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. Discuss.

Silicon Valley 105

Silicon Valley Columbus Ohio Incubator 105

View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

We have companies in Chicago, San Francisco (and elsewhere in Silicon Valley), Omaha, and New York. This is a recap of the more insightful tweets and comments from the event. At NextView, we invest across the US.

Boston 120

Boston Cofounder B2C PR 120

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

Ross and I will be speaking at South by Southwest again this year and hope that you’ll join us there for our talk titled “ Third Coast: How to Be a Startup Outside of Silicon Valley.&# Threadless, 37Signals, FeedBurner, BIG Omaha conference, and SXSW itself are proof that technology life exists away from the coasts.

Omaha 79

Omaha Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Media 79

Rob Go

OCTOBER 14, 2012

The others are mainly in Silicon Valley with some exceptions. Some of our most interesting companies have originated in places like Estonia (GrabCAD), Croatia (Farmeron) and Omaha (SkyVu), although all have either moved or have a significant presence in a major tech hub like SF, Boston, or NY.

New Hampshire 50

New Hampshire Croatia Omaha Portfolio 50

Growthink Blog

JUNE 3, 2014

Let us not forget that the most famous and lauded investor of them all hails from Omaha. In The Silicon Valleys and The Silicon Beaches and The Salt Lakes and The Seattles and The Austins of the World.

Omaha 91

Omaha Accredited Investor IRR Silicon Valley 91

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 20, 2011

One of my goals in creating the Startup Lessons Learned event is to foster entrepreneurial communities around the world, not just in Silicon Valley. For some of my thoughts on Lean Startup Machine, see A month is fifteen weekends and The real entrepreneurs of New York City.

Czech Republic 114

Czech Republic Costa Rica Brazil Romania 114

Lightspeed Venture Partners

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Last week I gave a Silicon Valley VC’s take on the company pitches on Shark Tank as the new season four started, and it was well received. Here are my thoughts on the companies that were featured in the second episode of season four : SURFSET FITNESS.

Pre-Money Valuation 163

Pre-Money Valuation Post-Money Valuation Valuation Dilution 163