Tag Archive: Startups

An hour with top internet software Venture Capitalist Brad Feld, at his offices in Boulder, CO

Startup Trek spent a week in Boulder, Colorado last month, getting to know some of the entrepreneurs in Boulder.  We were fortunate to kick things off by interviewing leading Venture Capitalist Brad Feld, Managing Director of Foundry Group, at their offices in Downtown Boulder, CO. Segment 1, a 12-minute session, covers Brad’s prolific career [...]

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Cal Poly Business School Seniors tackle pre-launch planning for new Digital Media Firm

Business School Seniors in the School of Business at California Polytechnic University (San Luis Obispo CA; “Cal Poly”) enrolled in “Business 454″ are tackling the pre-launch planning for a new digital media production firm which will launch in January 2010 as “StartupTrek.TV”
The 36 business school seniors in the Orfalea School of business will gain hands-on [...]

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Central Valley Venture Forum in Fresno this Thursday Sept 24

Startup Trek will be attending and reporting from the Central Valley Venture Forum this Thursday Sept 24. The California State Controller, Mr. John Chiang, will be keynoting the event, along with Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay and candidate for Governor in California.
Steve Bell, Startup Trek’s founder, will be speaking on two panels and [...]

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Keiretsu Forum Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

I attended the Keiretsu Forum’s “Entrepreneurship Bootcamp” training in downtown San Francisco today {March 13, 2009}.  This is offered once per month at a reasonable rate, and let me tell you, if you’re starting a company you want to attend this all-day interactive seminar put on by business consulting, finance, valuation, and valuation professionals. 

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What type of tech startups get funded and why?

This SVASE panel discussion held Thu Aug 7 2008 at Wilson-Sonsini in Palo Alto, delved into the question of what types of startups are attracting funding, and why.
What types of startups are getting funded? Consumer? Technology? Social? Wireless? or what?
What are the most attractive markets; 5 million free members to the next Flickr, or [...]

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