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Grants May Be Free, But They Do Come at a Price

Startup Professionals Musings

Every investor in your startup, even friends and family, normally expects a share of your company (equity), which means your return for all your effort goes down quickly. Of course, nothing is really free in the business world. Enhance your business plan and marketing with these in mind. In the U.S. Technology is not enough.

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Don’t Forget Grants If You Need Early Seed Money

Startup Professionals Musings

A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. That is time and resource that you must add to the million other high-priority startup tasks. Extend your networking. entrepreneur funding grants startup' Marty Zwilling.

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What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups?

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 8, 2009 What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups? Beyond just those who will be hearing about the lean startup for the first time, Im expecting to shake a lot of hands and have a lot of interesting side conversations. And what hurdles could be eliminated?

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Coronavirus: An open letter to the Austin Startup Community

Austin Startup

As you can imagine, the Capital Factory network is buzzing with ideas and actions. I’m proud to say that I see the Austin community and the startup community doing the latter. Epic Office Hours, Open Coffee, Robot University, AMA’s… even the Startup Crawl. We might know about resources you don’t.

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How to Build a Healthcare Startup

Up and Running

As the healthcare industry continues to adopt digital technology, the number of healthcare startups is also growing. Here are seven factors that you must take into account to build a successful health startup and keep it afloat forever. In fact, startups have to stay one step ahead of the changing market conditions.

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Government Grants Cost No Equity, But are Not Free

Startup Professionals Musings

A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. That is time and resource that you must add to the million other high-priority startup tasks. Extend your networking. Processing and approvals take time.

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Don’t Forget Grants If You Need Early Seed Money

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A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. That is time and resource that you must add to the million other high-priority startup tasks. Extend your networking. Invested Interests entrepreneur grants startup'