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Demo day arrives for Springboard’s Internet of Things accelerator

The Next Web

Today is the day that eight hopeful startups got to pitch their ideas to investors at startup accelerator Springboard’s Internet of Things (IoT) demo day in Cambridge, England. The eighth is currently operating in stealth mode (yes, even on demo day) but we’re digging to find out more about them.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Weeks 8 and 9

Steve Blank

The founder of this 1964 Silicon Valley startup was Bill Perry. His work at ESL made him one of the 10 founders of National Reconnaissance. Demo of final MVP. Four decades ago my first job in Silicon Valley was with ESL, the first company to combine computers and signals intelligence. Pivot stories.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

blog.captainrecruiter.com

Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth. Two years ago I got the bug to do an online recruiting startup and I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder - a software engineer who works for no cash - to help me build my dream website. I learned something: technical co-founders are a myth. Captain Recruiter. Real Advice. No Nonsense.

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Marketing Your Startup: A Billion-Dollar Company’s First Marketer Reflects Back

View from Seed

NVV: Lots of marketers are under pressure to come in and generate demand right away, whether because sales is asking for leads or founders are demanding PR or user growth. Some startups are in stealth mode and maybe branding and beautiful design is important. Those visitors wanted to browse, not get deeper into our site and content.

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Launchpad LA – 10 Startup Companies to Watch

Both Sides of the Table

We held a 90-minute demo session where 150 of LA’s VC’s and senior technology executives watched the LPLA V2 group present in small groups of 12-15 each. There were prominent founders of business like PriceGrabber, LowerMyBills and MyLife. AwesomeBox : AwesomeBox is currently in stealth mode so I’ll respect that.

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How to Evaluate an Offer from a Startup Incubator

The Startup Lawyer

But before your startup signs up and cashes that $[XX,000] check, your startup’s co-founders should sit down and evaluate the incubator’s offer. Most incubators take common stock and sit “side-by-side&# with the founders, but some may want some (weak) preferred stock and/or dilution protection.

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SXSW Startups: AirPop Makes Healthy Air

Austin Startup

Network with all the finalists from 11 am to 1:30 pm on Monday, March 12, at SXSW Accelerator Demo Day , at the Hilton Austin, Salon C. The SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event (as well as the Demo Day) takes place within the Startup & Tech Sectors track of programming. What is the AirPop competitive advantage?