Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Specifically, I often point to the NSF or the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program for high-tech startups. Government grants start as small a few thousand dollars, but can provide a million dollars or more in capital to new ventures. Another alternative is to find an inexpensive class on grant writing.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

You have to raise capital. There are obviously some great advantages to raising capital, not least of all the ability to accelerate your product/service to market and to execute on a greater scale. But there are also a lot of downsides to raising investment capital, top on the list: dilution. This one just rubs me the wrong way.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2014

There is outraged public reaction to the Google buses carrying technology workers from the city to the peninsula high-tech companies which employ them. Danielle Steel of course being Tom Perkins ex wife. The venture capital firm that bears his name. Of course not. Kleiner Perkins. Is Google to blame?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2013

It is no secret that the world of venture capital (VCs) was turned upside down by the recent Recession, and many other changes in the marketplace. I would conclude that the genesis of this trend comes from several forces, including the following: Less investment capital available. Many old-line VC firms have grown too big and unwieldy.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 9, 2013

In a similar vein, a 2012 study by the Kauffman Foundation noted that women account for only 10% of all the founders of high-tech startups. Making access to capital easier for women founders is part of what inspires and motivates me to win big with Tradesy.". It''s not perfect, of course. What Gives?

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Xconomy

MAY 30, 2016

Our wide-ranging conversation covered the progression of MIT’s entrepreneurship curriculum and campus resources , the rise of the Boston-Cambridge area as a high-tech industry powerhouse, the prospects for an MIT venture fund , the challenges for university tech transfer offices, the roots of today’s startup culture, and more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

It is no secret that the world of venture capital (VCs) has been turned upside down by the recession, and the many other changes in the marketplace. I conclude that the genesis of this trend seems to come from several forces, including the following: Less investment capital available due to the recession. Marty Zwilling.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Oh, and of course Bono popped by for a little while. It can’t be underestimated just how influential hosting such an event can be on the future tech economy and jobs in Ireland. As the world went through its economic shock fueled by the housing boom & cheap capital, Ireland suffered its effects a bit worse.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

The freedom to pursue the answers to the questions that most intrigue us is one of the primary benefits of charting your own course and not working for a Big Dumb Company. Curiosity is a common trait among serial entrepreneurs. Effective startup mentorship can come from unlikely sources. Look around.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

Even if your company is not acquired and you elect to access the public capital markets via an IPO, the above tenets remain valid. Most US high-tech companies begin the utility patent process by filing a provisional patent application. Provisional Approach. No Patents, No Interest. Legal Caveat: I am NOT a lawyer.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

There has recently been a common theme among the entrepreneurs I have interviewed and the conferences I have attended: despite the relatively weak state of the world economy, now is a great time to create a high-tech startup. When companies have excess capital, they often dither as they attempt to craft an ideal solution.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

One of the most frequent questions from high tech startups is: where''s my exit? I think, of course, that we''re miles behind the valley, and probably behind event New York, but there''s no question this will be a highly vibrant ecosystem, and already is. We don''t worry about that anymore. Now we have it. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

It will affect your ability to get the right jobs and promotions as well as your ability to attract talent and capital. I, of course, knew nothing about business. I wanted to do business projects and I got in touch with a guy from the strategy consulting practice in the telecoms & high-tech practice in London.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 24, 2010

For instance, when a venture capital partner votes for a follow-on investment in exchange for the future support of one of her investments, idea cronyism is at work. He is a member of the University of California at Santa Barbara’s Faculty where he teaches several entrepreneurial courses. _. — John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A.

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AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 7, 2008

Approximately 50 executives from the worlds of technology & venture capital piled into the dining hall on June 30th to listen to Dr. Mark Drapeau speak about "innovation" and its sister topic, "STEM education." While this is not slated to change anytime soon, one possible way to bridge this gap is through federal venture capital.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Timing your startup - Chris Dixon , November 7, 2010 I never had the opportunity to invest in YouTube but I have to admit that if I did I probably would have passed (which of course would have been a huge mistake). A big audacious vision is critical for attracting venture capital and for getting the early team to “take the leap.”

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