Up and Running

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

A potential business opportunity for Sedibeng Breweries is a government-subsidized export operation, ideally to target markets in neighboring countries that are very similar to their target markets in Botswana so that Sedibeng’s strong marketing campaign can remain consistent. Access startup capital. Expansion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Solicit venture capital investors. Start a crowdfunding campaign online. Here people make online pledges to your startup during a campaign, to pre-buy the product for later delivery, give donations, or qualify for a reward, such as a tee-shirt. Request a small business grant.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Government Funding Options (U.S.). Government Funding Options: 4. Small Business Lending Fund is a dedicated government fund that provides capital for small business loans through specific lenders in each U.S. Each state and some local governments have one. Government Small Business Grants . CrowdFunding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Solicit venture capital investors. Start a crowdfunding campaign online. Here people make online pledges to your startup during a campaign, to pre-buy the product for later delivery, give donations, or qualify for a reward, such as a tee-shirt. Request a small business grant.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2010

In fact, I just did a case study on Coastal Contacts , a $150 million e-commerce company that sells contact lenses online and has built itself up largely by using inventory financing as opposed to venture capital and equity financing. Well, all that costs money, I would like to see a more cost-effective customer acquisition strategy.

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 26, 2014

It gained recognition during the 2004 presidential campaign when Howard Dean’s IT director decided to use it as a platform for community and campaigning. After that it quickly gained credibility and spread throughout government, and corporate America. more info on the funding round from @thewhir [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2016

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of those demanding angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. Investors cannot verify accountability or governance. In equity crowdfunding, no investor is representing their own interest.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 11, 2010

The common description of pay to play is “ the practice of making campaign contributions and related payments to elected officials in order to influence the awarding of lucrative contracts for the management of public pension plan assets and similar government investment accounts. &# Yup – sounds like bribery to me.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Solicit venture capital investors. Start a crowdfunding campaign online. Here people make online pledges to your startup during a campaign, to pre-buy the product for later delivery, give donations, or qualify for a reward, such as a tee-shirt. Request a small business grant.

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Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2014

I say “for the most part” because government grants for small businesses do exist, but the opportunity to secure one is limited to a narrow field of candidates. Here’s what you need to know about government grants for small businesses, who is eligible to receive them, and how to go about getting them. Paying off debt.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Some great secondary data sources include: Industry associations. Universities. Government statistics. D&B financial and business services. Local chamber of commerce. Business development agencies. Online business databases. Step 3: Determine your capital needs and write a business plan.

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Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2014

I say “for the most part” because government grants for small businesses do exist, but the opportunity to secure one is limited to a narrow field of candidates. Here’s what you need to know about government grants for small businesses, who is eligible to receive them, and how to go about getting them. Paying off debt.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

On the first official day of SXSW I’m going to be at the convention center all day until I head over to Capital Factory to kick off the SXSW Startup Crawl ! Join us and learn how to attract Venture Capital investment in your startup when you live somewhere other than Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, or Boston.

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The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 22, 2017

These fears were compounded by programmes from France, Germany and other governments to get UK companies to relocate. It appears these campaigns have had little impact. One fear I heard expressed a lot post Brexit is that the London will lose it’s place as the dominant startup centre in Europe.

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 17, 2016

“Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” is an old French saying that translates literally as “The more it changes, the more it’s the same thing” Before the Brexit vote there was a lot of debate about the trajectory of the venture capital markets and that has intensified considerably in the last couple of weeks.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The SBA isn’t a direct lender; instead, it’s a government guarantee program for small business loans from qualifying banks, credit unions, and alternative lenders. Companies that have reneged on any government loans in the past are ineligible. Crowdfunding Campaign. It includes: Small Business Administration Loans.

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Up and Running

JULY 16, 2015

Generally, these grants will be funded by either the British government or the European Union, but the distribution mechanisms tend to be very local in their scope. See Also Why My Crowdfunding Campaign Failed. at present are ezbob, iwoca, Boost Capital, and Fleximize. Venture capital and angel investors.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2018

Whether you are hoping to expand a small business with a loan or going for a round of venture capital, you will need a scalable business model. You may also be able to apply for government-subsidized bank loans or soft loans. Angel investors may offer more flexible investment terms compared to the venture capital firms.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Once you decide on your legal business structure, be sure to register with the government (typically your state and sometimes, your municipality) and the IRS. times the size of the global venture capital industry today. Check out Design Tips From the World’s Most Successful Crowdfunding Campaigns.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. The National Venture Capital Association estimates that 25% to 30% of venture-backed businesses fail. NAME David Cowan.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

2011 was finally the year when the media spotlight shone on how under-represented women are in almost all power structures in business, government, technology and media – and how crucial it is that we leverage the leadership skill set that they bring to the table to tackle the problems facing the world today.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

How To Pitch A Product - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , August 4, 2010 I've said a bunch of times on this blog that the perfect pitch is a very short intro to provide context followed immediately by a demo. More tiers = more complication = more confusion. Have convertible notes really won? equity debate. Final Thought.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

No investment is possible without that validation, whether it is government grants (and there is quite a bit of that available for clean energy projects) or angel or venture capital. It is not possible for financial investors to gauge the viability of this technology without some help from scientists and researchers.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 2, 2013

The company provides contextual political data to media properties (Crunchbase for politics) and in turn uses that reach to provide actionable insights for campaign managers. Brooklyn Bridge Ventures led the round. She knows campaigns like the back of her hand, but she's a first time CEO of an internet startup.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Prior to co-founding Foundry, he co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and is also a co-founder of Techstars. Co-founder of Foundry Mo's venture capital and tech stars, but he's also the author of a number of books, including one we're gonna talk about today. Brad has been an early-stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

He also had backing from well-known venture capital investors like Union Square Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Google Ventures, and even Richard Branson. We hope to see activists and governments use the tools of blitzscaling to change the world for the better. The third is high gross margins.

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VC Cafe

MAY 22, 2011

Our customers include the world’s most demanding government and security organizations, urban authorities and law enforcement organizations. Not just for airplanes:Intelligent bot recognition heuristics, effective against zero-day threats. 4) 3i-MIND. 10) Glamaxy (coming soon).

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Over the past two years, one of the most influential venture-capital firms has turned the usual rules of start-up investing on its head. In the early days of venture capital, when money was scarce, entrepreneurs often gave up control of their company in exchange for their first investment funds. LUBLIN And SPENCER E.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

nancylublin : Nancy Lublin is the CEO of Do Something, sharing her work in national cause campaigns for teens. FrancisBoulle : CEO of FundMine Francis Boulle talks angel investment and venture capital on @FrancisBoulle. @LIVESTRONGCEO : Livestrong CEO Dough Ulman shares his optimism and inspiration on Twitter.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

I cant remember if the SEC was one of the government agencies that Rick Perry wants to get rid of (but neither can he ), but it seems like this is the exact type of investor that the SEC was set up to protect. An investor in a crowdfunding campaign is likely to lose much less than an investor in Enron did. Venture News.

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VC Cafe

MAY 12, 2016

NSO – Offensive cyber espionage tools for governments (Raised $130M) – 60% of the company is owned by PE fund Francisco Partners. Appsflyer – Effectiveness measurement of mobile advertising campaigns (Raised $28M). Tabtale – Children mobile applications (Raised $14M).

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Given my background in the data-driven world of political campaigns, I know it’s all about the #s (you win or lose on Election Day given your win #?—?you I see consumer markets harnessed to wag the dog of public sector employers (government, military) and then the private sector. Lean into it. Step on the scale. I’d love that.

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

And then medium-size businesses start to use it, and then large businesses start to use it, and then eventually the government starts to use it. The big advantage that we have as a venture capital firm over a hedge fund or a mutual fund is we have a 13-year lockup on our money. And then small businesses start to use it.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The next round of funding is the one in which you might deal with actual venture capital firms. The dating sites are running big ad campaigns right now, which is all the more evidence theyre ripe for the picking. 4] Corollary: Avoid starting a startup to sell things to the biggestcompany of all, the government.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The East London area of Shoreditch, near old street is now known as “ Silicon Roundabout ” the UK’s rival to California’s Silicon Valley, which started as a government effort to rejuvenate East London, the traditionally poorer part of the city, before the Olympics. Share/Bookmark.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The East London area of Shoreditch, near old street is now known as “ Silicon Roundabout ” the UK’s rival to California’s Silicon Valley, which started as a government effort to rejuvenate East London, the traditionally poorer part of the city, before the Olympics. Share/Bookmark.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

Huston-Tillotson (@HustonTillotson) | Twitter Eugene Sepulveda CEO, Entrepreneurs Foundation Director, Capital Factory Sr. Advisor, Austin Mayor Steve Adler Eugene has long operated at the intersection of business, government & nonprofits, locally and nationally.

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