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Chasing Your Moonshots Young: A Student’s Perspective

SkyDeck DeCal Startup, Stroll, Reflects on…

How to Make the Most of your Virtual Internship

7 Top Tips from 3 Berkeley SkyDeck Interns

SkyDeck PlayBook #2: A Bay Area Budget on $100K

***This is not tax advice and always be sure to talk to an accountant

$100,000 does not go a long way in trying to build a startup, especially for young founders who start their businesses before working at a high paying…

Why Founders Shouldn’t Care About Valuation

If you’re a founder negotiating a venture or angel investment, and valuation is…

Obvious Lessons from Accelerators Around the World

As part of SkyDeck’s mission to bring the worlds’ best startups to UC Berkeley, I’ve traveled and met with many of the best emerging accelerators and investors around the world.

How a hedge fund manager launches a venture fund.

In certain parts of the world (and if your area code starts with 510, 415, or 408, you’re absolutely in that part of the world)… you can easily conclude venture is the only way to build a business. Promising founders raise money to pursue a…