MBA Mondays are back after a one week hiatus. Today we are going to talk about convertible debt. Read More
Financing options: Convertible debt
Up to this point in the evolution of Silicon Valley investment, legions of hopeful young entrepreneurs emerged from Read More
I’m moderating a panel at the upcoming Venture Shift event, titled “How angels and super angels/micro-cap VC funds Read More
I spent some time yesterday talking to an entrepreneur about this topic and I thought I’d share what Read More
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“A Structured Approach to Cleantech Development”
John Davison is a Global Accounts Business Analyst at HP and the San Francisco Metro Director of the Read More
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Today’s Entrepreneur: Cindy Padnos
Vator is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. We are a diverse Read More
Last week’s financing options post was about getting your customers to finance your business. This week’s post is Read More
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The Internet might kill us all
It’s been fun debating the question, “Are we in a tech bubble?” with my colleague Ben Horowitz. Ben Read More
I wrote in an earlier post in this series that friends and family is the most common form Read More
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The next bubble – Don’t get fooled again
We won’t get fooled again. We don’t get fooled again. Don’t get fooled again. No, no! The Who Read More
Governments will provide capital for startups and I’ve seen many entrepreneurs over the years take advantage of this Read More
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The Democratization of Entrepreneurship
Last week I had 15 Finnish entrepreneurs out to the ranch (Aalto University has a partnership with Stanford’s Technology Ventures Program.) Monday Read More
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Reinventing the board meeting – Part 2 of 2
There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come Victor Hugo When The Boardroom is Read More
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Reinventing the board meeting – Part 1 of 2
There are none so blind as those who will not see. Jonathan Swift As customer and agile development Read More
This is the first in a series of posts about financing options for startups. By “financing” I mean Read More