Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Being in Ohio, which lacks the startup ecosystem of an entrepreneurial cluster like Silicon Valley, made it difficult for Will to get funding for his first startup, Huddlewoo : The type of business that we were building needed an investment of capital ahead of revenue. If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Ohio Columbus Entrepreneur 120

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

One theme seems to come up over and again, especially from geographies outside Silicon Valley: lack of a reliable pipeline of deals. Tom from Omaha, Nebraska, shared an update about what is going on in that part of the world, as did other audience members from New York City, Israel, and Columbus, Ohio. could be your companion.

Silicon Valley 105

Silicon Valley Columbus Ohio Incubator 105

Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

A pivotal meeting with nurses at Hospice of Dayton in Ohio helped them figure out what features to build: It was a bit like leading sheep to wolves, and became one of our biggest learning moments. Our revenue model was wrong. Entrepreneurship stretches from Main Street to Silicon Valley, from startups to big companies.

Cofounder 143

Cofounder Entrepreneur Africa Sales Cycle 143

Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

A pivotal meeting with nurses at Hospice of Dayton in Ohio helped them figure out what features to build: It was a bit like leading sheep to wolves, and became one of our biggest learning moments. Our revenue model was wrong. Entrepreneurship stretches from Main Street to Silicon Valley, from startups to big companies.

Cofounder 120

Cofounder Entrepreneur Africa Sales Cycle 120

Gust

OCTOBER 16, 2012

This summer I conducted our third annual survey of the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies recently funded by angel groups in North America. For the first time, we asked for data from specific business sectors, as follows: All pre-revenue deals. Pre-revenue life Science, biotech and medical device deals.

Angel Groups 169

Angel Groups Valuation Pre-Money Valuation North Dakota 169

Hunter Walker

MAY 16, 2018

I’ve been fortunate enough to hang virtually with Web Smith for the last few years which has exposed me to sharp thinking about brands, retail, parenting and, uniquely in my echo chamber, Columbus, Ohio. Soon after, our family moved to Columbus, Ohio for my marketing position at Rogue.

Columbus 68

Columbus Web Silicon Valley Ohio 68

Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

To provide some reference points, I surveyed thirteen angels groups in North American to determine their recent experience in negotiating the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies. See the 2010 data reported here: Current Pre-money Valuations of Pre-revenue Companies. Pre-money Valuation of Pre-revenue Companies.

Angel Groups 125

Angel Groups Valuation Pre-Money Valuation St. Louis 125