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Never Mind the Valley: Here's Paris

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The French government has translated the JEI program into English as the Young Entrepreneurs Initiative , an annual competition run by the French Embassy to the US. The boards of these organizations include large companies, local and regional government representatives, universities/public research labs and SMEs. The Big Players.

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4 Best Websites To Apply For Accelerators And Incubators

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The platform also provides a judging and voting system to governments, nonprofit organizations, colleges and enterprise customers who are planning innovation challenges and contests. Started in 2004, it has helped over 500,000 startup founders to receive seed money and has raised over $1 billion in investment capital for them.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 28: Magdalena Yesil and Michael Mondavi

Steve Blank

Magdalena was a pioneer in the commercialization of the Internet, helping move it out of the government and university domains and in establishing the infrastructure for e-commerce and financial transaction platforms. In 2004, he launched Folio Fine Wine Partners with his wife Isabel and their children, Rob, Jr.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 28: Magdalena Yesil and Michael Mondavi

Steve Blank

Magdalena was a pioneer in the commercialization of the Internet, helping move it out of the government and university domains and in establishing the infrastructure for e-commerce and financial transaction platforms. In 2004, he launched Folio Fine Wine Partners with his wife Isabel and their children, Rob, Jr.

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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

According to the NVCA 2017 Yearbook , in 2004, 77% of global VC fundraising went to US VCs, and 85% of global VC dollars went to US startups. As a result, the Canadian government created the Canadian Technology Accelerator Initiative. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook. As of 2017, 421 companies have passed through the program in 6 U.S.

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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

According to the NVCA 2017 Yearbook , in 2004, 77% of global VC fundraising went to US VCs, and 85% of global VC dollars went to US startups. As a result, the Canadian government created the Canadian Technology Accelerator Initiative. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook. As of 2017, 421 companies have passed through the program in 6 U.S.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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ignited the current trend by adopting a dual-class voting structure before its IPO in 2004. We have seen the damage that this share structure can cause over the long run, said Anne Sheehan, head of corporate governance for California State Teachers Retirement System, a big public pension fund. WSJ Europe Edition. My Journal.