Part 3 of our interview with software-internet venture capitalist Brad Feld covers how Foundry Group looks at and thinks about putting venture capital into startup companies. That is, their strategic framework for looking at opportunities. Our 7 minute part 3 video interview follows:
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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 experience working in a tech startup company, as it plans a high-profile launch on the web, in advance of developing cable and broadcast television content relationships.
Central Valley Venture Forum in Fresno
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 acting as a judge in a “startup showdown”.
The full day’s agenda follows:
Keiretsu Forum Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
K4 Bootcamp
I attended the Keiretsu Forum’s “Entrepreneurship Bootcamp” training in downtown San Francisco today. 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.
SVASE panel on which tech startups get funded, and why
The Tech Startup Gets Funded
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 the Fortune 500?