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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

Both Sides of the Table

Most of this advice boils down to an argument in favor of basic planning before starting a company or raising money. In many ways the fact that it has become so cheap to start a company and relatively cheap to raise angel/seed money that we as an industry have gotten lazy on basic planning. So, let’s start with the basics.

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4 Best Websites To Apply For Accelerators And Incubators

YoungUpstarts

Accelerators are mainly focused on helping companies achieve business growth in a short period of time, typically a few months, hence the term “accelerator” They support young companies by providing mentorship and seed money. Europe, Asia and South America.

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Mile-High disruption: Why Denver should be on your tech radar next year

The Next Web

7) permits convenient communication with the East and West coasts, South America, Europe, and Asia all in the same business day. Aside from its stunning natural beauty, Denver’s location has a practical business application: the Mountain Time Zone (UTC?7) Its elevation also affords it the recognition as the largest U.S.

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How long will the “seed stage bubble” last?

andrewchen.co

My reasoning looks something like this: Right now, startups with strong teams can easily raise seed funding ($200-$1.5M They can easily raise seed money because there’s a lot of willing investors in the ecosystem. Here’s why the good times will continue. They’ll buy any team they can get their hands on.

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The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

pandodaily.com

If you are raising a seed round now, there are a few things you can do to protect yourself. There are still the same debates on whether or not you should take seed money from VCs. Social publishing company Acquia has raised $30 million to help expand in the enterprise market in Europe and Asia Pacific. November 29, 2012.