Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2021

Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. Funding sources for this stage extend from grants to large private fund incubators, such as the IBM Watson initiative a while back. Commercial product prototypes.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2019

by Bruce Cleveland, Founding Partner at Wildcat Venture Partners and author of “ Traversing the Traction Gap “. In the go-to-product phase, you can get help from a plethora of incubators, accelerators and angel investors. You can learn more about the Traction Gap Framework here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2016

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2012

Startup incubators. A startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources for equity to nurture young companies, helping them to survive and grow during the startup period when they are most vulnerable. Angel investors. Partner with distributor or beneficiary.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The event presenter, FUND, is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections. The FUND Conference brings together over 100 startups to present their early-stage products and pitches in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

Negotiate an advance from a strategic partner or customer. Join a startup incubator or accelerator. These are professional investors, like Accel Partners , who invest institutional money in qualified startups, usually with a proven business model, ready to scale. Apply to local angel investor groups.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 3, 2020

Vancouver executive Christopher Kape is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist who founded JAMCO Capital Partners , an early-stage investment and strategic advisory firm that focuses on a number of industries, including gaming, high-tech, food and wellness. The next group I would look to are angel investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2011

Startup incubators. A startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources for equity to nurture young companies, helping them to survive and grow during the startup period when they are most vulnerable. Angel investors. Partner with distributor or beneficiary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

Negotiate an advance from a strategic partner or customer. Join a startup incubator or accelerator. These are professional investors, like Accel Partners , who invest institutional money in qualified startups, usually with a proven business model, ready to scale. Apply to local angel investor groups.

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Transformify

APRIL 15, 2016

The capital of Kenya, Nairobi, is a vibrant city offering various resources for young start – ups, including accelerator 88MPH and incubator i-Hub. Despite all these advantages, it seems that the foreign investors are still reluctant to invest in seed and early stage projects. The next step would be to secure funding.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

Steve is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines. We used to be much more like a typical incubator. He's the CEO of founders space.

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Gust

JUNE 17, 2012

Startup incubators. A startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources for equity to nurture young companies, helping them to survive and grow during the startup period when they are most vulnerable. Angel investors. Partner with distributor or beneficiary.

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David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

Most VCs (including ff Venture Capital ) collect money from independent limited partners in order to form their fund. In addition, BizSpark offers technical support, business training, and a network of over 2,000 partners to connect members with incubators, investors, advisors, government agencies, and other resources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2010

Startup incubators. A startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources for equity to nurture young companies, helping them to survive and grow during the startup period when they are most vulnerable. Angel investors. Partner with beneficiary company.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

View more jobs » Len Williams Angels, super-angels, venture capitalists and micro-VCs - they all have their advantages and disadvantages. A lot of companies used angel investors money to get off the ground and subsequently turned to VCs for following rounds. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

View more jobs » Len Williams Angels, super-angels, venture capitalists and micro-VCs - they all have their advantages and disadvantages. A lot of companies used angel investors money to get off the ground and subsequently turned to VCs for following rounds. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2014

For current founders, in our hyper-pressurized worlds of being incubated, accelerated, and constantly switching modes between pitching and executing, how do we successfully navigate the labyrinth to success? Continuing into 2014, there will likely be a shift in the role of the investor into a more hands-on player in businesses.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

The goal was to share our experiences in the realm of angel investing with an array of global audiences, by participating in various lectures, discussions and workshops. In all four countries we met passionate entrepreneurs who were eager to discuss their exciting startups, as well as angel investors looking to support them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Negotiate an advance from a strategic partner or customer. Join a startup incubator or accelerator. These are professional investors, like Accel Partners , who invest institutional money in qualified startups, usually with a proven business model, ready to scale. Apply to local angel investor groups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Don’t look for formal venture capital levels of funding, but certainly early-stage Kaufmann grants, incubators, and entrepreneurship incentives are available from endowments and state funds. They also provide incubator services and space for early startups. Early-stage funding. Connections to a mentor.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2018

FVG is the first – and leading – Canadian Blockchain incubator and fintech-focused hedge fund; through it, he has actively invested in and supported over 20 startups in the digital currency space. Michael Patryn: I think the difference between angel investors and venture funding is misunderstood far too often.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2012

Don’t look for formal venture capital levels of funding, but certainly early-stage Kaufmann grants, incubators, and entrepreneurship incentives are available from endowments and state funds. They also provide incubator services and space for early startups. Early-stage funding. Connections to a mentor.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

At this week's One Million by One Million roundtable, we announced a very important partnership with MAD Incubator, Malaysia for entrepreneurship development in the region. This is our first major partnership with an incubator whereby MAD will adopt the 1M/1M methodology to foster Silicon Valley-style technopreneurship in Malaysia.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Negotiate an advance from a strategic partner or customer. Join a startup incubator or accelerator. These are professional investors, like Accel Partners , who invest institutional money in qualified startups, usually with a proven business model, ready to scale. Apply to local Angel investor groups.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I recently wrote a blog post that I believe is worth pointing out in the context of the strategy roundtables: VCs, Angels, Incubators, Accelerators - What Are You Doing With Your Rejects? I'd like to hear from venture capitalists, angel investors, incubators, and accelerators on this topic.

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. This is a topic we care a lot about, given HOF Capital’s long-term strategy for partnering with universities and my forthcoming book on “ hacking the university ”. Incubate non-Yalies.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2013

” By giving immigrant entrepreneurs permanent residency and immediate access to a wide range of business partners, Canada hopes to position itself as a destination of choice for startups. Entrepreneurs will require the support of a Canadian angel investor group or venture capital fund before they can apply to the Start-Up Visa Program.

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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.” Famigo, FAVOR , and WP Engine.

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SiliconHills

JANUARY 15, 2014

million from Silverton Partners and local angel investors, according to an article in TechCrunch. Pingboard spun out of Capital Thought, an incubator founded by Boebel, Joshua Baer, […] The post Pingboard Raises $1.2 The startup has raised $1.25

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2015

Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. Funding sources for this stage extend from grants to large private fund incubators, such as the IBM Watson initiative. Commercial product prototypes.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 31, 2013

The startup last week announced that it landed a S$696K (US$560K) seed funding round led by TNF Ventures through the Technology Incubation Scheme under the Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF) and supported by Singapore angel investors Ben Ball and Ben Chew, validating TribeHired ‘s concept.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 29, 2017

I wanted us to expand globally, partner with great brands like JetBlue and build one of the best travel startups in America, and I thought I needed a VC firm to do that. I used to think I needed an institutional venture capital firm from Silicon Valley to make my vision for Localeur a reality.

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The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 21, 2015

In his post Jason goes on to give advice to founders and angel investors and talk about his incubator The Launch Incubator and the consistent theme is that there is no support for pre-launch companies anymore. That’s what we do at Forward Partners. Forward Partners Venture Capital'

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SiliconHills

APRIL 14, 2016

Those sources include friends, family, fools, banks, grants, incubators, angel investors, strategic partners, venture capital, private equity and other sources. By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News In Austin, entrepreneurs get funding from a wide variety of sources to launch or accelerate a new venture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Negotiate an advance from a strategic partner or customer. Join a startup incubator or accelerator. These are professional investors, like Accel Partners , who invest institutional money in qualified startups, usually with a proven business model, ready to scale. Apply to local Angel investor groups.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 30, 2014

My partner is a full-time developer and math teacher, and I’m an engineer. They are frequently confused with incubator programs, but the two are technically different. Accelerators focus on early-stage startups, while incubators are geared toward later-stage startups. Incubators. Coding the site was straightforward.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 1, 2015

PSL, based in Seattle, is a not a VC firm, accelerator, or incubator, but instead is a startup studio, which is a company that creates companies. Geoff worked with Greg at Madrona for a decade and is one of the most prolific and successful angel investors in the Pacific Northwest.

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