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[Event] Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011 To Hit Record 123 Countries

YoungUpstarts

Held every year, the Global Entrepreneurship Week sees many organizations in different countries around the world host and participate in various events that foster originality, imagination and ingenuity. cities — and more than 40 others around the world — play host to events that move entrepreneurs from idea to launch in 54 hours.

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Why Kickstarter and crowdfunding can’t replace traditional investors

The Next Web

He quit his job to fulfill his orders and imagined starting a great new business from the seed money. Sure you can raise your seed money on Kickstarter or another crowdfunding platform… then what? What actually happened, however, was a much sadder story. Investors provide guidance.

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Want $50k in Seed Funding? Apply now.

ReadWriteStart

And yes, each of the five selected will receive $50k, along with free Internet hosting services, accounting and legal services, and intensive hands-on mentoring for 12 weeks. There are a number of hosting providers who offer services from downtown St. The $50k seed money isn't a grant, but an equity investment by Capital Innovators.

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Entrepreneurshit. The Blog Post on What It’s Really Like.

Both Sides of the Table

That was the topic of my keynote at Seedcon, an event hosted by the University of Chicago, where I am a graduate of the MBA program. Think about it – most entrepreneurs who manage to raise seed money or venture capital usually raise enough money for 12-18 months maximum. Entrepreneurshit.

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Understanding the Risks of VC Signaling

Both Sides of the Table

Chris Dixon provided some commentary on Twitter that he believes I missed “the most important point about fund size.&# He’s specifically referring to his point of view that entrepreneurs shouldn’t take seed money from “big VC’s&# (he defines them as > $100 million).

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Entrepreneurs: The Funding Landscape Has Changed.

Berkonomics

There are a host of companies that can be accessed through web-search engines that can provide both secured and unsecured financing. Factoring companies can help you with working capital needs when your business grows quickly by filling the money “gap” created between new billings and actual collections.

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How long will the “seed stage bubble” last?

andrewchen.co

My reasoning looks something like this: Right now, startups with strong teams can easily raise seed funding ($200-$1.5M They can easily raise seed money because there’s a lot of willing investors in the ecosystem. Here’s why the good times will continue. They’ll buy any team they can get their hands on.