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The Next Generation Of Funding For The Next Generation Of Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

By Ingrid Vanderveldt, Dell’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence. With new crowdsourced fundraising operations like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , entrepreneurs are finding that they might be able to rely on the kindness of thousands of strangers who are willing to invest in their ideas. It’s the paradox of the modern startup.

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Who Just Raised A $225 Million Financing in North Carolina?

Feld Thoughts

Through YEO, I got to know Mike and Cindy (who is also an entrepreneur and was in YEO) very well. Before making a decision to invest, we talked to each member of our advisory board to get their feedback. Their feedback, as one would hope from an advisory board, was direct, clear, and ultimately supportive.