Gust

JULY 8, 2012

If you are new to the entrepreneurial world of startups, you are likely confused by the terminology of seed-stage, lean startups, micro-VCs, and Super Angels. Lean startup. Lean startups operate on minimal money, an open source environment, and assume multiple iterations, with customer feedback, to get it right.

Early Stage 177

Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 177

Up and Running

JULY 28, 2020

Simply put, alternative funding is gaining financing for your company outside of traditional bank loans to gain capital. To help you find the best funding to fit your needs, read on for the top 8 alternative financing options. This is another unique funding option that is really primed for startups or those working within an incubator.

Small Business 118

Small Business SBA Bootstrapping Venture Capital 118

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 27, 2010

The local tech community is figuring this out, not surprisingly, way before the academic institutions are—and where it is being discovered by academia, it’s being done on a one-off basis by educational revolutionaries in the innovation space who aren’t stopping to ask their schools for permission or to change curricula.

New York 116

New York CTO Hire Technical Review New York City 116

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

AgileZen – project management visually see and interact with your work Kanbanery – Simple online team or personal kanban board LeanKit Kanban – Great for visualizing work of product development Kanban Pad – “Nice and lean” and free online Kanban tool Banana Scrum – A tool simple as Scrum itself.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

We’re still caught in the “post recession bounce” : What’s happening is that the angel & VC community is still feeling good from having bounced back from the nadir of the famous “ RIP Good Times ” funk that we felt in 2008. Either won’t bode well for angels if they’re also hurting on non tech investments.

Entrepreneur 298

Entrepreneur Technical Review Balance Sheet Government 298

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2011

If you are new to the entrepreneurial world of startups, you are likely confused by the terminology of seed-stage, lean startups, micro-VCs, and Super Angels. Lean startup. Lean startups operate on minimal money, an open source environment, and assume multiple iterations, with customer feedback, to get it right.

Early Stage 231

Early Stage Seed Stage Angel Investor Silicon Valley 231

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Last Friday, June 21st I sent the following message out to our community of users, colleagues, friends and supporters. As a boot-strapped founder aka our biggest investor, one of the things I leaned into uncovering was the unknown. Lean into it. This home-grown community is extra-ordinary. What did our customers think?

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

With new micro VC entrants into to early-stage investing plus increased competition from angels, incubators and the like – traditional VCs have taken notice. I believe some VCs have entered the early-stage market as simply an option on future financing rounds. The LP Community Hasn’t Yet Caught Up.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Software LP Early Stage 296

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Part 3- Lean Cust. Ning Communities. Steve Blank’s Lean Startup Resources. Lean Startup Circle â?? On-line Communities. Lean project management. Codeacademy. Steve Blank. SW Courses. Part 1- Intro. Part 4- Closing.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 10, 2011

There are incubators to help you out on the financing side, too. The success of YCombinator and Techstars has spawned countless new incubators. New York will feature five this summer alone--Techstars, DreamIt, Startl and the NYC Seed/EDC Media and Finance incubators. Why isn't it growing its own yet?

Indiana 107

Indiana Incubator EC2 Ukraine 107

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I’ve been hearing about the so-called Series A Crunch for at least six months, and in recent weeks, I’ve spoken with more than 20 venture capitalists, angel investors, incubator heads, lawyers, and other necessary cogs in the ecosystem trying to get some details about it. Those numbers are likely conservative. November 29, 2012.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

First Round became a very active investor in consumer internet and e-commerce, on a rather lean investment budget, with several notable exits (including Mint.com to Intuit in 2009 for $170M). IMHO, this is what is really valuable about YC, and why it’s difficult for others to copy. They are operators, through and through.

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

He currently runs marketing at tech incubator QLabs and previously co-founded travel site Wanderfly. Wordoid , NameVine and Lean Domain Search generate new words by appending their own prefixes and suffixes to your root, though I’ve found many of these results are not very good. Money and Finance Lists. Misspell the word.

Naming 104

Naming Startup Social Media RSS 104

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2019

Growing today, there is a thriving community of entrepreneurs and incubators for young talent. I had a falling out with an angel-backed startup where I assumed an executive technology role, and my former colleague, Artur, was our executive finance member. How did you come up with your business name? I didn’t.

North America 64

North America Entrepreneur South America America 64

Austin Startup

MARCH 25, 2011

After our summer program, the company went into the Austin Technology Incubator where they continued to learn, iterate, and grow. Today the company has successfully raised angel financing, and they are investing in faster growth and adoption of their family gaming platform. In the end, that is what makes Capital Factory different.

Michigan 82

Michigan Term Sheet Angel Financing Austin 82

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

So, please note the TAM Analysis is a vitally important aspect of building any financing strategy. Chak has been able to get a couple of distributors in Singapore to buy his greeting cards designed by a community of artists, but is struggling to find a steady, repeatable model. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

So, please note the TAM Analysis is a vitally important aspect of building any financing strategy. Chak has been able to get a couple of distributors in Singapore to buy his greeting cards designed by a community of artists, but is struggling to find a steady, repeatable model. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

On the alumni side, we set up an incubator downtown, called the Columbia Startup Lab. … Of the cohort that just graduated I think eight are completely self-sufficient and actually revenue positive and another 10 are in Series A round financing. . It has been phenomenally successful. If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur New York Cofounder Equity 120

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Step 3: Get financed. If you can’t find anyone to lease your land, there are still a few options open to you, including incubator farming, rooftop farming, and SPIN farming. Farming used to be so much more about community. Step 3: Getting financed. The state of small farm business in the U.S.A. Step 2: Find the land.

Colorado 60

Colorado Southern California Business Plan Oregon 60

Up and Running

APRIL 1, 2015

Designed as an online “community marketplace,” BloomNation allows customers and florists to come together, giving florists a platform to sell their works of art, and consumers a vehicle to purchase beautiful flowers from local vendors, conveniently and quickly. The three decided to pool their finances and take a risk. says David.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Startup Cofounder Chicago 60

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? If you believe in it – then finance whatever you can yourself. Create a strong brand, solid social community, sell advertising.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44