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Are You A Necessity Entrepreneur? Ask These 7 Questions

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Though the trend in the startup world seems to be relocating to Silicon Valley (a choice that some angel investors and ven­ture capitalists now call mandatory) and knocking on the doors of venture capital, this path doesn’t make sense for all businesses, and it’s not acces­sible to many entrepreneurs because of their life circumstances.

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Why Your Startup Hasn’t Gotten Funded

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It is the traditional way seed stage startups get funded in Silicon Valley and it remains difficult and out of reach for most entrepreneurs. Team means “smart team” as defined by the investor. Here in Silicon Valley the rule-makers define smart teams solely based on pedigree. The New Way , called Traction.

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[Review] Startup Asia

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Asia – especially in countries such as India, China, Vietnam – is fast becoming the place where many entrepreneurs, whether locally born or lured back from Silicon Valley, are setting up shop.

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EntrepreneurFinder.com – Helping Entrepreneurs Find Talent, Investors And Each Other

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Or how about an angel investor scouring for a technology startup to invest in? As founder Luke Deering would say, it’s like a “virtual Silicon Valley at your fingertips” Using Entrepreneur Finder is easy. A startup looking for investment, mentorship, or specific talent to help grow your company?

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Simply Business’ Interactive Visualization Compares Startup Ecosystems Across The World

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San Francisco and the Bay Area – Silicon Valley to those more startup inclined – may be known as the best startup ecosystem in the world , but while it’s difficult to supplant Silicon Valley as the hotbed of technology innovation many cities around the world are beginning to compete when it comes to building their own centers of entrepreneurship. (..)

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Amsterdam’s Rockstart Accelerator Sees Good First Year, Announces 2nd Edition

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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. It recently announced the results of its incubator program – and the results look promising.

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[US] [Event] Launch Tennessee’s Southland Conference To Highlight South’s Top 50 Startup Companies

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California’s Silicon Valley and New York tend to hog the headlines as America’s most lauded hotbeds of innovation, but Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) wants to prove that the country’s South also features plenty of innovative startups that can challenge for dominance in the global marketplace.

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