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Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Culture?

Austin Startup

It follows up on my posts discussing why early stage startups should — or should not — move to Silicon Valley. Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin? Any attempt to get your head around why Austin is awesome for early stage companies needs to not only look at culture, but start at culture.

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

Torch has four major parts: Innovation Clusters , Technology Business Incubators (TBIs), Seed Funding (Innofund) and Venture Guiding Fund. It did so by building a national network of a 1,000+ Productivity Promotion Centers. They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups.

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

Torch has four major parts: Innovation Clusters , Technology Business Incubators (TBIs), Seed Funding (Innofund) and Venture Guiding Fund. It did so by building a national network of a 1,000+ Productivity Promotion Centers. They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups.

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May Business Angels Spread Their Wings Over Kenya?

Transformify

The capital of Kenya, Nairobi, is a vibrant city offering various resources for young start – ups, including accelerator 88MPH and incubator i-Hub. Having a great idea is just the beginning, the execution, network, funding and the support are key. All this inspired Innocent Moranga to found the Founder Magazine.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter December 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

NETWORK EQUIPMENT MAKER JUNIPER BUYS ISRAELI VIRTUALIZATION SECURITY FIRM ALTOR FOR $95 MLN. “Juniper is excited to acquire one of the industry’s leading virtualization security vendors and the extremely talented team that built it,&# – Mark Bauhaus, executive vice president and general manager, Juniper Networks.

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Feb. 28, Stamford, CT: HBS Event on Angel Investing 101 – Best Practices

David Teten

8:30 Networking. Susan Balloch is a Managing Director of Golden Seeds, an angel fund that invests in early stage companies founded or led by women. She is also an Angel Investor in early stage businesses. Agenda: 4-speaker panel on February 28th, 6:30-9pm. 6:30 Registration. 7:00 Panel discussion.

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FuturePerfect Ventures: A 2015 Recap

thebarefootvc

New York City : NYC is growing as a startup hub; yet early stage (seed, small A rounds) institutional capital has not kept up with the local growth. While focus is essential in early startup days, we live in a hyperconnected world, and a global network and perspective is becoming essential to startup success.