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Is a Venture Studio Right for You?

Steve Blank

But these look for founders who have a technical or business model insight and a team. Accelerators provide these teams with technical and business expertise and connect them to a network of other founders and advisors. I don’t have a killer idea, or a technical team, but I do know how to build, grow, and manage teams.”.

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Picking Ventures: Part 2 - Startups and angels: Along the way to.

Tim Keane

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. " We all have heard/repeated the investment mantra about "big, growing markets" with "unfair advantage IP" position. Angels and Advisors. Investor Relationships.

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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

I’ve listed the most common levers that universities use below, with some live examples from Yale: Strong technical departments : Computer Science , Math , Physics. Educate more alumni angel investors. Teaching and research on entrepreneurship : SOM’s Program on Entrepreneurship , Kyle Jensen’s courses.