Posts Tagged Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital: High Performance and Harnessing Immigrant Entrepreneurial Energy
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Immigrants, Immigration Policy, Innovation Policy, Sequoia Capital, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Policy on March 28, 2014
Why Might Sequoia Capital Go Down in History as the Greatest Venture Capital Fund Ever? An upcoming Forbes article “Inside Sequoia Capital: Silicon Valley’s Innovation Factory” of April 14th, 2014, is a good read, especially for those not familiar with the fabulous venture capital firm, a favorite of the Academic Entrepreneur and arguably the […]
AirBnB: From 0 to $10 billion in 8 years
Posted by academicentrepreneur in AirBnB, Business Models, Cornell, Dorm Room Startup, Entrepreneurial finance, Entrepreneurial risk capital, Entrepreneurial University, Entrepreneurship Education Pedagogies, Henry Etkzowitz, Hospitality Technology, Hotel and Hospitality Schools, Hotel Industry, Hotels, Incubators and Accelerators, Sequoia Capital, StartX, Technology, University-Incubator interaction, Venture Capital Policy, Y Combinator on March 23, 2014
The Wall Street Journal has reported that San Francisco-based startup AirBnB is being valued at approximately $10 billion. CrunchWeek (TechCrunch) also has a report and video covering this story as well. This is an amazing rags-to-riches story of two guys who couldn’t afford to pay their rent in San Francisco, started creatively finding a solution […]
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