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Three Innovative Ways To Fund Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

Investopedia.com defines a startup as “ a young company that is just beginning to develop. Furthermore, they] are usually small and initially financed and operated by a handful of founders or one individual.”. In a nutshell, venture capital is money that is provided by an investor to finance a new or developing business.

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Why Founders Should Know How to Code

Steve Blank

I was driving home from the BIO conference in San Diego last month and had lots of time for a phone call with Dave, an ex student and now a founder who wanted to update me on his Customer Discovery progress. A startup is not just about the idea, it’s about testing and then implementing the idea.

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Avalon Ventures Raises A New $200 Million Fund And Gets A New Website

Feld Thoughts

I’ve gotten to know several of Rich’s partners over the past few years and recently had a wonderful Do More Faster book tour dinner hosted at Avalon’s San Diego office by Kevin Kinsella (a fellow MIT-grad turned VC.). In conjunction with their financing, Avalon just rolled out a new website designed by Slice of Lime.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

View Comments Watch Facebook, Groupon and Quora’s Founders Speak at Startup School [VIDEO] View Comments Mashable Weekend Recap: 19 Stories You Might Have Missed View Comments Groupon’s Founder on How to Get Super Rich View Comments PHP, MySQL & AJAX Developer at Comentum Corp.

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How to Build a Startup Team

techcocktail.com

Software Engineer—PHP—Energy Software for the Smart Grid @ Agentis Energy (Elmhurst, IL) Sr. Software Engineer @ General Electric (Barrington, IL) Sr.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

For those that cannot afford the services of my company, I make sure to volunteer in leadership positions with the Junior League of San Diego. My finance career began with a long commute and a cramped cubicle. At the time, I was working full-time as a website developer in a corporate environment.

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11 Trends in Web Logo Design

mashable.com

Home Social Media Business Entertainment Tech Web Video Dev & Design Apple Mobile Social Good Jobs Web Design Web Development Now Trending : Sony Retires the Cassette Walkman After 30 Years September 28, 2010 Jolie ODell View Comments 11 Trends in Web Logo Design: The Good, the Bad and the Overused email share email share Do you like this story?

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