YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Even in seventh grade in my native India, ambition boiled in me. I realized that to become the kind of global leader I aspired to be, I’d need to know English. But admission to medical school in India is highly competitive and I missed the cutoff criteria by one-tenth of a point. Be bold and flexible.

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Accredited Investor India Private Equity Cofounder 147

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

During this week's roundtable we discussed an area that deserves a serious look from entrepreneurs: Rural BPO. Today, I invited entrepreneurs to come up with ideas, apply the 1M/1M methodology to it, and come discuss with me at these roundtables. Whether it is credit or equity, funding is very, very tight.

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Cloud Silicon Valley Incubator Finance 115

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The global financial crisis started in 2007 and it went on for much of 2008. What have entrepreneurs been up to since then? Sachin Bansal and his business partner, Binny Bansal, launched an e-commerce site in India in 2007. In 2014, the company raised $28 million in shareholder equity. Source: Pexels. Sean Belnick.

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Cofounder Venture Capital India Valuation 141

VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

“Because COVID is shaking our habits and beliefs it opens the door to discussion to whether we should change our whole system,” says veteran investor Sir Ronald Cohen, chairman of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and the man known as “the father of British venture capital” .

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Venture Capital Global South Africa 174

ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2011

Next, Priyanka Bhatnagar from Pune, India, pitched Priyanka Bhatnagar Jewellery & Accessories , an e-commerce jewelry line. Finally, we had a discussion on Adam's proposal to sell 20% of his equity for $50,000, which I thought was preposterous. Also, folks, remember, the Microsoft India Startup Grant application deadline is May 31.

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Affiliate India Nevada Silicon Valley 117

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

A group of Seedcamp entrepreneurs started a startup tools wiki for that purpose, and we thought it would be well suited here. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. List of Angel/SuperAngel Investors for entrepreneurs. Founder Equity Issues. Founder Equity Issues. Venture Hacks equity section.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

At today's session, therefore, all our entrepreneurs were pitching from Malaysia. At present, ISA has a set of pilot clients and is toying with the idea of going global. Well, you can't really go "global" without a go-to-market strategy that evaluates different markets, and assesses the competitive positioning in each of them.

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Malaysia Incubator Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 114

The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

“It was totally the wrong time of year to go to India. Nic explains how he became an advocate for mindfulness after having a hesitant start and shares the funny story of going to India during the hottest months to meditate at an ashram. Really what’s most exciting for me is the way that the startup ecosystem is growing and growing.

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Founder Indiana Venture Capital India 102

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

This partnership speaks to a core philosophy of the program where we encourage entrepreneurs to get as much customer validation as possible before raising too much money, use other people's channels if you can get to them, don't burn too much cash, and all that good fiscal conservative stuff. LetsGiftIt.

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Dilution Revenue Finance Entrepreneur 114

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 12, 2012

The fund was the brain child of serial entrepreneur Ingrid Vanderveldt (left) , Dell’s first entrepreneur-in-residence, who noticed that many “entrepreneurs, even when funded, still weren’t getting the credit they needed.”. Help Going Global.

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Angel Investor Small Business Administration Startup United States 133

Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

4) Cash balance increase indicates a focus on M&A to drive further growth The past few months have also been marked by a few high profile equity and debt announcements - most notably SuccessFactors, Taleo and Saleforce.com. mba india. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Global Warning! Thanks for the great post !

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Software Review Technical Review Cloud Forecast 63

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

This is the first citywide program in the US that allows a city (New York) to retain and attract foreign entrepreneurs by offering access to uncapped H1B visas. Entrepreneurs have created such Meetups as the NY Latino Tech Meetup and Japan NYC Startups. NYC: A Natural Home for European Entrepreneurs.

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New York City Cofounder New York Startup 60

Altgate

MARCH 16, 2009

 So for the past few weeks I've been talking to venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, CEOs and other industry participants in these countries and learning a ton about the local startup ecosystems. .   In India and China there is no preferred stock.   In India and China there is no preferred stock.

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Global India United Kingdom 28

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

By definition, the capital investment needs to be relatively low such that the investors and the entrepreneurs all make a healthy return on investment. He is willing to give up 33% of equity for this $1 million investment. I feel that it is not at all necessary to give this much equity up at this stage of the game.

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Bootstrapping Marketing Angel Investor Silicon Valley 114

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Sarah also points to the vast global wealth that has to get allocated somewhere as well as a small bump in long term average returns, now that the generally terrible performance of funds from the 2000-2002 time frame (after the tech bubble of the late 90s crashed) no longer factor in to 10 year returns.

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LP Portfolio Venture Capital IRR 154

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

If you’re an Entrepreneur, you can do it from any place in the world. Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. How important is education when I know I want to be an entrepreneur? If you’re a young entrepreneur, than congrats! Just start today, cool?

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

By definition, the capital investment needs to be relatively low such that the investors and the entrepreneurs all make a healthy return on investment. He is willing to give up 33% of equity for this $1 million investment. I feel that it is not at all necessary to give this much equity up at this stage of the game.

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Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

By definition, the capital investment needs to be relatively low such that the investors and the entrepreneurs all make a healthy return on investment. He is willing to give up 33% of equity for this $1 million investment. I feel that it is not at all necessary to give this much equity up at this stage of the game.

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Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

If you want the site to translate ancient Arabic poetry to Spanish to increase global tolerance, just say, “Translate paragraphs from Arabic to Spanish.” trav (2010-06-19) # This is GPS for would-be web entrepreneurs lost in a sea of ideas with no sailors to steer their imaginary ship. Should be read by any web entrepreneur.

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CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 84

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 10, 2020

As an entrepreneur, Sal has always believed in thinking long-term. I think any entrepreneur has this delusional optimism that surely the world will recognize how valuable this is," he says. I think any entrepreneur has this delusional optimism that surely the world will recognize how valuable this is. So, I quit my day job.

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California Silicon Valley Framework China 60