YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2013

by Meng Weng Wong, co-founder and social engineer at JFDI Asia. You’re supposed to demo the business, not just the product. But they’ll sit up and pay attention when you talk about the customers and revenues of the business. Some entrepreneurs come from a history of winning business plan competitions.

Asia 207

Asia Singapore Cofounder Incubator 207

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2014

I’m a strong believer that investors invest in people, before they invest in a business plan, or an idea. But I continue to learn that there are a host of other factors, maybe not even related to you or your business, that could keep you from getting the funding that you need. More founders generally means more money.

Silicon Valley 271

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Massachusetts California 271

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2013

I’m a strong believer that investors invest in people, before they invest in a business plan, or an idea. But I continue to learn that there are a host of other factors, maybe not even related to you or your business, that could keep you from getting the funding that you need. More founders generally means more money.

Venture Capital 238

Venture Capital Silicon Valley Massachusetts California 238

Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2014

I’m a strong believer that investors invest in people, before they invest in a business plan, or an idea. But I continue to learn that there are a host of other factors, maybe not even related to you or your business, that could keep you from getting the funding that you need. More founders generally means more money.

Silicon Valley 182

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Massachusetts California 182

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2010

I’m a strong believer that investors invest in people, before they invest in a business plan, or an idea. But until now, I’ve never seen a study of exactly how that plays out for startup founders for current venture-backed companies, specifically: race, age, experience and the number of founders per company.

Venture Capital 221

Venture Capital Massachusetts California New York 221

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Entrepreneurs beyond Silicon Valley, including those working abroad, often have to retool Lean Startup methods to apply them in places with very different business cultures. like Asia, is that the methods most of us are familiar with are actually pretty culturally specific. On September 24 in the U.S.

Silicon Valley 168

Silicon Valley Lean Puerto Rico Japan 168

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Should you require a full-blown business plan and what to look for. Karen Bantuveris, Founder and CEO of VolunteerSpot. Karen Bantuveris has 15 years experience as a consultant in customer centric- leadership development, marketing strategy and business process design. How to source great deals. Robert Dahl.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114