Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Join a startup incubator. In reality, the financing valley of death tests the commitment, determination, and problem solving ability of every entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Join a startup incubator. In reality, the financing valley of death tests the commitment, determination, and problem solving ability of every entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Join a startup incubator. In reality, the financing valley of death tests the commitment, determination, and problem solving ability of every entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Join a startup incubator. In reality, the financing valley of death tests the commitment, determination, and problem solving ability of every entrepreneur.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

This number is predicted to reach 75% in the coming years, which, combined with a relatively fast and ubiquitous Internet connection, creates an increasingly large market for technology-based ventures. Colombia has a few industries with massive potential for disruptive transformation , in particular, health and finance. Industry gaps.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2014

Startups have some unique struggles, especially in regard to financing. This is especially true for those teams or individuals that become a part of an accelerator or incubator program. The term startup is also associated with a business that is typically technology oriented and has high growth potential.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 30, 2013

Despite the recent media buzz surrounding the hardware revolution and emerging maker space, the overwhelming majority of hardware startups have a hard time attracting financing today. Here’s the advice I give these teams who are navigating the tough world of hardware financing. Hardware requires time, money, and inventory.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2021

While we all know a few good entrepreneurs who dropped out of school, the Internet is full of stories on many more who capitalized on at least four years of college, including Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google, Chad Hurley of YouTube and Bob Parsons of GoDaddy. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Join a startup incubator. In reality, the financing valley of death tests the commitment, determination, and problem solving ability of every entrepreneur.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Not only does the country have a higher percentage of homes with high-speed Internet than the U.S. plus it's faster and costs half as much ), it ranks first in the world for number of blogs per Internet user, and has a formidable market of Internet consumers who spent €5.5 Incubators, Accelerators, Competitions.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2021

Fortunately, the advent of the internet has changed the way startups get their funding, making access to a variety of financial resources easier than ever before. These days, though, getting the financing for a startup doesn’t have to be the herculean task it once was. Incubators and Accelerators.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Most healthy businesses need business financing at some point. Startups have to deal with starting costs and ongoing businesses have to finance growth and working capital. Financing options depend on what kind of business you have. Don’t waste your time looking for the wrong kind of financing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

A 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. He is going gangbusters, and is now targeting a $50M second round of funding.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Let’s take an example – In the case of an internet or app business, the user traction and market penetration is a must. Incubators and Accelerators. Then we have startup platforms like incubators and accelerators. If you are facing any problem you can always check out this: Business Loan vs. Equity Financing.

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Gust

JULY 8, 2012

A 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. He is going gangbusters, and is now targeting a $50M second round of funding.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

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. But the world you lead will be much different from the one your professors knew or your predecessors managed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2018

While we all know a few good entrepreneurs who dropped out of school, the Internet is full of stories on many more who capitalized on at least four years of college, including Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google, Chad Hurley of YouTube and Bob Parsons of GoDaddy. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

Although we were studying finance, we were always more interested in tech. Before graduating, I decided to forgo the finance path and instead dove into engineering and later sales and product management roles at VersaSuite (health IT) in Austin. But we never lost the finance bug. We were infatuated with tech.

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David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

Another example is Correlation Ventures ($300M+ AUM), a VC firm which co-invests in financings with at least one other new outside VC. I’m distinguishing these from incubators and accelerators.) Prehype , Rocket Internet , and numerous others. – Launch a “ venture studio ” or “ foundry ”. (I’m – Go public.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 7, 2017

We’ve shared our thoughts on how the internet and associated digital technologies are creating massive shifts in home , apparel , and other categories. It includes, but isn’t limited to, what is traditionally referred to as personal finance. Financing Life’s Big Tickets. Next up is the topic of work and money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

While we all know a few good entrepreneurs who dropped out of school, the Internet is full of stories on many more who capitalized on at least four years of college, including Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google, Chad Hurley of YouTube and Bob Parsons of GoDaddy. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

We’re a battery technology company, so we didn’t benefit much from having access to desk space, computing resources or the community of predominantly Internet entrepreneurs. In particular, use your accelerator to help you set up your accounting and finances. – Andrew Schrage , Money Crashers Personal Finance.

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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., Staff functions in finance, human resources, legal departments and business units developed Key Performance Indicators, processes, procedures and goals to measure, control and execute. This is a big idea.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

For a more elaborate explanation of the deal, please read my blog post 1M/1M: Alternative Financing For Startups Using A Sales Channel Partner. Also, an Incubation Radar profile on CrowdEngineering explains more about this very, very cool company doing crowdsourced customer support. The business is already profitable with $2.9

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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. Access to Finance. To my surprise, the ideas and technology behind that startups were not superior to the ones we have in Finland.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2016

While we all know a few good entrepreneurs who dropped out of school, the Internet is full of stories on many more who capitalized on at least four years of college, including Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google, Chad Hurley of YouTube and Bob Parsons of GoDaddy. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Chad Incubator Dilution 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2011

Recently 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. For VCs, early-stage means customer revenue is less than $10M. Business accelerator.

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Diego Basch

MARCH 14, 2013

I prefer investing in health, transportation, education, and (under some very specific circumstances) finance. As an electrical engineer and software developer with decades of experience building internet infrastructure, there are certain areas where I believe I could contribute much more than the puny sums that I can invest.

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago. Mega VC, Micro VC.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 21, 2013

We’ll cover topics including: The Finance Chain : How VCs, angels, crowdfunding models, and all the rest fit together. Startup Kitchens : Transformative accelerators, incubators, and mentorship programs. Big data : New tools for measuring growth, investments, and economic activity.

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

Everyone wanted to work in finance. For example, Yale could launch a center focused on applying political science thinking to the governance of major internet businesses (e.g., Or Yale could develop a legaltech incubation program and to help improve lawyers’ productivity, a profession whose primary tech tool is Microsoft Word.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 12, 2017

I’m not a domain investor myself, but, after spending 10 years in Internet marketing working for companies like Expedia and Partner Fusion, a leading marketing and technology incubator, I’ve seen many signs pointing to the value of new exact-match domains. Rob Bruce is an online marketing expert from Salt Lake City, UT.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He’s personally led more than 50 financing rounds. They raised around $350 million to try and sell cars direct over the Internet. Scott left the company, which eventually IPO’d and became Internet Brands. Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008. Offers two products: Palantir Government and Palantir Finance.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Don’t believe everything you read on the internet. Finding country-specific resources: Incubators and accelerators. If you’re interested in finding offline resources to help you grow your business, you might want to start by looking into local business incubators and accelerators. Small Industries Development Bank of India.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2018

Since 2015, Michael Patryn’s expertise in finance, compliance and strategic growth initiatives has helped a range of companies successfully position themselves to go public on the CSE and TSX-V. Michael Patryn’s other focus has been on the burgeoning digital currency field.

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www.lanceglasser.com

MAY 13, 2012

Finance and budgeting. The CTO is not responsible for delivering products every quarter, but if you miss the internet or a similar technical inflection point, fire him.” Business Essays, Blogs, and Musings. A Model for Return on Engineering Expenses. Growth, Profitability, and the Stock Price. Metrics for cyclical businesses.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The process recognizes that Innovation isn’t a single activity (an incubator, a class, etc.) The canonical innovation pipeline: As you see in the diagram, there are 6 steps to the innovation pipeline: sourcing, challenge/curation, prioritization, solution exploration and hypothesis testing, incubation and integration.

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