Steve Blank

APRIL 7, 2011

Incubators : toured the TechArb , the engineering student accelerator, and the Michigan Venture Center in the University’s Tech Transfer Office. The TechArb is the engineering student accelerator/incubator (cofounded by the local VC ) and also embraces these ideas. You see it in the existing angel groups and VC’s.

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Steve Blank

JULY 1, 2014

Investors sitting through Incubator or Accelerator demo days have three metrics to judge fledgling startups – 1) great looking product demos, 2) compelling PowerPoint slides, and 3) a world-class team. a language corporate innovation groups can use to communicate to business units and finance. No ambiguity. Clarity is good.

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

Or Yale could develop a legaltech incubation program and to help improve lawyers’ productivity, a profession whose primary tech tool is Microsoft Word. Incubate non-Yalies. Create a Yale-affiliated angel group, under the university’s official auspices. the world’s largest country, Facebook).

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Austin Startup

JUNE 16, 2017

And according to this Fortune article , Austin’s formula for success is clear: “create an environment with the right pieces, including investors, good business schools, incubators, not too much red tape, and a critical mass of people with a business idea and big aspirations.”

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2013

Small, agile funds are in an excellent position to take advantage of opportunities in the angel space. There are a minimum of 2,000 companies per year getting funded and coming out if incubators, and there are only 750 VCs that call themselves ‘active.’ The only way to get data is to reach out to individual angels.

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Up and Running

MARCH 9, 2012

Sabrina Parsons, CEO of Palo Alto Software (Bplans parent company) recently wrote about Oregon’s unique startup culture on her blog MommyCEO at ForbesWoman : “What is exciting for Oregon companies is that these conferences and angel groups have given Oregon high-growth companies an avenue to get funded, and stay in Oregon.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 31, 2016

Incubators and economic development agencies may invest at the concept stage. Angel and other seed fund investors fund prototypes. He’s formed multiple venture capital funds, founded angel groups, and is an angel investor. If you dread calling on customers, you can’t be a successful entrepreneur. They aren’t.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

How to make the most out of angel group participation. How to collaborate effectively with other angel groups. We will also discuss the latest trends in angel investing and where the industry is headed next. For a preview of the discussion, see “ Introduction to Angel Investing ”.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Most incubators, accelerators, or angel groups won't be willing to work with the smaller TAM businesses. There's one absolutely fundamental philosophical premise that you need to understand: 1M/1M is an inclusive program, and we are happy to work with you even if you are building a really small, niche business.

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David Teten

MARCH 24, 2011

I encourage entrepreneurs who are looking for some extra help in building their firm to actively consider Founder Institute’s services, along with the numerous other incubators/accelerators available to entrepreneurs. Image via CrunchBase ).

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Rick Holdren and Rohit Saxena then discussed Medi-Code , an integration solution for small hospitals (up to 150 beds) and small physician practice groups ($5 million to $20 million annual revenue) to connect with Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) as a requirement of the healthcare regulatory changes coming in 2012.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The Institute includes a co-working space and accelerator (the Blackstone LaunchPad at UT Dallas), an incubator, a training group, a seed fund, and much more — all working together under the unifying, umbrella theme of entrepreneurship. I’m also executive director of the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 5, 2012

Cities with a startup culture will more than likely be home to incubators, investors and networks of like-minded individuals. Do your research about Angel groups, private investors, VC’s and other locally funded businesses, as this will help you determine the strength of the investor community. Seek a Startup Culture.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 6, 2011

In fact, I think it is a great curriculum for certain angel investors too, especially those who are starting out, including angel groups that are just formed. And audience members were suggesting local incubators that they want to bring in to the 1M/1M program, which was also great!

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2022

Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K. These may be aggregated by an angel group up to about $1M for an angel round. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Diversify your total investment across several startups.

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Scott Edward Walker

APRIL 9, 2012

Venture capital funds, seed funds, super angels, angel groups, incubators, and “friends and family” are all playing the seed financing game and investing early in startups in an attempt to land the next Facebook. Introduction We are in the golden age of seed financing.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Infact, the more prominent the angel, the less likely they are tobelong to a group. Some angel groups charge you money to pitch your idea to them.Needless to say, you should never do this. Deal terms with angels vary a lot. What is an incubator? Thats where the name"incubator" comes from.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K. These may be aggregated by an angel group up to about $1M for an angel round. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Diversify your total investment across several startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K. These may be aggregated by an angel group up to about $1M for an angel round. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Diversify your total investment across several startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K. These may be aggregated by an Angel group up to about $1M for an Angel round. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Diversify your total investment across several startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K. These may be aggregated by an Angel group up to about $1M for an Angel round. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Diversify your total investment across several startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K. These may be aggregated by an Angel group up to about $1M for an Angel round. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Diversify your total investment across several startups.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Or, I’d recommend consumer-facing founders start networking with the Angel groups in Silicon Valley immediately. Said another way, JuiceBox Hero is older than this leading incubator of ECE innovation. <?—?That’s Like all relationships, they take time. That’s a metric! There is so much to say on this topic.

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

There’s non-profit organizations, and incubators, and accelerators, of like-minded people, and startup weekends are now global, and that’s a great place because everybody that goes there is interested in starting a business, and there’s usually a great mix of talent. There’s a lot of chambers of commerce.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 26, 2017

The company has kept the product in testing, while receiving backing and sign-ups from investors, VCs, Angel Groups, international funds and US universities. Waccal joins the ranks of companies like Angel List and Crunchbase, which aim to democratize and simplify startup investing.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

One of the impact initiatives I’m proudest of is founding Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of New York , a nonprofit and now the East Coast’s largest angel group. When we launched in 2010, I saw a white space: a burgeoning NY tech ecosystem, but only one angel group regularly writing checks.

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