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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Incubators Are Reaching Out To 1M/1M

ReadWriteStart

Satya is evaluating various go-to-market models such as franchising, and I advised him to focus on direct selling to major builders and working with industry value-added resellers (VARs) that already operate in the smart home segment in India. This is an interesting trend we're seeing as we connect with incubators around the world.

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Seed Stage Funding 101: What it Is & How it Works

The Startup Magazine

The following is a condensed explanation of seed funding: Seed money is a form of early-stage financing that new businesses receive from investors in exchange for a share of ownership in the company. The fundamental objective and aim of seed investment is to assist a company in launching its operations successfully.

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What’s the Difference Between a Small Business Venture and a Startup?

Up and Running

Startups have some unique struggles, especially in regard to financing. Apart from having different ways of thinking about ‘growth’, startups seek financial investment differently than most small business operations. This is especially true for those teams or individuals that become a part of an accelerator or incubator program.

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Startup Funding – A Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs

ReadWriteStart

Reasons for funding. ? Scale up your operations. One of the most prominent reasons for funding is to scale up your operations, for expansion and achieve economies of scale. Now you may want to scale up your operations or expand your presence. The third reason is to fund your short term operational expenses or working capital.

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The Top 5 Members of your Startup Team

Austin Startup

The Financier (Finance Manager): Assesses the viability & profitability of the business and product — This is vital when looking for investors. Additionally, your Finance Manager should understand the relationship between data, decisions, and people. Additionally, if there’s an incubator/accelerator in your area, apply!

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New Early Stage Financing Options for Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

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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The Helsinki Spring

Steve Blank

Ironically one of the things that’s holding back the Finnish cluster is Tekes , the government organization for financing research, development and innovation in Finland. Finnish private investors don’t yet have enough time-in-grade to have developed good pattern recognition skills, and most lack operating backgrounds.

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