article thumbnail

[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. during Global Entrepreneurship Week include: Startup Weekend: Twenty U.S. 14 – 20, 2011.

Global 167
article thumbnail

Why Kickstarter and crowdfunding can’t replace traditional investors

The Next Web

Using crowdfunding for your startup venture is much like crowdsurfing a rock concert — and also carries the same hazards that, at any moment, someone might drop you to the ground. But, for startup founders looking to create a company built to last, is Kickstarter really the way to go? Investors provide guidance.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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.

St. Louis 124
article thumbnail

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. As a startup founder you rarely have much money in your bank accounts. I recently had coffee with a young friend who just finished his first startup. Entrepreneurshit. But he learned.

Monaco 420
article thumbnail

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).

article thumbnail

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

Gust

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. The Truth About Building Startups from msuster. As a startup founder you rarely have much money in your bank accounts. Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur. But he learned.

Monaco 122
article thumbnail

How long will the “seed stage bubble” last?

andrewchen.co

How long will the “seed stage bubble” last? 2012 has been good to startups. It’s never been easier to raise seed funding, and there’s warnings that we’re in the midst of a “seed stage bubble.” If the startups succeed, they they have tremendous upside. Thanks, and enjoy!