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Startup Tools

steveblank.com

Useful blogs and links for startups Click Here ————– 2.

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Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

techcrunch.com

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. There has been no shortage of controversy and criticism around the convertible note, a popular investing vehicle that’s used by seed stage and angel investors. Enterprise. Smartphones. Digital Cameras.

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Startup Capital: Feast or Famine?

Gust

For years there has been a pervasive opinion across the entrepreneurial landscape that the US has a shortage of capital required to startup and grow new ventures. Dr. Carl Schramm, Kauffman CEO , recently said that startup formation is stagnant or even decreasing in the US in the second half of 2011.

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The Microsoft Accelerator, round 2!

David Cohen

Most of those companies from the Kinect program are doing great, and many have gone on to raise venture capital or angel financing since the program ended. Companies in the program get $20,000 in funding and help from great mentors in the TechStars community in addition to access to top executives and engineers within Microsoft.

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Why Capital Factory?

Austin Startup

The application deadline for Austin-based Capital Factory ’s 2011 program is Sunday , and momentum for tech startups and entrepreneurship in general are riding high as the SXSW Interactive festival wraps up. In our inaugural year, we supported one of those long weekend programs where startups were formed in three days.

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The Importance of Robust Angel Ecosystems

VC Adventure

Earlier this week I gave the keynote address at the Colorado Angel Capital Summit. While the audience was Colorado focused, the overall message I delivered about the angel ecosystem is very relevant to all entrepreneurial communities. The overall trend around angel investing is a pretty interesting one.

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Interview with Sramana Mitra on 1M/1M Program

Life Beyond Code

Over approximately 100 roundtables, I have personally coached more than 400 early-stage entrepreneurs, and between the free and the premium program, as well as the blog, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn we have a community of more than 200,000 people engaged in the initiative at various levels.