ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

But the right funding strategy for her is $900,000-$1 million, potentially from angel investors or small funds. I know Silicon Valley and the MBA types look down upon lifestyle businesses. All three of today's roundtable companies will soon be featured on Incubation Radar. We will work on that with her.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2013

It recently announced the results of its incubator program – and the results look promising. Of the ten startups in the inaugural 2012 class, four have raised follow-on funding to date, and one even reached the break-even point and expanded to Silicon Valley.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2021

Between peer-to-peer lending, crowdfunding, and even so-called “angel investors,” a hungry entrepreneur no longer needs to suffer at the hands of greedy, unscrupulous lenders to finally be able to get funding. Angel Investors. Incubators and Accelerators. Finding Alternative Means to Acquire Capital.

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

A fantastic October 2010 survey of 363 emerging technology company CEOs by the law firm Dorsey and Whitney is a fantastic snapshot of how the “old Silicon Valley boys club” world is gone forever. Highlights: The Super Angel Funds Are Coming.

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A Crowded Space

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Incubators and accelerators are breeding grounds of hype - they put lists of companies out there and have a demo day to display their wares. They can raise “party rounds” quickly and they can create a sense of FOMO among investors. Sometimes they’re founded by more mature founders that are over the Silicon Valley median founder age.

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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

JULY 16, 2012

A while back I heard a talk by Dave McClure, a long-time angel investor, who also proclaims to be one of the “new breed” of venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, as CEO of 500Startups , which is either a micro-VC seed fund, or a startup incubator, or both. Business accelerator.

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Diego Basch

MARCH 14, 2013

Whether I like it or not I’m an angel investor , even though I prefer a different label. I’ve been around Silicon Valley for a while so I’m connected to many engineers and investors whom I deeply respect. I recently attended a Demo Day for a well-known incubator. Some lawyers, even.

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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? If you look at the numbers of super angels in Silicon Valley, they are even scarier. His firm invests in four.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2011

Recently I heard a talk by Dave McClure, a long-time angel investor, who also proclaims to be one of the “new breed” of venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, as CEO of 500Startups , which is either a micro-VC seed fund, or a startup incubator, or both. For VCs, early-stage means customer revenue is less than $10M.

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

note: apologies in advance for the west coast bias; i’m in silicon valley). Many of these now-trendy Micro-VC funds began as individual angel investors who gradually grew up and started small funds (myself included). Scaling Up & Out: The Valley is Flat (and Global).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

Sites like KickStarter have for years offered rewards and pre-sales for crowd investments, but real equity won’t be legalized until sometime this year for people other than accredited investors. Super-angels. It suggests the minimum features to allow the product to be deployed and get feedback, and no more. Startup accelerator.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 29, 2017

I used to think I needed an institutional venture capital firm from Silicon Valley to make my vision for Localeur a reality. 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.

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Gust

JULY 8, 2012

A while back I heard a talk by Dave McClure, a long-time angel investor, who also proclaims to be one of the “new breed” of venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, as CEO of 500Startups , which is either a micro-VC seed fund, or a startup incubator, or both. Business accelerator.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2010

When I first came to Silicon Valley the world of Venture Capital looked pretty simple. VC’s invested in things that ran on electrons: hardware, software and silicon. Lean Angels. Along with Lean VC’s a new class of angel investors has emerged. Here’s why. Electron-based Venture Capital.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 18, 2011

How Accelerators Are Different Than Incubators. Why Incubators Don’t Work. We Need To Be Like Silicon Valley. Angel Investors Must Be Organized. Porous Boundaries. The Power of Accelerators. The Story of TechStars in Boulder. TechStars Impact on Boston. TechStars Impact on New York. Classical Problems.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 20, 2011

More and more incubators are popping up, students are participating in business plan competitions, and actively look to get involved with startups. Funding comes largely from angel investors and government grants. 3) You don’t have to be in Silicon Valley to start a successful startup [or do you?].

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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. It’s important moving forward that they expand their reach to other regions (particularly Silicon Valley). Educate more alumni angel investors.

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Scott Edward Walker

MAY 2, 2015

Each week, we post a short video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Dave McClure , a smart entrepreneur turned angel investor and founding partner of 500 Startups , a venture capital firm and startup incubator in Silicon Valley.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

UT Austin is home to the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), the longest-standing technology incubator in the country, which has had an economic impact of over $3 billion in Texas with a focus on deep tech such as healthcare, sustainability, and clean energy. Texas now has global brand recognition with investors and start-ups alike.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. My partner in Menlo Incubator , Gary Kremen , and I had a recent debate on which one of us hates convertible debt more. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. ProfessorVC. ► July.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 3, 2011

We also had two other entrepreneurs who are working with the William Factory Incubator in Tacoma, Washington. The company has bootstrapped using services, a philosophy we espouse heavily in 1M/1M, and has simultaneously gathered a group of angel investors who are supporting it through the next phase. Wise Mind Studios LLC.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. If you are not transparent with your investors, you won't raise money the second time around, regardless of whether you were successful or not successful the first time. While Silicon Valley covers a large amount of turf, it is very small. ProfessorVC. June 3, 2010 9:50 AM.

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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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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for. Well, some angel investors are looking for exactly the same thing as what VCs are looking for. In other words, these are angels looking for billion dollar opportunities as well.

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Bootstrapping Marketing Angel Investor Silicon Valley 114

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2022

Join an existing angel investor group. This is the second tier of startup investors, and offers the comfort of working with more experienced investors with similar interests, to help gather and vet startup investment proposals. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators.

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Scalable Startup

MAY 1, 2012

vs. Silicon Valley comparison, these mini-launches aren’t helping L.A.s The dirty secret behind the incubator boom. For the L.A. reputation. There are some incredible companies growing in L.A., but way too many fake startups. The other crazy thing going on?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Sources should include local startup incubators, blog owners, and government support organizations, such as SCORE. If you will need to supplement your own funds and assets for your business, don’t wait for a crisis to enlist family, friends, angel investors, or start a crowdfunding campaign.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Last year as I traveled around the world investing in emerging markets, helping them build innovation ecosystems, it was not the Silicon Valley example I used – it was the NYC story that I talked about. A handful of local VCs and angel investors (primarily from the financial sector) funded the startups.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

For much of 2014 and 2015, I banged my head against a plane window flying back and forth between Austin and Silicon Valley while trying to raise institutional VC money for Localeur. Are there amazing Silicon Valley VCs out there with whom entrepreneurs should work to partner? Certainly. Most definitely.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! Our program mixes the best of both Washington and Silicon Valley, bringing together stakeholders in policy and technology to train the next generation of policy entrepreneurs. Congratulations!

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for. Well, some angel investors are looking for exactly the same thing as what VCs are looking for. In other words, these are angels looking for billion dollar opportunities as well.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for. Well, some angel investors are looking for exactly the same thing as what VCs are looking for. In other words, these are angels looking for billion dollar opportunities as well.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Join an existing angel investor group. This is the second tier of startup investors, and offers the comfort of working with more experienced investors with similar interests, to help gather and vet startup investment proposals. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators.

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Scalable Startup

APRIL 18, 2012

Coworking spaces, Incubators, etc. I guess it could happen, So Cal could surpass Silicon Valley some day. Then last week there was a Venice Town Hall where you could see that locals are in awe of the influx of startups in their (my) little town by the beach. They’re calling it a Venissaince. on and on. a lot these days.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

During this week's roundtable, we started off by discussing the pre-incubation procedure we are recommending with audience members from different parts of the world. This week, I've had several meetings with venture funds, incubators, corporate accelerators and other significant players in the startup eco-system. Discuss.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Join an existing angel investor group. This is the second tier of startup investors, and offers the comfort of working with more experienced investors with similar interests, to help gather and vet startup investment proposals. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators.

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