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Building a new startup hub

Startup Lessons Learned

I spent most of my time with TechStars, who were my hosts for the trip. Every summer, they bring approximately 10 companies to Boulder for an intense "accelerator" experience (dont call it an incubator, or youll get dirty looks). Provide early seed capital, and be the ones to make those introductions.

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

Not just Y Combinator and TechStars but a host of other accelerators across the country. I had witnessed a number of early-stage tech startups in LA raise seed capital from the Bay Area and relocate. With the success of Idealab in the 90’s every city was building out incubators. We had a specific goal in mind.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

The group also hosts its annual QPrize competition, awarding winners with $750,000 in seed funding. Vaynerchuk also recommends self-funding the incubation process, unless the industry you’re in is about to explode. Don’t be forced down, insulted or negotiated into a crappy investment ever.&# Seedups Hi Jeremy.

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How to bootstrap a Startup with less than $10k

www.thestartup.eu

Posted by Stefano Bernardi On June - 21 - 2010 It’s a known fact that seed capital is very scarce in Italy. Hosting: pay-as-you-go cloud servers, mostly free in the beginning. Even with company registration and some serious hosting for the first few months you can still make it under $10K at the beginning.

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

maplebutter.com

I don’t know of an opensource or hosted version of Kickstarter. 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].