Steve Blank

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Finnish startup successes on a global stage include MySQL , F-Secure , Rovio , Habbo , Playfish , The Switch , Tectia , Trulia and Linux. At Tekes, government employees (and their hired consultants) – with no equity, no risk or reward, no startup or venture capital experience – try to pick startup winners and losers.

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Finland Venture Capital Government Russia 324

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

This place is often called an incubator or accelerator, or just a group of peers. One of the most successful incubators is Y Combinator in Silicon Valley. Maybe you are more comfortable going slow, with limited resources, or aiming high and giving up equity. An occasional discussion with a mentor won’t do it.

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Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Incubator Merger 348

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2016

So you’ve decided to enlist a technology incubator to help your new business get off the ground. You have a great idea and a strong business plan, and an incubator is just the partner you need at this stage. Luckily, there are a good number of incubators now available to burgeoning entrepreneurs. Not all incubators are the same.

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Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

This timely information is complemented by searchable, user-managed profiles of every startup, investor, incubator, and accelerator in NYC. The tremendous native equity inherent in the City of New York and IBM has been invaluable for pushing the initiative forward, from both a public and commercial perspective.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Your time at ESADE has trained you to become a global business leader. Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups. The Perfect Storm. We legalized robbing the corporate treasury.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

Get help with grant funding and incubator resources. Every startup needs to start their funding search looking for grants, with no equity dilution, as well as contests and foundations. They have connections to industry associations and entrepreneur organizations that can kick-start your networking efforts, both locally and globally.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Bottom line, early stage equity is very, very expensive. As a thumb rule, try to get enough validation so that you can get to at least a $2 million pre-money valuation before raising equity capital. That is debt financing that converts into equity at the Series A valuation once the price for that is set. (I

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines. One of the world's leading startup accelerators with over 50 partners in 22 countries, founder space was ranked number one, the number one incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and entrepreneur magazines. It's a lot of work.

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

Arena Growth Partners | Venture Capital and Private Equity | Austin, Texas - Venture to Lead™ Aspect Ventures We bridge the gap between your seed and later stage venture so together, we can turn great ideas into great companies. home Breaux Capital Breaux and Company is a creative agency and social justice startup incubator.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Seed Stage 48

Kodorra

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

In recent years, startup accelerators and startup incubators have become the place of choice for any budding entrepreneurs to be the next unicorn. Though both startup accelerators and incubators are used to help nurture young companies, the two platforms have subtle differences.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Whether it is credit or equity, funding is very, very tight. Because customer financing equals revenue, not equity. These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ). I gave Gio some advice on funding, which I will repeat here for all of you.

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Cloud Silicon Valley Incubator Finance 115

YoungUpstarts

MAY 4, 2016

The speed of global inter-connected communication may yield new and exciting ways to deliver consumer needs and younger generations may have a better understanding on how to utilize new technology.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Finnish startup successes on a global stage include MySQL , F-Secure , Rovio , Habbo , Playfish , The Switch , Tectia , Trulia and Linux. At Tekes, government employees (and their hired consultants) - with no equity, no risk or reward, no startup or venture capital experience - try to pick startup winners and losers.

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Finland Venture Capital Government Russia 158

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Traditional business models have changed as globalization takes hold on a global scale, and technology changes our lives day by day. Employee ownership gives these entrepreneurs this autonomy as well as equity in the startup! What’s behind this boom? What is a Startup? Innovation Centers. The Startup Scene in 2022?

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Startup Social Media Global Incubator 130

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2017

Incubators and Accelerators. Startups are like a baby that you need to nurture, while incubators and accelerators are there to help you grow your business. In exchange for funding your business, business incubators and accelerators may want a stake in your business depending on agreed terms and conditions. Private Equity Firms.

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Private Equity Startup Incubator Social Network 159

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

At this week's One Million by One Million roundtable, we announced a very important partnership with MAD Incubator, Malaysia for entrepreneurship development in the region. This is our first major partnership with an incubator whereby MAD will adopt the 1M/1M methodology to foster Silicon Valley-style technopreneurship in Malaysia.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

Get help with grant funding and incubator resources. Every startup needs to start their funding search looking for grants, with no equity dilution, as well as contests and foundations. They have connections to industry associations and entrepreneur organizations that can kick-start your networking efforts, both locally and globally.

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Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Entrepreneur Incubator 120

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 29, 2010

The Internet might be truly global then, but the world of startups still revolves much around Silicon Valley. The incubators and co-working spaces are on par with what we have. Unsurprisingly, this seems to weed out the less passionate people, while encouraging others to put in sweat equity in their own ideas.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 4, 2014

Facing continuous disruption from globalization, China, the Internet, the diminished power of brands, changing workforce, etc., While it’s fashionable to build corporate incubators there’s little evidence that they deliver more than “Innovation Theater.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

See how many you have personally experienced already, or are currently mentioned in your business plan: Crowd-sourcing equity. Sites like KickStarter have for years offered rewards and pre-sales for crowd investments, but real equity won’t be legalized until sometime this year for people other than accredited investors.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2013

Since the government Citizenship and Immigration Canada ( CIC ) has no expertise in weeding out scammy applicants, it has partnered with two umbrella groups to do the filtering: Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association ( CVCA ) and the National Angel Capital Organization ( NACO ).

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Up and Running

APRIL 24, 2018

The global healthcare industry is in flux like never before. Not only that, but global equity funding to digital health companies reached $3.67 Because of complex government regulations and a lengthy incubation period, funding a healthcare startup is more difficult compared to financing a tech startup. Wrapping up.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

The AWS APN Global Startup Program – for startup AWS Partner Network (APN) select and advanced technology partners looking to grow their products on AWS. The accelerator provides equity-free financial support through AWS Promotional Credit, technical training and support, access to a global community of EdTech experts, and more.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Or are they running to a fresh perspective, a massive talent pool, and an innovation culture that balances social impact with global domination? Texas now has global brand recognition with investors and start-ups alike. Texas is hitting critical mass as a global startup hub. Was this going to happen anyway?

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VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

TechStars – the Denver/NY based incubator in collaboration with Cooley, LLP , offers an equity financing structure and a debt one, drawing on its experience funding hundreds of startups. We hope that these documents will assist in highlighting key issues for entrepreneurs and generally in streamlining the seed investment process.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Speakers: - Bob Dahl, HBS Alumni Angel, formerly head of Global Healthcare for the Carlyle Group. Balloch’s 20+ year career prior to becoming an angel investor was in financial services both in the private equity world- fundraising and investor relations, and in investment banking. Click here to make a reservation.

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Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

This enabled Torch to evolve with China’s rapidly global economy. Torch has four major parts: Innovation Clusters , Technology Business Incubators (TBIs), Seed Funding (Innofund) and Venture Guiding Fund. They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

And, oh by the way, we also really like the idea of the 1M/1M entrepreneurs building valuation and negotiating leverage through these business development efforts, instead of signing off large chunks of their company in form of equity early on.

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Or, as my friend Marc Andreessen might say, Software Eats the Private Equity World. However after Sequoia and Ron Conway announced their investment in YC in 2009 , and after YC alumni DropBox and AirBnb raised capital on billion-dollar valuations in 2010-11, the program quickly became the gold standard among early-stage startup incubators.

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Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

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. These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ).

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Bootstrapping Marketing Angel Investor Silicon Valley 114

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

This enabled Torch to evolve with China’s rapidly global economy. Torch has four major parts: Innovation Clusters , Technology Business Incubators (TBIs), Seed Funding (Innofund) and Venture Guiding Fund. They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups.

Programming 170

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 170

ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2011

Finally, we had a discussion on Adam's proposal to sell 20% of his equity for $50,000, which I thought was preposterous. I advised Adam to also build this as a B-to-B business selling apps to snowboard wax makers and even board vendors. Of course, this needs to be validated. That's like selling your prized assets for nothing in a flea market.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

In exchange for equity stakes, for-profit accelerators and incubators provide robust resources and access to experts. Do you like the mountains and being connected to a global roster of mentors? Scott Henderson of Mashable points to three ways to accelerate your social venture. Check this program out.

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Georgia Massachusetts Non-Compete Incubator 45

Haystack

DECEMBER 26, 2018

There are many reasons for that, such as private equity and crossover investors investing earlier, or the fact that LPs in VC funds are affected by public market swings and could, theoretically, hit some VC firms to feel the pinch. on a global stage) and specifically the Bay Area (within the U.S.)

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Richard Witten , is a former General Partner at Goldman Sachs with with 35+ years of experience in the global capital marketplace. On the alumni side, we set up an incubator downtown, called the Columbia Startup Lab. … What we couldn’t (agree to) was how to split founder equity. It has been phenomenally successful.

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Entrepreneur New York Cofounder Equity 120

David Teten

DECEMBER 2, 2019

And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. I emphasize my focus here is organizations which are backing for-profit companies and do not take equity. The Aspen Tech Policy Hub is a West Coast policy incubator, training a new generation of tech policy entrepreneurs.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

First they pivoted from video rentals by mail to smart suggestions by algorithm then they followed by leading the streaming revolution to now global domination. Unfortunately, he was fired and all of that potential equity disappeared. That’s quite a turnaround from gaining $30,000 in funding and joining a startup incubator.

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