To help foster this innovation, many colleges and universities have opened business incubators, helping students and others in their community to help make their innovative dreams a reality. Within the community, residents get access to co-ops, mentoring, courses, and always-on access to the incubator. enough to participate. Tech Town. MORE >>

I’ve written ad nauseum on this blog (see  contents page) about venture financing so hadn’t planned to blog more on the topic. Tech angels and seed funds tend to be most valuation sensitive but can sometimes make up for it by helping in later financing rounds. Incubators like YC and Techstars can be great. more ). MORE >>

The Lean VC: a Silicon Valley story about Innovation, Incubation, & Iteration. Simply Hired Social Networking & Social Media Venture Capital & Startup Finance « Dave McClure talk about seed investing on GigaOm | Main | Fire in The Valley, Fire in My Belly. The Internet Revolution, Act III. The 4 Things You Really Need. Part II! MORE >>

while back I heard a talk by Dave McClure, a long-time angel investor, who also proclaims to be one of the “new breed” of venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, as CEO of 500Startups , which is either a micro-VC seed fund, or a startup incubator, or both. In any case, it’s time to look again at the options you really have. Super Angels. MORE >>

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. MORE >>