Startup Professionals Musings

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Seed and Later Investments for Startups are Booming

Startup Professionals Musings

The number of startups getting seed funding in 2012 jumped by 65% over the previous year to a total of 1749, according to a recent report by CB Insights. Seed investments” are early stage financings (typically less than $1.5 Seeded companies will take longer to raise a next round. This is nothing new.

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Build Entrepreneur Credentials Early and Wisely

Startup Professionals Musings

More important are standard business, finance, and economics courses. Most schools have business plan competitions, and even give out seed money to winners. But a depth of knowledge in a specific discipline, like computer science or engineering, allows you to understand that business as well as run it. Pick an idea, any idea.

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Most Great Entrepreneurs Don’t Drop Out of Harvard

Startup Professionals Musings

More important are standard business, finance, and economics courses. Most schools have business plan competitions, and even give out seed money to winners. But a depth of knowledge in a specific discipline, like computer science or engineering, allows you to understand that business as well as run it. Pick an idea, any idea.

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Get a Technical Degree But Entrepreneurial Spirit

Startup Professionals Musings

More important are standard business, finance, and economics courses. Most schools have business plan competitions, and even give out seed money to winners. But a depth of knowledge in a specific discipline, like computer science or engineering, allows you to understand that business as well as run it. Pick an idea, any idea.

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10 Reasons Why Capital Shouldn't Make Or Break Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

By John Williams Fast Company magazine recently reported that PayPal founder Paul Thiel is giving away $100,000 to twenty-four young men and women to finance startup businesses. For most of us, though, the idea of investors or even securing financing may as well go the way of the corporate ladder. You can keep overhead low.