Customer Operations Programming Seed Money 
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 19, 2014
A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. A more general approach is to check out Grants.gov , which is a searchable directory of more than 1,000 federal grant programs. Violations can lead to jail time. Extend your networking.
Up and Running
APRIL 18, 2014
With my third business, I didn’t even try to be original—I purchased a custom framing franchise and piggybacked to success on someone else’s name. David sold his recording equipment for $50,000 and they borrowed the rest of their seed money from a bank. My next venture didn’t fare much better. David’s advice. Rob’s advice.
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Gust
MAY 11, 2014
A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. A more general approach is to check out Grants.gov , which is a searchable directory of more than 1,000 federal grant programs. Violations can lead to jail time. Extend your networking.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 17, 2010
At VT KnowledgeWorks we screen prospective clients for their Market opportunity, for the Magic that they offer to their prospective customers, and for the Moxie displayed by the start-up team. There is a growing fellowship of special-case start-up programs operated by closely-knit, permanent groups of angel-mentors.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 28, 2015
This past summer, the Lightspeed Summer Fellowships program invited selected guests to provide aspiring entrepreneurs a perspective into all aspects of starting a new company. The program provides entrepreneurs the resources and mentoring they need to build their companies and develop their skills.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 17, 2009
With open source software (LAMP stack) and cloud computing infrastructure it just wasn’t that expensive to get your company going and founders just wanted to raise less money. So they set up seed programs that allowed for rapid decisions for $500k or less, often done as convertible debt for both speed and cost reasons.
Up and Running
MAY 12, 2015
They ended up with a nice pitch, and approximately $300K in seed money.”. Operated by the U.S. Ask your intended customers for feedback. Josh says, “I usually advise entrepreneurs to test their concept by getting feedback directly from their intended customers. Not currently a student?
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