View from Seed
APRIL 14, 2020
I think you’ll also see more intentional syndication of seed and series A rounds with like-minded co-investors teaming up together and splitting rounds more intentionally. In a FOMO world, seed and series A investors are more likely to extend beyond the bounds of their stated strategy to get access to companies.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 15, 2014
Much has been written about when it is time to hire a “professional CEO” to run a startup company and of course that has long been a norm in Silicon Valley when founders find that their inexperience may be a limiting factor in company growth ( know as the Peter Principle ). So why did Larry need to return?
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Steve Blank
JUNE 6, 2016
Innovation outposts in Silicon Valley allow big companies to sense and respond to rapid changes in technology. Srivastava leads Verizon’s innovation outpost (their Silicon Valley R&D center) in Palo Alto focusing on building products and services powered by big data and analytics. Steve : And they need to agree.
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 25, 2015
Some were Silicon Valley early stage companies, such as Apple, Quantum, and Masstor Systems. Take a look at the founding syndicates of each: Masstor Sytems (5/1979). Quantum Corporation (6/1980). What is striking about these syndicates is that nobody had any meaningful capital, which forced syndication and cooperation.
Steve Blank
MARCH 12, 2014
Sharks, in turn, argued with one another and even attempted to form syndication in one instance. Trying to fit an Entrepreneurial Studies course into a college prep high school outside of Silicon Valley is an interesting challenge. The semester concluded with pizza and ice cream.
Agile VC
DECEMBER 13, 2011
Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate 10 July 2012, 5:13 pm What A VC Orders for Breakfast Says 27 June 2012, 10:16 am To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows 12 June 2012, 12:21 pm. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 23, 2010
I wish every blog used Disqus and I wish every website that syndicated content would create an integrated commenting thread the way that Business Insider does. When Quora went into Beta and became the “hip product to have access to&# in Silicon Valley I felt compelled to play around with it. Quora “Lite&#.
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