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. My Blog List.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

During the next four months, we will examine over a dozen entrepreneurial ventures from a diverse mix of industries - technology, service, food & beverage, and fashion. After a successful career in a technology leader (Intel, Microsoft, Cisco, etc.) I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 2, 2011

In our Business Incubator series of interviews, we have invited many leaders from the industry to come share their best practices and challenges with us. We have also facilitated open discussions on Why Do Business Incubators Fail and Incubator Business Models , which turned out to be animated, active and extremely constructive discussions.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

MAY 6, 2010

Last weekend in the heart of San Jose, over 100 people gathered at PayPal for Startup Weekend. build the business model? Tags: Business Fun Social Networking Technology. What startup would you create in 54 hours if you were thrown into a room with a small group of people? For $100 or less (discounts!),

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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.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

During this week's roundtable, we had Inoh Choe from San Jose, California, pitch DemoTunes, a freemium concept. Irit, however, needs to think through some of the details of the business model, pricing model, and positioning. One of the discussions that ensued was about how to bootstrap a freemium venture.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

Someone tweeted out of San Jose, they did a really amazing review of the book. Unless you are a technology company like us, you’re probably not monitoring those things. That ink smell. it’s also pretty awesome to get an email from someone that really likes the book. They really liked the book. That’s pretty awesome.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , StrongSalt Co-Founder and CEO Ed Yu will pitch his company in the category of Enterprise and Smart Data Technology before a live audience and a panel of expert judges (12:30 to 1:30 pm Saturday, March 14). What’s your favorite thing about being based in San Jose, Calif.?

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dickey.xxx

DECEMBER 10, 2012

I attended another Startup Weekend in San Jose shortly after the one in Seattle that helped me network with people. Even if you don't code/design, you can work on building a business model, pitch deck, website copy, etc. Be prepared for every piece of technology to fail. I haven't looked back since.

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Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

1) Younger people building companies - Many of the biggest technologies companies ever built were started by people in their 20s. 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.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

With that in mind, I created a new course at San Jose State last year, the Entrepreneurship Lab (E-Lab). 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

OCTOBER 11, 2010

link] We are developing a software technology that works on the web using cloud computing to build software 100X faster and reduce bugs and cut costs. If I could have coffee with you sometime and talk either in San Jose or Palo Alto that would be great. I'd be happy to send you our business plan, exec summary, and ppt.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

A: Technology companies and Drug dealers While the fall semester is in full swing, summer doesnt officially end for another few days. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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