Most business schools don't have much insight into what goes on in the pre-validation and validation stages of the business and fail to underscore a simple fact: you do not get financing unless you validate your business first. Sponsor. At 1M/1M, we have squarely focused on this simple gap that has been left open by most business schools. MORE >>

WSJ India Chief Mentor has an interesting article on incubators being an important engine of growth of entrepreneurship. Incubators have been known before to have an adverse selection problem. Simply stated, if an entrepreneur has an option to either get cash investment or incubator support, what are they likely to choose. MORE >>

You may recall my earlier post from a few weeks ago entitled “ Are True Early Stage Investors An Endangered Species? “  After laying down some background, I took the position that super-angel funds and incubators/accelerators (e.g., The Rush to Early Stage Seed. super-angel fund. John Boyd). Thanks. MORE >>

It is no surprise that people are starting to announce that tech startup incubators have reached a precarious bubble.  A recent WSJ article declared a glut in tech incubators , citing the fact that there are nearly 100 in operation.  Anything that can help boost the prospects of early stage startups is not a bad thing.  MORE >>

Springboard debuted in 2009 as an " accidental incubator " emerging from the company Red Gate Software. Springboard aims to help early stage startups. Springboard has launched a new mentorship-led accelerator program for European startups. It's a 13-week program, based at Cambridge University's ideaSpace. Sponsor. Discuss. MORE >>