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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Incubators Are Reaching Out To 1M/1M

ReadWriteStart

In the Q&A, Bill Gordon introduced himself as one of the principals of the Stamford Innovation Center, an incubator being formed in Connecticut. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy , and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020.

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Seth Sternberg – Meebo

Both Sides of the Table

He grew up in Connecticut attended Yale undergrad and worked for IBM after graduation doing M&A, strategy and venture capital. Although both parents are educators, his father a professor and his mother the Commissioner of Education in Connecticut, they did not teach him business. Why did you pursue an MBA at Stanford?

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Where To Find The Most Angels To Fund Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally). This is an online platform connecting entrepreneurs based in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, with Angel investors worldwide. A caveat is that this is a for-profit organization, so fees to present may be significant.

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How To Start A Startup – For Busy People

YoungUpstarts

He may have been named by Silicon Valley thought leader Paul Graham as one of the five most interesting startup founders since 1979, but Sam’s curious penchant for wearing t-shirts over long-sleeve shirts suggests that he’s definitely too young for me. I have, thanks to Sam Altman, the President of Y Combinator.

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Start Here if You are Looking for Angel Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally). This is an online platform connecting entrepreneurs based in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, with Angel investors worldwide. A caveat is that this is a for-profit organization, so fees to present may be significant.

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Fly High

Steve Blank

After watching my Secret History of Silicon Valley talk, he became fascinated by how serendipity created both weapon systems and entrepreneurship in World War II – and brought us federal support of science and Silicon Valley. The Coast Guard Academy opened in New London Connecticut in 1876. Secret History.

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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

It’s important moving forward that they expand their reach to other regions (particularly Silicon Valley). We have evolved into an educational organization, holding investor education events in New Jersey , NY, Florida, Connecticut, Toronto, and San Francisco, as well as many webinars.