ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

OSEO validation in turn makes early-stage startups eligible for a variety of support services and funding options. OSEO can be involved during very early stage activities, such as business plan creation and feasibility studies. The JEI program was created in 2004 and is managed by the Ministry of Research.

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France Technical Review Incubator Early Stage 163

ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2015

Most project creators describe their project using aggregate framing. And they want to be seen displaying compassion because they want to be loved themselves.” ( West, 2004 ). Those early donors are simply personal connections of the project creator: “Friends and family funding plays a key role in the early stages of fundraising.

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Campaign Reputation Metrics Naming 48

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

But even during the macroeconomic boom of 2004 to early 2008 (inflated by various credit bubbles – housing, sovereign debt, LBOs) tech IPOs were extremely rare and then the global economic crisis of late 2008 – 2010 only further dampened hopes for a recovery. What’s the impact for early-stage startups?

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IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100