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Why it is hard for VCs to say ‘no’ and why that ‘no’ could be good news for an entrepreneur

The Next Web

“Do they really expect that the next Facebook will come knocking at their ivory towers with a polished product, proven business model and the only thing missing on the way to an IPO being their Series A investment?”. Not all entrepreneurs are aware of the responsibilities associated with receiving venture capital.

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Separated at Birth: Techstars and Startup Weekend

David Cohen

At these events (there about 1,000 per year from Boulder to Mongolia to Chile to New Zealand), entrepreneurs and the community gather to build startups in 54 hours. Startup Weekend is my absolute favorite global event for entrepreneurship. If you’ve never been to one, you’re really missing out.