Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

2) Design ethic vs engineers - Over the course of the last 5-10 years, many software-based startups are being built on competitive advantages of design and business model rather than technical differentiation. Just a minor nitpicky point: San Jose is actually much larger than SF, in both population and land area.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

This will both reduce the number of angel investors and make it more difficult to syndicate across stage lines. 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.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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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. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

There are several efforts being made to make this process better and will mention a couple below: Angel Capital Association Collaboration Committee - I was a charter member of the this group and the goal is to facilitate syndication among the angel groups via education and tools such as Angelsoft.

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