1999 Entrepreneur Government Partner 
The Next Web
JANUARY 17, 2014
Yu graduated from Nankai University in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Whenever I visit the US, one question mobile entrepreneurs always ask me is ‘How can my startup break into China?’. The biggest mistake most US entrepreneurs make right off the bat is in thinking of China as one market. The right partners.
Up and Running
MAY 20, 2019
There’s a famous scene in the cult-classic 1999 movie “ Office Space “ where the main character, Peter, is confronted by his boss, Bill. Perhaps it represents what drove you to become an entrepreneur in the first place. Some will be obvious: investors, consumers, business partners, employees.
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Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 9, 2011
Venture Capitalists typically have partners’ meetings on Mondays. So the industry formed around a day of the week when all partners could avoid having company board meetings or traveling. I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk.
Hearpreneur
JANUARY 7, 2017
We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – I Have a Dream. I was the first social entrepreneur in the coffee world. Three years after that, I was fortunate enough to find a firm, Land Carroll & Blair, with a same client-oriented mentality and partnered with them.
Transformify
APRIL 15, 2016
However, the lack of funding opportunities has forced many entrepreneurs to seek funding abroad. Rather than being unemployed, graduates may become the promising entrepreneurs starting new businesses and creating jobs. Mbwana Alliy Founder and Managing Partner at Savannah Fund. The next step would be to secure funding.
Ben's Blog
JANUARY 31, 2012
After raising our first round of funding for Loudcloud in 1999, we went to visit our new venture capital firm and meet their full team. As founding CEO, I remember being quite excited to meet our financial backers and talk about how we could partner to build a great company. That question tortured me for months.
Austin Startup
DECEMBER 20, 2020
I used to meet a high profile entrepreneur or investor moving here every month and now it seems it’s one or two a week. Alex has helped bring more than $160 million in funding to Texas startups through SBIR, STTR and other government funding programs for companies like Essentium, ICON 3D, and LIFT Aircraft. STOIKY is his callsign.
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