Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia had difficulty securing funding, so they launched a mini project to build some funds and catch investors' attention. The sales helped them raise $30K and the attention of a startup incubator, which offered them training and another $20K in funding. Photo Credit: Jack Underwood. 10- Elon Musk.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

For more page-turning corporate drama, including the feud between Intermix co-founders and UCLA college buddies Brett Brewer and Brad Greenspan, Nasdaq delisting, proxy contest and lawsuits by Greenspan after he was fired as CEO, see Stealing MySpace by WSJ reporter Julia Angwin. Redpoint, led by Geoff Yang , invested $11.5

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Andreessen Horowitz is telling entrepreneurs it prefers situations where the founders have controlling stakes, reckoning that theyll be better able to resist outside distraction and focus on making great products. One of its champions includes Jason Goldberg, the co-founder and CEO of online design retailer Fab.com Inc.,

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Facebook Co-Founder’s Startup Asana Launches Publicly. Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. Thanks to Mashable’s Supporting Event Partners. Trending Stories. More Stories in Business.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 19, 2018

When my co-founder and I began brainstorming company names, we knew we needed the word ‘influence’ in our name. StartupDevKit is a new type of online startup incubator and accelerator but also helps startup-related companies, as well. Thanks to Jessica L. We began by writing out a lot of words that we liked. 12- Two reasons.

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David Teten

JUNE 7, 2011

Panelists Adam Berk, founder Neigh*borrow Adam Black, founder KeyWifi Jeff Stewart, founder Lenddo / Mimeo Cameron Tonkinwise, Associate Dean for Sustainability, Parsons, The New School Moderated by Roo Rogers, President of Redscout Ventures, and Co-Author of What’s Mine Is Yours. Adam Berk, Founder of Neigh*borrow.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

& Founder Institute UAE Abu Dhabi Virtual 2020. Pre-seed startups (all vertical) are welcome to register to world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, the Founder Institute Final Admissions Deadline: October 04. 50/50 Startups – “We’re an incubator for equally owned tech ventures by Palestinian and Israeli entrepreneurs.”.

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