and charge $15,000 to $20,000 per company. million financing round for.

India 116

India Green Silicon Valley Massachusetts 116

View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2015

Below, we talk to Glen Mello , Managing Director of Silicon Valley Bank’s accelerator team in Boston. If they can’t, then we want to know more about the existing investor syndicate, so we’re not the only ones at the table. As a startup grows, venture debt becomes a viable option to continue that growth.

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Term Sheet Equity Startup Seed Stage 120

OnlyOnce

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

” While the founding team was exploring potential business opportunities that allowed us to make a bigger impact on the world, Silicon Valley Bank and High Alpha Innovation were together envisioning a platform to help VC-backed portfolio companies more effectively navigate the complex world of executive talent needs.

Silicon Valley 62

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cap Table Early Stage 62

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

It also puts another chink in the armor of the meme that monster internet companies can only be built in Silicon Valley (LivingSocial, Kayak, Gilt Groupe, CSN Stores, et al doing damage here too). Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

VC investors rely heavily on referrals, but what should a non US startup do when looking to raise funding in Silicon Valley? How best can European startups land VC funding in the US / Sillicon Valley? For example, in response to “ How do I raise funds in Silicon Valley for a European-based startup ?

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

The second wave of companies were mainly concentrated in Silicon Valley, and coincided with the rise of platforms (Google, Facebook, etc.) At the same time, early-stage companies are thinking beyond the high prices of Silicon Valley to put down roots and find financing and growth partners. After more than eight years?—?they’ve

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Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

Brentwood Associates [Silicon Valley] –> Founded in the early 70s and focused primarily on VC, Brentwood had big wins in both IT like Wellfleet Communications (big chunk of what eventually became Nortel) and WebTV (part of Microsoft) and healthcare (various businesses that make up a big chunk of what is now Medtronic and Baxter).

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Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Agile VC

JANUARY 18, 2012

5) That Inner Control Freak - Founders always have to balance their own perspective with that of their various constituents (employees, investors, customers, strategic partners, etc), and the best ones manage to do so in an even-handed manner. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Author howerl.

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Entrepreneur Cofounder Silicon Valley Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

As Qwikster becomes a more expensive and conceptually separate product (remember, you’ll have to manage queues on 2 separate sites for both DVD and streaming) to consumers, I suspect you’ll see at least some turn to their pay TV providers for the occasional recent blockbuster instead of getting DVDs by mail from Qwikster.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Private Equity Seed Stage Syndicate 100

VC Cafe

JULY 27, 2017

It is often available for subscription, so that new episodes are automatically downloaded via web syndication to the user’s own local computer, mobile application, or portable media player. He invites his friends (authors, hedge fund managers, marketers, etc) for a chat in the studio, and the lively conversation rarely disappoints.

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Audio Curation Silicon Valley Media 60

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. This will both reduce the number of angel investors and make it more difficult to syndicate across stage lines. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ProfessorVC.

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Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

Groupon didn’t manage to get out until November and Zynga in December. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. But the latest fit in the slow motion train wreck that is the European sovereign debt crisis quickly dashed those hopes. Right now the macro economic conditions are comparatively calm.

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IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I was on a panel earlier this week with several other investors from Angel Groups in the Valley. The panel was a typical Silicon Valley shmoozefest hosted at a law firm with about 75+ attendees. ProfessorVC. Thursday, January 17, 2008. Touched by an Angel.

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Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

When I first decided to start The Silicon Valley Product Group, I had just left eBay and had some very strong opinions about what makes great product teams, and great product cultures, and while there were more than a few important thinkers and leaders on these topics, one area that I felt was under-represented was the role of product management.

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Product Technical Review Software Review Engineer 60

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The founders felt that having a legitimate site for content would discourage Silicon Valley VC’s from funding entrepreneurs to create the next big TV killer. They clearly have a very talented management team yet are clearly held back by the Innovator’s Dilemma from their shareholders that binds them. The Road Ahead?

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Video Technical Review Advertising Distribution 292

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. And this is a company that has managed to get an A+ list of investors and is executing very well. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ProfessorVC. Monday, June 20, 2011.

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San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The Geography of Successful and Unsuccessful Venture Capital Expansion ” that the best performing VC funds are based in the major venture centers (Silicon Valley, Boston, and the New York area), but their best investments are outside of those geographies.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. There are several efforts being made to make this process better and will mention a couple below: Angel Capital Association Collaboration Committee - I was a charter member of the this group and the goal is to facilitate syndication among the angel groups via education and tools such as Angelsoft.

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Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital 28

Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

So it took me a minute to describe to my partners why SaaS for cows is incredibly exciting… Farmeron is a SaaS company focused on the data management challenges facing the agriculture sector. age, weight, immunization, breeding status, etc) to inventory management info (e.g. feedstocks). this is a smart investment. Read More ».

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Silicon Valley Cofounder Seed Stage Syndicate 223

Professor VC

MARCH 12, 2015

It was a great product addressing a large market opportunity and was interested in seeing how the AngelList syndicate process worked. As with all M&A exits, there was a round of congratulatory messages to the founder in the Silicon Valley echo chamber. Syndicates can either be company led or investor led.

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Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley Common Stock 28

Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

And of course email, CRM, and other tools for managing your network of contacts are far older. Though he’s been both a CTO and a VP Product and managed large teams before, he built all of Cloze’s initial product himself from the back end through to the presentation layer. Overall, great find! link] leehower. Read More ».

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Cofounder Stealth Silicon Valley Mobile 140

Austin Startup

AUGUST 1, 2017

While I work with a few companies in Silicon Valley, the vast majority of my clients are either in Austin or ecosystems that look much more like Austin than SV; “second tier” tech communities. Large funds write larger checks because they lack the mental/resource bandwidth to actively manage a portfolio of smaller investments.

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Liquidation Preference Common Stock Valuation Silicon Valley 48

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

In fact my first job as an early employee of PayPal was as Product Manager responsible for our mobile products (WAP-enabled cell phones and our legacy Palm Pilot IR port product) and the first international version of PayPal. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ».

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Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Mechanics Angel investors often syndicate deals, which means they join togetherto invest on the same terms. In a syndicate there is usually a"lead" investor who negotiates the terms with the startup. Dont feel like you have to join a syndicate, though. This isyet another problem that gets solved for you by syndicates.

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Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Dilution 63

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

GLIIF, LLC is a Hot Silicon Valley Startup designed to disrupt QR Code usage in advertising. It just seems to me that having a great idea without Silicon Valley connections becomes an obstacle. We believe we have created the quintessential, web based, strategic goals and performance management system in GoalTrak(R).

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San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104