Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

We threw a Launchpad LA dinner to bring the community together as we tend to do 6-10 times a year. Brad wrote up his answer here – you should read it because it’s very instructive for how I believe communities ought to think about naming conventions. ” That always stuck with me. That seems very Brad to me.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high growth startups for all small communities. We plan to raise $2.5m

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Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

Up and Running

AUGUST 19, 2014

Many angels are entrepreneurs themselves, or executives and business or community leaders. Since no two angels are alike, I thought it would be fun to include tips from a sampling of angel investors from around the United States about what impresses them—and in some cases turns them off—when meeting with entrepreneurs.

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Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Furthermore during this economic downturn, we’ve heard a crescendo of voices lamenting the lack of startup funding, as communities finally recognize that new companies are the key source of job creation in this country. Strategic investors tend to be later stage sources, and will not be addressed here.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 3, 2017

Or perhaps it’s New York City — where companies like Foursquare, Warby Parker, and Rent the Runway got their start. City leadership is actively championing the development of later stage funding sources, and the city’s culture lends itself to supporting that. Austin now ranks number six among U.S.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Resilience – the ability to bounce back from adversity – is one of the key attributes of entrepreneurs and was the focus of my first weekly radio show, Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , on Sirius XM Radio Channel 111. Sometimes the best lessons are the most painful. There are 3500 students that signed up for this.

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Entrepreneur New York Cofounder Equity 120

Up and Running

JANUARY 30, 2014

Accelerators are short entrepreneur training programs designed to jump-start new businesses. Accelerators focus on early-stage startups, while incubators are geared toward later-stage startups. They are frequently confused with incubator programs, but the two are technically different. Accelators.

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