Startup and Venture Capitalists (Mainly Silicon V)
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Can you build a great tech firm outside of Silicon Valley?
Can you build a great tech firm outside of Silicon Valley? - swombat.com on startups
Comment le surf et ses leçons de vie doivent inspirer les entrepreneurs? | Le Blog de Jean-Noël Chaintreuil
De tous les sports de glisse, le surf est sans doute celui qui offre la richesse de sensation la plus forte et qui est, sans conteste, associé aux plages, aux chemises hawaïennes ( non, pas uniquement celle de Guy !), à la piña colada et à se laisser vivre… Pourtant, il n’en est rien ! Beaucoup d’entrepreneurs devraient s’inspirer des leçons de vie que ce sport – voire cet art de vivre – peut apporter.10 conseils pour réussir votre startup - Kelblog
On me demande souvent quels sont les conseils que je pourrais donner à un jeune entrepreneur pour réussir. Je n'ai pas de recette miracle, mais j'ai des principes auxquels je crois et que j'essaye d'appliquer dans mon entreprise . L'entreprise est une aventure humaine, faite de passion, de rêve et de beaucoup de réalisme.
A new report issued today by venture capital company Clearstone Venture Partners on how well the venture capital community is doing says that VCs who put their money into technology startups now will get the best return on their money since the boomtimes of the dotcom era last decade. Titled “The State of Venture Capital in America,” the report says that because conditions have improved considerably due to a shakeout in the number of VC players involved in the tech sector, there’s been a reduction in capital allocated, making the money VCs do invest count even more.
Why now is the “second golden age” for VC tech investing, says new report | VentureBeat
Le plus dur à gérer pour un PDG ? Sa propre psychologie
Adaptation d’ un article de Ben Horowitz , associé chez Andreessen Horowitz . Pour moi, la capacité la plus difficile à acquérir en tant que chef d’entreprise est de loin celle de pouvoir maîtriser sa propre psychologie. Organisation, process, métriques, embauches et licenciement sont tous des activités relativement simples à gérer comparé au fait de garder son esprit sain.
A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Mark Suster ( @msuster ), a 2x entrepreneur, now VC at GRP Partners . Read more about Suster at Bothsidesofthetable I’m in Seattle this week.
I've been thinking a lot about the differences between first time and serial entrepreneurs. We invest in both and do not have a preference betweeen the two. But there are significant differences.
A VC: First Time vs Serial Entrepreneurs
Back when I was in 9th grade, I purchased my first desktop computer. I did extra chores, mowed lawns, and shoveled snow to afford my dream machine. It came tricked out with a 900Mhz AMD Athlon Thunderbird CPU, 128MB of RAM, a GeForce 2 GPU, and a Plexdor CD burner. Housed in a bleak grey metal box, it was my pride and joy. Countless hours of Counter Strike, Total Annihilation, and Starcraft were played on that computer. Despite my fond memories of that first computer, it was never the perfect performance machine.
Data Addict
How to succeed as an Entreprenor
Venture Capitalists
Sylicon Valley
America’s Most Promising Companies: The Search Begins - Brett Nelson - If We Build It... - Forbes
For the second year we are assembling a list of dynamic, privately held businesses with truly scintillating growth prospects—the kind of companies investors love to bet on, customers love to buy from, and talented employees love to work for.
Innovation
The Evolution of Angels into VC's - robgo.org
We’ve been witnessing an institutionalizing of angel investing in recent years. For the most part, it’s good.