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Am I a Founder? The Adventure of a Lifetime. « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Other Roles in a Startup Generic advice given to entrepreneurs assumes that everyone is going to be the founder/co-founder. Will there be a lecture on getting seed money in a post crisis world? Reply Revue de presse | Simple Entrepreneur , on September 16, 2009 at 10:09 pm Said: [.] But make sure it fits who you are.

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4 Best Websites To Apply For Accelerators And Incubators

YoungUpstarts

In recent years, startup accelerators and startup incubators have become the place of choice for any budding entrepreneurs to be the next unicorn. Incubators, on the other hand, are focused on building the entrepreneurship foundation of first-time entrepreneurs. Europe, Asia and South America.

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A Quality Benchmark for Accelerators: The Global Accelerator Network

Feld Thoughts

When David Cohen and I came up with the idea for the Global Accelerator Network (GAN) in 2010, we counted roughly 100 accelerator programs around the US that were founded following the Techstars model. Take a small amount of equity (usually ~6%) and overall have terms that are favorable to entrepreneurs.

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The 37 Greatest Business Ideas for Young Entrepreneurs

Mike Michalowicz

Here are a few business ideas for young entrepreneurs. #1 In 2010, 81% of American households had either a laptop, desktop or handheld computer. Who is better suited to do both than a young entrepreneur? 20 Use the Allowance as Seed Money. It’s never too early to groom a child to be an entrepreneur.

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4 Best Websites to Apply for Acceleration and Incubation Programs

Kodorra

In recent years, startup accelerators and startup incubators have become the place of choice for any budding entrepreneurs to be the next unicorn. Incubators, on the other hand, are focused on building the entrepreneurship foundation of first-time entrepreneurs. This post first appeared on youngupstarts.com.

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Why Kickstarter and crowdfunding can’t replace traditional investors

The Next Web

At this point, it seems like every other day celebrities and regular ol’ entrepreneurs are using the crowdfunding platform to raise needed capital. This is the question the Kickstarter trend has inspired in a great number of entrepreneurs, who are hawking ideas from next-gen watches to artisanal sodas on the platform.

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How the Seed-Stage VC Trend Began, The Downsides of Unicorns & Much More

Both Sides of the Table

*. If you are a 20-something tech entrepreneur you could be forgiven for thinking that seed-stage investors, Angellist Syndicates and widely available angel money always existed. I was out to raise my first seed money in my second startup of $500,000. It is, of course, a very recent phenomenon.