InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

Consistent with the statistics cited in Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs , the large majority of John and Kyle''s classmates accepted positions at investment banks and consulting firms upon graduation. Dear Friends, We have no income and no venture capital funding. blogging, in a sense. We started sending out the newsletter.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2018

People cite sources like this recent Inc.com article “ 5 Reasons Why You Don't Need a Business Plan ,” or my own blog discussion on this subject, “ Situations Where A Business Plan Does Not Add Value.” The ability to communicate effectively is critical to standing above the crowd.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2017

Ask Eric Migicovsky, founder of Pebble , who raised over $10 million on the Kickstarter crowd-funding platform for his relatively low-tech wristwatch with programmed clock faces. Kickstarter may take a bit of the credit for this, but they admit the majority of projects without media attention don’t even approach their funding goals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Ask Eric Migicovsky, founder of Pebble , who raised over $10 million on the Kickstarter crowd-funding platform for his relatively low-tech wristwatch with programmed clock faces. Kickstarter may take a bit of the credit for this, but they admit the majority of projects without media attention don’t even approach their funding goals.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

Consistent with the statistics cited in Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs , the large majority of John and Kyle''s classmates accepted positions at investment banks and consulting firms upon graduation. Dear Friends, We have no income and no venture capital funding. blogging, in a sense. We started sending out the newsletter.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Ask Eric Migicovsky, founder of Pebble , who raised over $10 million on the Kickstarter crowd-funding platform for his relatively low-tech wristwatch with programmed clock faces. Kickstarter may take a bit of the credit for this, but they admit the majority of projects without media attention don’t even approach their funding goals.

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Steve Reich

MARCH 30, 2012

As you may have gathered from my blog, I’ve spent the last couple of months visiting with companies and incubators. Let me give you a few examples: SwingbySwing Golf created an iPhone/Android app that lets golfers use the GPS in their phone to measure distance to the hole and track statistics. Remember how we used to do it?

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Since the official YC announcement and launch of their crowdfunding campaign, they’ve successfully raised an initial goal of $482,000; to fund a final immunization experiments before undergoing Phase I clinical studies. “ Let’s Talk Funding. The Eventual Goal? “ How it Works. “ How it Works.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2013

billion for 35 funds during the first quarter of 2013, an increase of 22 percent compared to the level of dollar commitments during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to a report from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Check industry average statistics to make sure you are in the right range.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2014

Yet I still see business plans and funding plans for startups that have minimal or no allocation for travel. It’s amazing how much more you can learn face-to-face, compared to an analysis of aging statistics alone. A baseline of $3,000 per quarter per potential traveler is the place to start, based on industry averages.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Patients on the drug, the two companies said, had a statistically significant improvement in motor function compared to those who took placebo. million in funding in fiscal 2015 from corporate supporters, some but not all of whom are drug makers. That’s critical to getting the “broadest label possible” for nusinersen, Hobby said.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2014

Digital Insights reports in their 2014 Social Media statistics that Facebook has 1.01 The founders share in their very first blog post in Snapchat that it “creates a space to be funny, honest, or whatever else you might feel like at the moment you take and share a Snap.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

And actually if you have ADD you may just want to watch the videos I’ve embedded below because it’s easier to concentrate on that than reading a blog post. I can’t write a blog post and then wait 3 days to publish. I’m sure all the doctors are cringing much like I would if I read your fund-raising advice.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

In 2002 he described a simple statistical spam filter that inspired a new generation of filters. Managing Director of FirstMark Capital, a $2 billion VC fund focusing on investments in the emerging media & advertising and data & analytics sectors. Essayist, programmer, and programming language designer. ycombinator.com. .

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I was reading Chris Dixon’s blog tonight. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. And if it’s not I’m generally not that interested in funding it. I had to laugh a bit reading it.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 1, 2016

In infants with type 1 SMA—the most common and severe form, affecting about 60 percent of patients with the disease—led to a statistically significant improvement in helping patients achieve certain motor milestones, compared to a placebo. The drug, the two companies said, has met the trial’s primary goal.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

Eric Ries is the author of the blog Startup Lessons Learned and the lean startup methodology. He currently works for Founders Fund and coordinates FF Angel LLC, a seed-stage investment program; as well as fbFund REV, a micro-seed incubator program for Facebook-related startups. He is a frequent public speaker. Dave McClure. .

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Developments Blog. Venture capitalist and hedge-fund manager Peter Thiel—PayPals co-founder and Facebook s. Venture capitalist and hedge-fund manager Peter Thiel—PayPals co-founder and Facebooks earliest investor—paid $11.5 Loading… Real Estate. » More. Real Estate. » More. » More.

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