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The Startup Factories, How Incubators Are Shaping Entrepreneurs [Report]

VC Cafe

Following the success of Ycombinator and TechStars, in recent years we have seen literally hundreds of regional incubators set up in the rest of the US and Europe , across campuses and within vertical industries, such as mobile or finance. Notable US seed accelerator programmes by location showing total number of startups funded to 2010.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Citefull

Austin Startup

I played competitive poker for many years, and even had a sponsor for the 2010 World Series of Poker, so I’ve developed a good sense of how to read people. We bootstrapped this venture, so while there aren’t many perks, being able to go from a white board to a green golf course in 10 minutes is a bonus.

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Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy? Think Again.

techcrunch.com

Tweet View Comments Sarah Lacy Feb 19, 2010 Pepperdine has a new study out that attempts to shed some light on the clubby, shadowy world of private finance. However, enough on digital, so Sarah, please stop with the positive news- where will VC go to invest outside of net negative or zero ROI on green? Think Again. hmmm- Amazon S3=?