Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In In as much as a scheduled interview with an angel investor can be, talking with Boris about what it takes to spark the interest of a venture capital firm was a coincidence.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2014

The United States is not uniform in its friendliness toward small businesses, and some states make operating a business easier than others. There are many factors to consider in determining which state is the best to locate a new business. Government is a large employer—given the state’s proximity to Washington, D.C.—and

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 8, 2013

Cincinnati, Ohio-based startup accelerator the Brandery is currently accepting applications for its 2013 edition of its four-month acceleration program for brand-driven consumer Internet startups. Events & Happenings accelerator program Brandery startup startup accelerator'

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

It was only a year ago that many in the Venture Capital industry were predicting that “winter was coming” and to be fair the author of this post was chief amongst them. While this it total FDI as opposed to just venture, it should give you an indication of the international trend. Baidu alone raised $3.2

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Written by David Shelters , managing director of Bangkok, Thailand-based investment banking and financial advisory firm Karon Business Consulting, the book should be an eye-opener for aspiring and new technology entrepreneurs and can help you navigate the dangerous waters known as venture capital.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2016

Sure, companies in the Bay Area – particularly Silicon Valley and San Francisco – consistently receive the highest percentage of venture money nationwide. But a slowdown in venture capital financing and questions about a technology bubble have led to many entrepreneurs and startups considering other avenues for growth.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 20, 2017

Impact investing as a whole has enjoyed a surge of popularity and innovation over the past decade or so with increasing speed, spawning new investment vehicles like social impact bonds / (PFS) programs and more recently green bonds. Contrasted with an average VC fund size of $30M… there is a mismatch.

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Haystack

MAY 4, 2019

I’ve also been working on a project that I cannot yet discuss publicly, but that will be over soon, and we can resume regularly scheduled programming on this site. Today, I am excited to share some data on the Haystack portfolio as it relates to geography.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. If you would like to be a speaker or simply attend any of the programs below, at no cost, contact Katherine St.

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Up and Running

JUNE 13, 2017

The Association of Enterprise Opportunities , a national organization that advocates for micro business development, states that roughly 8,000 business loan requests are declined each weekday in the United States. Accion also provides microfinance and larger loans to small businesses throughout the United States.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2013

China has embraced state capitalism in a way Wall Street can only dream about. Startups, Venture Capital and the Communist Party: how did this happen in China? The majority of the science and technology programs are driven by MOST (Ministry of Science and Technology ) and NSFC (National Natural Science Foundation).

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K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

I came to the United States in 1992 at the age of 17 (so there, now you know exactly how old I am!) I completed my Bachelors in 3 years (another story for another time) and so was able to go directly into a professional Masters program (also at Carnegie Mellon) and complete a masters degree without having to apply for a new visa.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

There will also be a constant stream of programming including official SXSW panels. 1:30PM HILTON AUSTIN DOWNTOWN, SALON K SIMÓN BORRERO, Rappi RODOLFO GONZALEZ, Foundation Capital COURTNEY MCCOLGAN, Runa HR DANIEL VOGEL, Bitso Latin American startups are attracting a record amount of venture capital funding. What gives?

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 30, 2020

I continue to be a strong supporter of legal immigration to the United States. For the past five years, I’m been involved in an effort called the Global EIR program. The companies founded by these entrepreneurs employ 940 people and have raised over $500 million in venture capital.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

When people would ask a similar question back then about the difficulty of software development, my usual response was “anyone can write a TAP program over a weekend that will work with 80% of the paging systems in the world…but getting it to work on the other 20% will take you a year.” despite having lots of competitors.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Developing an efficient employee onboarding process and training program will be increasingly critical to the company’s ability to grow and manage culture. . Access startup capital. NovOculi needs to investigate its options for obtaining capital. Employee training. Expansion. Hire an intern. Relationships with distributors.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. Both graduates of one of the most premier science institutions in the United States: Caltech.

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Steve Blank

JULY 25, 2011

In the 1950’s the groundwork for a culture and environment of entrepreneurship were taking shape on the east and west coasts of the United States. government backed venture firms and limited partnerships. A wave of innovation was about to meet a pile of risk capital. Why It’s “Silicon” Valley. But by the early 1960?s

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2013

China has embraced state capitalism in a way Wall Street can only dream about. Startups, Venture Capital and the Communist Party: how did this happen in China? The majority of the science and technology programs are driven by MOST (Ministry of Science and Technology ) and NSFC (National Natural Science Foundation).

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thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2017

Limited partners (LPs), who manage the capital that gets deployed into venture capital funds, can play an important role in diversifying the funding landscape. They decide which VCs receive capital to invest in entrepreneurs. This is an important responsibility that they take seriously.

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Steve Blank

JULY 28, 2011

The combination of Venture Capital and technology entrepreneurship is one of the great business inventions of the last 50 years. The NSF has announced the Innovation Corps – a program to take the most promising research projects in American university laboratories and turn them into startups.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs and lows that pushed them forward. It really exploded our perception and visibility in the United States. Orders increased.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2013

When David Cohen and I came up with the idea for the Global Accelerator Network (GAN) in 2010, we counted roughly 100 accelerator programs around the US that were founded following the Techstars model. From that initial outreach, 16 high quality accelerator programs joined us to launch the network.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Government-led programs like the Startup Visa Program and the Global Talent Stream are proving successful in attracting quality talent. To date, some 1,000 technology companies have hired 4,000 workers through the program. Public venture capital has been vital in establishing Canada’s leadership in the resource space.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Small Business Administration loans are often one of the first places that small business owners in the United States think of looking for a loan, and they’re right to. You can take a look at this article for details on the SBA Loan program. Entrepreneur reports how this program was expanded just earlier this year.

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Up and Running

MARCH 9, 2016

Luckily, I’ve done the research for you and picked out the top small business-friendly cities in the United States. On top of this, there are abundant resources available to business owners—be it venture capital funding opportunities or recruiting channels via one of the local universities. What cities made the cut?

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Early on in the year we started out by refreshing the look and feel our influencer dashboards, launching a competitive referral program. I’m especially excited because some of the well-respected investors in the VC community have agreed to be a part of our advisory/mentorship board which will give our program the much-required credibility.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

DARPA was founded in 1958 to ensure that from then on the United States would be the initiator of technological surprises. The CIA set up In-Q-Tel to be the venture capital arm of the intelligence community to speed the insertion of technologies. The program will scale to 13+ universities in 2017. Lessons Learned.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2016

And there was a great discussion about generational change at Venture Capital firms handled so well by Benchmark & Sequoia and how Fred is thinking about it. He points out that when systems fail in one state others can learn from the mistakes and avoid the consequence. Do you need to be technical to be a great VC?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 4, 2012

As the morning fog burns off the California coast, I am working with Steve Blank, preparing for the Lean LaunchPad Faculty Development Program we are running this August at U.C. While we’re excited by the results, we’ve realized that we’ve been solving the problem for the 1% of new ventures that are technology startups.

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David Teten

APRIL 18, 2014

In early 2012, my HBS Alumni Angels colleagues and I launched the Venture Capital Access Program (VCAP), an initiative to help women and minority-led businesses to raise capital from the Harvard alumni angel community. ff Venture Capital) for investment consideration.

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Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

It was adopted by the National Science Foundation for commercializing science in the United States. At Stanford, Tom Byers , who runs the innovation and entrepreneurship program inside the engineering school, has made that a big deal and it’s now part of the curriculum. It’s called NSF I-Corps. It’s a big idea.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 31, 2010

While I’ve spent a lot of time in Silicon Valley — both as an angel and venture capital investor — I’ve never lived there. While the firm I’m a partner in — Foundry Group — invests all over the United States, I regularly hear statements like, “The only place to start a tech company is in Silicon Valley.”.

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Up and Running

MAY 3, 2017

Statistically, women earn only 7 percent of venture capital investments overall. Amoruso’s company has had some significant challenges lately , but her ability to hook venture capital investors over the lifespan of her company has been exceptional. See Also: What Do Venture Capital Firms Want?

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Politically, Denver’s local government has championed social causes, including increased gun control, LGBT rights and programs for the homeless. Entrepreneur Insider United States Analysis and Opinion' A quality of life that beats Silicon Valley’s. Denver Mayor Michael B. We couldn’t agree more.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Whether you run or work for a small business, summer camp, an after-school program, or an ad agency, CRAZE Conference can help your business grow. Others Alon Alroy Bizzabo conference event startup technology United States' Craze Conference. InfusionCon. Don’t miss the small business sales and marketing event of the year!

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

As you can see in the above graph, 18 MBA programs are represented among the 157 unicorns. As a Stanford alum and current HBS student, I was happy to see the MBA programs of both schools at the top of the list. Another interesting data point is that the top eight MBA programs in the U.S. ( Red Ventures (HBS, Wharton).

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