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When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars

Steve Blank

In addition to super angels, incubators like Y Combinator , TechStars and the 100+ plus others worldwide like them have begun to formalize seed-investing. Risk capital has emerged in China, India and other countries where risk taking, innovation and liquidity is encouraged, on a scale previously only seen in the U.S.

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Innovation, Change and the Rest of Your Life

Steve Blank

A unicorn is a startup with a market capitalization north of a billion dollars. What this means is that the emergence of incubators and super angels have dramatically expanded the sources of seed capital. VCs have now ceded more control to founders.

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

I had witnessed a number of early-stage tech startups in LA raise seed capital from the Bay Area and relocate. As we started to focus on what each of us wanted to do, Adam raised his venture capital fund – Plus Capital. She joined Mesa Global where she is doing both venture capital and investment banking.

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Immigrants and the Startup Visa

thebarefootvc

Now, in this era of globalization and increased competition, it is more important than ever to ensure we fully harness the talents of these immigrants and make sure they can stay here, as well as welcome new workers that can contribute to our ability to stay competitive and make all citizens’ lives better.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

We are raising seed capital, but would like to have a US tech investor. 2) Do you recommend joining an incubator for first time entrepreneurs who know exactly what they want? (3) 2) yes, join an incubator, (1) Read this [link]. What would be the best way to find one ¿? Learning is the killer app – not your idea.