YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2020

Here are three pieces of advice that are tossed around Silicon Valley as if they are gospel, but they are really Startup Myths. I don’t know exactly when it happened but at some point, Silicon Valley became obsessed with the word billion. My first institutional financing came from people who were in the “MIT” network.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. Just like a seasoned stock investor would never put all his investible resources into a single stock, don’t put all your money into startups. Start in a business domain you know well.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 25, 2012

‘The Golden Age of Silicon Valley Is Over, and We’re Dancing on its Grave’ – [link]. Good article about Facebook’s dual stock class structure & investors – [link]. Facebook IPO, and How to Build a Social Network for $389 – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. Just like a seasoned stock investor would never put all his investible resources into a single stock, don’t put all your money into startups. Start in a business domain you know well.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2011

Hiring technology talent in Silicon Valley is getting difficult, and the time it takes to drive across Palo Alto has tripled—all signs of the impending apocalypse. In the case of this bubble, it was social networks, consumer and mobile applications, and the cloud. The Linked-in IPO valued the company at $8.9

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

What I mean by this is that a lot of folks are perched on soap boxes across social networks, shouting from the hilltops. But then again, I’m not a gold bug, I don’t trade stocks, I don’t go to casinos. On Leaving Silicon Valley Bank. Can you share more about why you take this approach?

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Steve Blank, a serial entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, developed a methodology for creating businesses that runs in parallel with the traditional product development process. The Pebble Smartwatch itself comes stock with a fairly standard feature set – email, clock, heart rate monitor etc. So What is Customer Development?

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 9, 2018

Pre-launch funding is pretty common in Silicon Valley, but that’s a unique case. But to get that Silicon Valley angel funding you have to be part of that social network; most of the rest of the world doesn’t have that frothy environment. They’re betting on you. They risk money they can afford to lose.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. Just like a seasoned stock investor would never put all his investible resources into a single stock, don’t put all your money into startups. business caution entrepreneur investor startup stock'

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

After negotiations between the two companies, Google acquired video compression company On2 in February 2010 for $133 million in Google stock. After negotiations between the two companies, Google acquired video compression company On2 in February 2010 for $133 million in Google stock. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists.

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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). Notes: None of the above should be considered investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell Groupon stock. Author howerl.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2011

Their firm, Andreessen/Horowtiz , has been prescient enough to invest in social networks, consumer and mobile applications and the cloud long before others. While most of the social networks, cloud computing, web and mobile app companies we see today will fail, a few will literally remake our lives. exist as bits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Reuters TV Interview by Rhonda Schaffler Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. Just like a seasoned stock investor would never put all his investible resources into a single stock, don’t put all your money into startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. Just like a seasoned stock investor would never put all his investible resources into a single stock, don’t put all your money into startups. Start in a business domain you know well.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The signals are loud and clear : seed and late stage valuations are getting frothy and wacky, and hiring talent in Silicon Valley is the toughest it has been since the dot.com bubble. This next wave of web startups; Social Networks and Mobile Applications, now reached 100’s of millions of customers. Carpe Diem.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. steve Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply Order Here. For International Orders Now In Print! Follow me on twitter @sgblank Follow my speaking schedule on Plancast @sgblank Get the Podcasts for Free The Four Steps to the Epiphany now available in Japanese. startupcto

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Multiply that by literally a couple thousand, and that’s what 2013 is going to look like in Silicon Valley, and to a lesser degree some other startup ecosystems. “There are so many companies in Silicon Valley that have raised $30 million and done absolutely nothing with it.” November 29, 2012.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2015

I’d encourage you to watch this quick 3-minute video with some views on what I call “ The Co-Founder Mythology ” that is perpetuated in Silicon Valley. He had a stock option vesting program and had vested a significant amount of his stock but not all. I’m not being sued but the company is.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

More than one in three people claim to visit social networks when researching a business and their goods. But you should also be using eBay, Etsy, and Amazon to move stock, too. Maybe your first-year income simply won’t stretch to website hosting or diversifying your stock. But don’t just rely on paid ads.

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conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Steve Blank, a serial entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, developed a methodology for creating businesses that runs in parallel with the traditional product development process. The Pebble Smartwatch itself comes stock with a fairly standard feature set – email, clock, heart rate monitor etc. So What is Customer Development?

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

A bit like Silicon Valley. It was anti-social in nature. Recent growth in digital social networks has served as a reminder on what differentiates our species. What if a retailer had no stock in the store? The Man on the Boon store is a curated store where the founder only stocks stuff he would buy or own.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

How did you end up heading to Silicon Valley from France to join a startup? But the Valley in 1999 was a new world of startups, venture capital, and stock options. There were no social networks, let alone sharing economy then, so it took a while to take off. In Silicon Valley, the ambition is always global.

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Scott Edward Walker

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Despite all the hype in the press (including with respect to the latest ICO craze), raising funds for your startup is still tough – particularly if you’re not located in San Francisco or Silicon Valley. Once you’ve done the hard part to build a network, you now need to do your homework (i.e.,

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Thus, the process of negotiating taking back stock from founders is not rational and inherently very difficult. However, vesting schedules reduce the difficult negotiation to simply and mechanically exercising the companies pre-agreed right to repurchase stock at the price it was issued. Title: Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

How They Do It : Operate a social network at Facebook.com, through Facebook’s mobile apps, and the Facebook Platform which lets other websites extend Facebook’s tools for authentication and social sharing. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Headquarters : Palo Alto, CA.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Social networking. Social/Sharing. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. London Stock Exchange. Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement. Silicon Roundabout. silicon valley. Silicon Valley Bank. Silicon Wadi. Social Commerce.

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Scott Edward Walker

MARCH 1, 2012

House of Representatives voted 407-17 to pass the “Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act,” a crowdfunding bill which permits startups to offer and sell securities via crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter or social networking sites like Facebook. May Startups Raise Funds via Crowdfunding?

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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. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Back then Michael Arrington accused some of Silicon Valley’s top seed funds of “colluding” by meeting secretly to talk down the valuation of startups. Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. What hogwash.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

and Excite in particular as well as all of the Internet companies with grandiose stock market valuations. You’ll likely see applications that draw you into interactive experiences, connect you to your social networks, help you browse your TV better and create a richer media experience overall.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I have 2 options: set up a new startup or share my idea with google (or maybe another big silicon valley’s company). for most seed investments, investors will put more stock in the person and the traction they get with the resources at hand. The value they add (other than $$) is their network. What/How should I do?

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

In doing research for a post on “The Enterprise Cool Kids” at the tail end of last year, I interviewed Silicon Valley veteran Marc Andreessen about where he thought the enterprise was headed. We are already invested in these companies; we can’t sell our stock. We don’t have to sell our stock. ALEXIA TSOTSIS.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. My colleague, Anu Basu , Director of the Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship at San Jose State , recently completed a paper on this topic, "Does Experience Matter? I recall that the WSJ used to run a contest in stock picking between investment analysts and selection by darts.

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www.ere.net

JULY 15, 2012

Social networking applications (SNAs). Networking. He is a frequent speaker and advisor to Fortune 500 and Silicon Valley firms. Indirect contacts, competitor known. No contacts, competitor known. Competitor unknown. Secondary sourcing. SIG posting. WWW search engines. Trade shows. Conferences. Outside agencies.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. A stock acquisition is a bet that would provide significant upside (and possible downside) opportunity. He obviously has a founders common stock stake along with cash invested. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ProfessorVC.

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Reid Hoffman

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

While the hypergrowth of blitzscaling is often synonymous with the latest high-tech startup from Silicon Valley, blitzscaling isn’t limited by geography, industry, or even company size. Customer Loyalty : While customer loyalty lacks the feedback loop of network effects, it can still confer a strong and lasting advantage.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. In corporate finance, students are taught that capital markets are efficient and this is an underlying assumption for valuing stocks, bonds and other financial instruments. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ProfessorVC.

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