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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

Both Sides of the Table

Most of this advice boils down to an argument in favor of basic planning before starting a company or raising money. In many ways the fact that it has become so cheap to start a company and relatively cheap to raise angel/seed money that we as an industry have gotten lazy on basic planning. So, let’s start with the basics.

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4 Best Websites To Apply For Accelerators And Incubators

YoungUpstarts

Accelerators are mainly focused on helping companies achieve business growth in a short period of time, typically a few months, hence the term “accelerator” They support young companies by providing mentorship and seed money. Europe, Asia and South America.

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How the Seed-Stage VC Trend Began, The Downsides of Unicorns & Much More

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Let me take you back just 10 years ago to 2005 in Silicon Valley where I returned after 11 years of living in Europe. I was out to raise my first seed money in my second startup of $500,000. It is, of course, a very recent phenomenon. I began asking around who the likely investors were for such a market.

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Mile-High disruption: Why Denver should be on your tech radar next year

The Next Web

7) permits convenient communication with the East and West coasts, South America, Europe, and Asia all in the same business day. Aside from its stunning natural beauty, Denver’s location has a practical business application: the Mountain Time Zone (UTC?7) Its elevation also affords it the recognition as the largest U.S.

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Splunk Founder Now Launches Entrepreneurs, Not Startups

ReadWriteStart

In Paris today at the World Founder Forum he announced the top 10 student team winners who split $1 million in seed money prizes. We work with leading colleges, universities and research institutes throughout North America and Europe to advance student entrepreneurship. The first-year class, 10 student teams, just graduated.

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Should Founders Be Allowed to Take Money off the Table?

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I had just moved back to the US from living in Europe for 11 years. We had never purchased a house in Europe because we always knew we’d move home at some point. I raised $500k in seed money to start the company. I founded it in 2005 at the age of 37. When we moved to Palo Alto we rented a place.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

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