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The Best Ways to Save Money as a New Startup

ReadWriteStart

Launching a new startup is always exciting. When you have the right idea at the right time, a startup that begins life as two people in a garage can eventually become a multi-billion-dollar enterprise. Early in your startup’s development, you’ll likely be low on capital. Accordingly, you’ll need to be frugal. Cut or Keep?

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Early-stage Regional Venture Funds–part 2 of 3 of Bigger in Bend

Steve Blank

Success depends on finding startups that have identified acute customer pains in large markets where conditions are ripe for a new entrant. However, four critical advances over the past decade (cloud, accelerators, Lean, and Angels) not only changed the math for tech investing but made regional tech clusters possible. ——-.

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Don’t Be Fooled By All The Hype For Crowd Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

The newest equity model was passed into law in early 2012 via the JOBS Act , and still has no scheduled date for availability in the USA, waiting for the rules to be defined by the SEC: Startup equity crowd funding. Of course, this might also lead to investors, partners, and licensing opportunities. Software crowd sourcing.

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Will the Real Crowd Funding Model Please Stand Up?

Startup Professionals Musings

The newest model was passed into law recently via the JOBS Act , and won’t even be available until the end of this year or maybe mid-2013 in the USA, while waiting for the rules to be finalized: Startup equity crowd funding. This new model will allow large numbers of “regular” people to invest small amounts each online to fund early startups.

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them & entrepreneurs that run them. Investment and startups problem : we all want disruptive and game-changing businesses. Money to build the business is the number one challenge for most startups. A large percentage of startups never apply to either.

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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 8, 2008 The lean startup Ive been thinking for some time about a term that could encapsulate trends that are changing the startup landscape. After some trial and error, Ive settled on the Lean Startup. Of course, many startups are capital efficient and generally frugal.

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Awesome Austin Tech Events, May 8–15

Austin Startup

The Forrest Four-Cast: May 7, 2017 The strength of the Central Texas technology / startup scene helps SXSW thrive as an epicenter of innovation. Tuesday, May 9: Intro to Mentoring & Angel Investing (FREE) Are you interested in getting starting with Angel Investing? A seasoned investor who recently moved to Austin?