Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

By 1991, 70% of the Torch funded startups were getting bank financing for expansion and later stages of the new ventures, with local governments acting as guarantors. Inside the zones were Torch Technology Business Incubators with startups licensed by the local governments. Like the U.S. It went bankrupt in 1997.).

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Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

Venture Capital started in China in 1985, when the first government-sponsored venture capital firm was established. Renmin University was among the first universities to create a venture capital major in the School of Finance and teach venture capital for undergraduates. In 2006, China’s total venture capital investment reached $1.78

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 28, 2024

Navigating Zoning and Regulations Before proceeding with any development plans, it’s essential to navigate the zoning regulations and land use policies that govern the property. Securing Financing With a comprehensive development plan in place, the next step is to secure financing for the project.

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Pascal's View

MARCH 18, 2010

Susan Mangiero , CEO of Investment Governance’s Fiduciary X , asked me the following: Question: Do you think than anemic IPO market will remain a deterrent to VC investing? This problem goes way beyond venture capital—as 47% of all IPO’s since 1991 were backed by neither VC’s or private equity firms—this is an American problem.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. According to John Borchers, Co-founder, Decathlon is the largest revenue-based financing investor in the US. We don’t have any equity or control over the business….”. “In Bigfoot Capital. Key elements: . “We

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 28, 2010

government dataset compiled by the U.S. billion, followed by finance, 19 deals, and healthcare, 17 deals. Private-equity and venture capital firms have been hard hit too. government policy ‘thenext big thing will not be invented here. Census Bureau. Jobs will not be created here.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

This article will focus on the impact of hospitals in that equation, specifically those public health system owned and controlled by local Governments. [2]. Further into their lifecycle, though, they found themselves beholden to certain financial and governance handicaps. Enter the privatization transaction.

Private Equity 155

Private Equity New York City Chicago Investment Bankers 155

Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

By 1991, 70% of the Torch funded startups were getting bank financing for expansion and later stages of the new ventures, with local governments acting as guarantors. Inside the zones were Torch Technology Business Incubators with startups licensed by the local governments. Like the U.S. It went bankrupt in 1997.).

Venture Capital 171

Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 171

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2011

The Summer 2011 report also revealed that despite the high rate of banks declining loan applications, 71% of private business owners who responded to the survey said they did not seek friends and family financing after being denied from a bank loan.

Small Business 154

Small Business Private Equity Angel Investor Finance 154

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Unfortunately, states don’t have any particular legislation for franchises, and the federal government can’t be bothered to enforce the rules they already have in place. Watch Out for Private Equity Owners. Private equity firms sometimes run franchises well.

Private Equity 167

Private Equity Small Business Administration Equity Operations 167

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

The findings come from the initial results of a survey of 7,502 small privately-held businesses with revenues of less than US$5 million dollars by the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project with the cooperation of Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. were successful.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2019

Start-up financing is one of the hardest types of financing to obtain. This is information you should be able to put to good use next time you seek financing. The government decided that entrepreneurs need a little bit more assistance. Now what do you do after your loan denial? Photo by Steve Johnson from Pexels.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

Robert and I talked about how it's working, the science of pseudoviruses and reporter genes, how his father's example in science and business set him on his path, and how to bridge the gap between science and finance. You can listen to our conversation on Apple , Google, or wherever you like to download podcasts.

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Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

We dont know the end of the story, but they have built a real business with hundres of machines sold to gyms all over the world along with government contracts for military purchases. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

Bootstrapping 28

Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Angel Investor 28

Growthink Blog

MARCH 26, 2012

Well, try on for size quick and efficient financing for any project, any product, any company that a thoughtful and passionate entrepreneur, artist and/or cause-oriented activist can dream up. So for those of you that despair for the fate of our world and of the inefficacy of our government and political systems, hold on just a little longer.

Private Equity 89

Private Equity Startup IPO Equity 89

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2011

And others are from unusual folks we don't normally think of as entrepreneurs, from corporate managers to government agencies. Consider the total amount of funding for doomed projects that comes from VC’s, large company M&A departments, government grants, and private equity firms.

Lean 167

Lean Startup Metrics Private Equity 167

Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

And with over 50% of this spending coming from government - primarily from Medicaid spending (up 10%) and Medicare (up 8%) - there is no end in sight to the growth. Let's put that number in perspective - the increase in healthcare spending in the U.S. in 2009 was greater than the revenues of Microsoft, Cisco, Google, and Apple.

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Hockey Stick Private Equity Washington Government 72

Growthink Blog

APRIL 25, 2011

The top challenge listed across all respondents was access to financing. And Government Just Gets in the Way. On every other measure – quality of employees, the quality of the higher education system, and overall entrepreneurial mindset and culture, among others - the U.S. still comes out on top. Money Still Makes the World Go Around.

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Silicon Valley Ratchet Private Equity Startup 69

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

In 2015, there was a huge influx of hedge fund, crossover, and private equity investors doing late stage rounds. Private equity investors seemed to shift primarily to acquisitions of these companies rather than investing while large amounts of international capital suddenly showed up.

Venture Capital 70

Venture Capital Private Equity Early Stage Valuation 70

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Are they running from high prices, high taxes, dysfunctional government, and wildfires? All of the investors, all of the big companies, all of the government groups?—?they In fact, the Houston city government ranks number onein the country in renewable energy use. What’s bringing them here? Count all of the people you know!

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

With its overnight success, the conspiracy theories about data being shared with China, coupled with an alleged hack of Deepseek, raised security concerns with the Pentagon, who immediately moved to block government employees from using it. Baichuan AI is pivoting toward specialized AI models for finance and healthcare.

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China Artificial Inteligence ChatGPT Generative AI 97

Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 9, 2019

These folks are accessible across any industry and are particularly useful for entrepreneurs who have moved beyond the seed stage of financing, but don’t yet have the significant revenue needed to court venture capital funding. As business grows, the ever-growing laundry list of government regulations they are expected to follow grows.

Programming 40

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Unfortunately, there come times when an industry is being irresponsible and facilitating such harm that government has to step in and act. Regulation can have major unintended negative consequences so it’s generally best when government can work with industry and public interest groups to craft solutions everyone buys into.

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Social Media Private Equity Government Media 131

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

passed the CHIPS and Science Act , one of the first pieces of national industrial policy – government planning and intervention in a specific industry — in the last 50 years, in this case for semiconductors. They have built a sophisticated public/private financing ecosystem to support these plans. Last month the U.S.

China 372

China Venture Capital Government Artificial Inteligence 372

VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

Impact Investing has been around for a long time, most prominently since the 1960’s as companies and governments began engaging with the concept through private equity and debt investing in developing economies. trillion in assets “were invested for impact through a wide range of funds, assets, and institutions.”. “I

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Israel Venture Capital Global South Africa 174

Transformify

MARCH 4, 2018

temporary-to-hire and full-time roles in the fields of accounting and finance, technology, office administration, legal, and creative, marketing and design. Providing services to Fortune 500 companies in the US and Canada, Insight Global provides services to the IT, accounting and finance, engineering and government sectors.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The only solution is to outsource advanced weapons systems development outside of the traditional services and government ecosystem and hand the development to civilians.” Integrate Startups, Venture Capital, Private Equity and Industry : Startups and venture capital will be mobilized to support this effort.

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