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The Care And Feeding Of A Startup

YoungUpstarts

When Johnny Earle, the founder of Johnny Cupcakes, started in 2001, he didn’t make baked goods; he sold t-shirts about baked goods! He turned his startup capital of $6,700 into $1.2 Participate in community events to expose people to your business. million after five years. 10 Ways to Build a Startup.

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Springboard Launches Accelerator Program for Early Stage European Startups

ReadWriteStart

The program offers seed capital, office space, and "most importantly - that magical ingredient of 'smart-community' with mentors and other entrepreneurs." Applications for the Spring 2001 program are now open. Springboard debuted in 2009 as an " accidental incubator " emerging from the company Red Gate Software.

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Disrupting VC

thebarefootvc

I remember writing a blog post in 2008, post-financial crash, on how the recession was going to re-vitalize the city’s tech startup community, which would eventually help diversify the NYC economy. Talent and domain expertise in NYC’s large industries such as financial services and media, would free up.