Business Model, San Jose and Social Network

First (and not last) time at iOSDevCamp 2011

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

JULY 18, 2011

The hackathon follows a similar format of a Startup Weekend, Friday night – networking, idea pitches, some teams form, Saturday – teams done forming, hack hack hack, and Sunday - hack, submit, present your hack. Before the weekend, all the attendees can create profiles on CrowdVine.com, a social network for events.

San Jose

San Jose API Coder Ruby

Urbanization of Startups ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

I describe this in part as the “Social Network” effect… not just the movie itself but the example of Mark Zuckerberg and many other high profile young founders as role models ( who can forget this image? Just a minor nitpicky point: San Jose is actually much larger than SF, in both population and land area.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup

ProfessorVC: Bootstrapping 101

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

I moderated a panel discussion last night on one of my favorite topics, bootstrapping, as part of our Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship Eminent Speaker Series at San Jose State. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. ► January. (1).

Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Crowdfunding - Good Idea or Really, Really Stupid.

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ► January. (1).

SEC

SEC San Jose Angel Investor Accredited Investor

ProfessorVC: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

However, for most of the rest of us, the analytical skills honed in college or grad school, along with the opportunity to network and explore different fields prove invaluable later. With that in mind, I created a new course at San Jose State last year, the Entrepreneurship Lab (E-Lab). ► January. (1). ► 2010. (7).

San Jose

San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: How Much Diligence is Due.

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

There are so many unknowns at this stage and the only known is that the business model is going to change at least once, or in the current most overused term in the Silicon Valley, there will be a "pivot". Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? work at home. ▼ January. (1).

Technical Review

Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose

ProfessorVC: Card Counting for Investors

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ► January. (1).

Technical Review

Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Where did Summer Go?

Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

This whole process got me thinking about the textbook business model. Both good steps, but competition, more choices (including online, subscription, rental and other new models) will do more than regulation. Labels: business models , Grateful Dead , textbook. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

San Jose

San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley

ProfessorVC: Buyer's Remorse

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

I started thinking about this yesterday when Jeff Fluhr, founder of Stub Hub spoke at my San Jose State class. I first met Jeff about 8 years ago when he was finishing his first year at the Stanford GSB and was beginning to raise money for a business plan he developed for a secondary market ticket exchange. ► January. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Is the Grass Really Greener on the Dark Side?

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

In addition to the case study analysis, the students also have the opportunity to develop a business model and financial model for a new concept, which always proves a lot more challenging. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► January. (1). ► 2010. (7).

San Jose

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ► January. (1).

Angel Investor

Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Accredited Investor

ProfessorVC: Man Camp

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

This got me thinking about the business model that Mike Keiser has built at the resort and a lecture began to form in my head. cant wait to go back, which is clearly goal #1 in the list of critical success factors if anyone is still following the business model tangent. Labels: Bandon Dunes , business models , golf.

Oregon

Oregon San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley

ProfessorVC: Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Ways

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ► January. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: How Do You Bootstrap Freemium Ventures?

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

During this week's roundtable, we had Inoh Choe from San Jose, California, pitch DemoTunes, a freemium concept. Also, Irit Dabby from Tel-Aviv, Israel, discussed GoodyTag , a neat concept about tagging photos of products differently than you would tag or 'like' a regular link or photo on social media.

Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping San Jose Entrepreneur Silicon Valley

Startup Weekend makes a pitstop in San Jose

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

MAY 6, 2010

Last weekend in the heart of San Jose, over 100 people gathered at PayPal for Startup Weekend. bring plent of business cards like it’s your birthday. build the business model? Tags: Business Fun Social Networking Technology. For $100 or less (discounts!), can you code? do market research?

San Jose

San Jose Startup Social Network Networking

ProfessorVC: Why didn't I think of that??

Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Many entrepreneurial programs feature a business plan competition, which is a great exercise. At SJSU, we also have a business plan competition in the spring, which ideally allows the students to build a viable business model around their NIF projects. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ► January. (1).

Term Sheet

Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Baby's All Grown Up

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ► January. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Balance Sheet

ProfessorVC: 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ► January. (1).

Technical Review

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley

ProfessorVC: Is it the Horse or Jockey?

Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ► January. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Technical Review Norway Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal.

Pre-Money Valuation

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation

ProfessorVC: Brickbreaker - Mindless Amusement or Viscious.

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ► January. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley

Episode 3: A Startup Comic Book Company, How to Find a Mentor, and #BigData – The Bcast

Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

Someone tweeted out of San Jose, they did a really amazing review of the book. In our culture in particular, men are taught as younger boys that there’s been more modeling around making asks, but for women, it’s not there. At least it wasn’t for me, and people in my social network. That ink smell.

Small Business

Small Business Email Startup Aggregator

ProfessorVC: Can you start a company on $10K?

Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

We held our annual business plan competition at San Jose State this month and first prize was $10,000. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Saturday, May 30, 2009. Can you start a company on $10K?

San Jose

San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Bootstrapping

ProfessorVC: Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns?

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

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? Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

San Jose

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Don't Stop Believin'

Professor VC

OCTOBER 26, 2010

According to todays San Jose Mercury , Davaran has been trying to break into the music business for the past three years and after the release of this YouTube hit, has started getting calls about new projects. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► January. (1).

San Jose

San Jose San Francisco Angel Investor Silicon Valley

ProfessorVC: Waah.Do I have to build a financial model?

Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

Is the model consistent with the business plan? Does the business model make sense? Do you understand the business and market? The process of building the model forces you to answer the difficult questions related to the business model and give a complete picture of the opportunity.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley San Jose Hockey Stick Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Who does this ProfessorVC think he is?

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ► January. (1).

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine

Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ► January. (1).

Angel Investor

Angel Investor San Jose Due Diligence Silicon Valley

ProfessorVC: CFO's - More Guardian, Less Angel?

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

How passionate are the entrepreneurs about their business? Does the business model pass the smell test? Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Can they recruit and get others excited? ► January.

Angel Groups

Angel Groups San Jose Early Stage Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Academically challenged

Professor VC

MAY 6, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ► January. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Burn Rate

ProfessorVC: Do you have a U.S. Strategy?

Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ► January. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004. The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

San Jose

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Burn Rate

Professor VC

JULY 22, 2009

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ► January. (1).

Burn Rate

Burn Rate Silicon Valley San Jose Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

In this case, LinkedIn was the only logical one that came to mind and didn’t see a viable business model short of that result. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ► January. (1). ► 2010.

Acquisition

Acquisition San Jose Angel Investor IPO

ProfessorVC: The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ► January. (1).

Venture Capital

Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping

ProfessorVC: Angie's List or AngelList?

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ► January. (1).

Angel Investor

Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Got around to seeing The Social Network this past weekend. I did a little searching around the web to try and find a truth vs. fiction comparison, but the closest I found was "The 10 Most Glaring Lies In The Social Network" on the Business Insider.

Social Network

Social Network Networking Software Review San Jose

ProfessorVC: Are DEMO's days numbered?

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Bump.com is a social network based on license plate numbers as the identifier. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

Technical Review

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley

ProfessorVC: Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Nope, the above quote isnt from Richard Dawson on Family Feud, but similar to a headline that caught my attention on the front page of the business section of the San Jose Mercury News this morning. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► January. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Mezzanine

ProfessorVC: Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time?

Professor VC

JANUARY 19, 2012

That is what I am doing with the ELAB program at San Jose State University. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley San Jose America Angel Investor

First (and not last) time at iOSDevCamp 2011

Urbanization of Startups ? AGILEVC

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