VC Cafe

JULY 26, 2020

“After the crash, venture capital was scarce to non-existent. ” Steve Blank, “Is the lean startup dead?” ” The Lean Startup movement started out of necessity. Capital resources alone don’t do the trick. Quibi didn’t stop to test the hypothesis with a lean startup approach.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 7, 2024

Moreover, the traditional barriers in investing are broken down since anyone with a credit card or an internet connection can become your investor. Lastly, note that using free crowdfunding sites provides an excellent cost-effective solution compared to seed capital or personal loans with high-interest rates.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2013

If you’re a scalable startup, you want to spend small amounts of money (seed capital) as you run experiments testing your hypotheses. These sources are a lot more forgiving of iterations and pivots than later-stage venture-capital funds. Filed under: Venture Capital. Venture Capital'

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Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2013

If you’re a scalable startup, you want to spend small amounts of money (seed capital) as you run experiments testing your hypotheses. These sources are a lot more forgiving of iterations and pivots than later-stage venture-capital funds. Filed under: Venture Capital. Venture Capital'

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

I’ve watched the Valley go from Microwave Valley – to Defense Valley – to Silicon Valley to Internet Valley. the wave of semiconductor startups in the 1960’s/70’s, the emergence of Venture Capital as a professional industry, the personal computer revolution in 1980’s, the rise of the Internet in the 1990’s and finally.

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