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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

It did so by building a national network of a 1,000+ Productivity Promotion Centers. Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment. They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups. Seed Funding (Innofund).

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Where are the Deals? How VCs Identify the Next Generation of Startups

David Teten

It might appear that origination is becoming much easier because of new tools like AngelList and the SEC moving toward adoption of rules that will allow equity based crowdfunding. Most investors rely on their network of colleagues and service providers to source investments. Just do a search online and the VC’s job is done!

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

It did so by building a national network of a 1,000+ Productivity Promotion Centers. Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment. They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups. Seed Funding (Innofund).

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How Private Equity Funds Are and Should Be Using Social Media

David Teten

Fewer private equity funds are using social media for outreach, but 2xPartners , Healthpoint Capital , and MCM Capital Partners are notable exceptions. Private equity investing is a relationship business. In addition, he predicted that the rise in importance of online networks will make the most credible players even stronger.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

I show charts on housing, structural unemployment, home equity re-financings that we spent meaning less spending power post crash, new housing sales, debt-to-income ratios, public-sector job problems that will cause crises in cities and states across the US. Don’t spend like it’s 1999. It’s too early. And Social.

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TPG Capital Buys Grande Communications for $650 Million

SiliconHills

TPG Capital, a private equity firm, announced Monday plans to buy San Marcos-based Grande Communications Networks for $650 million. William Morrow founded Grande Communications in 1999 and served […] The post TPG Capital Buys Grande Communications for $650 Million appeared first on SiliconHills.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #14: Selling to the “Cool Kids”

Austin Startup

But Shop.org is where you go to learn and network. Prior to Coremetrics, enterprise solutions like Accrue or Net.Genesis used log files or network packet-sniffers?—?and In the digital retail industry, Shop.org is where the “cool kids” hang out. Sure, there are many other events, including eTail and Internet Retailer.