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Is a Venture Studio Right for You?

Steve Blank

Three types of organizations – Incubators, Accelerators and Venture Studios – have emerged to reduce the risk of early-stage startup failure by helping teams find product/market fit and raise initial capital. But these look for founders who have a technical or business model insight and a team. Reducing Startup Risk.

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10,000 Startups – Startup Weekend Next

Steve Blank

A partnership of Startup Weekend , Startup America , TechStars and Udacity , Startup Weekend Next brings four weeks of amazing hands-on training learning to build your startup to cities around the world. When you leave the class, you’ll know how to think about your startup in the now standard “language” of the business model canvas.

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Endeavor Miami Takes on Scaleup Challenge

The Startup Magazine

Across the world, work spaces, maker spaces, incubators, and accelerators are opening, expanding, and making an impact on their communities, and beyond. Entrepreneurs who’ve overcome the proof-of-concept phase of their startups want to take their businesses to the next level.

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Finding The Right Incubator For Your Business: The Three Most Important Questions To Ask

YoungUpstarts

So you’ve decided to enlist a technology incubator to help your new business get off the ground. You have a great idea and a strong business plan, and an incubator is just the partner you need at this stage. Luckily, there are a good number of incubators now available to burgeoning entrepreneurs. But don’t fret.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Milis Bio

Austin Startup

From September 2017 to September 2018, Milis Bio participated in the University College Cork IGNITE Incubator program, and they won Bank of Ireland/IGNITE Business of the Year for 2018. All of this is located exactly at the crossroads between Europe and North America. Mike Sheehan , CEO and Founder at Milis Bio, earned a B.S.

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Diverse Lead Firms

Austin Startup

We make a majority of our investments in those sectors and prioritize proven business models. home Breaux Capital Breaux and Company is a creative agency and social justice startup incubator. We invest at the earliest stages in transformative companies that are leveraging technology to move our species forward.

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When Krave Jerky Showed up in Class with a $435,000 Check

Steve Blank

I remind my students that I’m teaching them a methodology they can use the rest of their careers, not running an incubator. The question was: Could we get these companies to pivot and learn when they already thought they had an existing business model?). Jon Sebastiani will continue to lead the business as President of Krave.