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7 Ways Academic Connections Can Assist A New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Look for special programs for entrepreneurs, like the Arizona State University Furnace Technology Transfer Accelerator program that I am familiar with, available to non-students. Collaborative efforts with local companies, like Siemens Venture Capital, are available for certain technology and focus areas. Early-stage funding.

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8 Potential Entrepreneur Assists From Your Alma Mater

Startup Professionals Musings

These often lead to angel investors and venture capital investments later, or connections to local company venture funds for selected focus and technology areas. They have connections to industry associations and entrepreneur organizations that can kick-start your networking efforts, both locally and globally.

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8 Ways Your Old School Can Energize Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

These often lead to angel investors and venture capital investments later, or connections to local company venture funds for selected focus and technology areas. They have connections to industry associations and entrepreneur organizations that can kick-start your networking efforts, both locally and globally.

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Startups Need to Leverage Their Local Universities

Startup Professionals Musings

Look for special programs for entrepreneurs, like the Arizona State University Furnace Technology Transfer Accelerator program that I am familiar with, available to non-students. Collaborative efforts with local companies, like Siemens Venture Capital, are available for certain technology and focus areas. Early-stage funding.

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7 Paybacks an Alma Mater Can Offer an Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Look for special programs for entrepreneurs, like the Arizona State University Technopolis program that I am familiar with, available to non-students. Don’t look for formal venture capital levels of funding, but certainly early-stage Kaufmann grants, incubators, and entrepreneurship incentives are available from endowments and state funds.

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How Entrepreneurs Can Capitalize On Their Alma Mater

Startup Professionals Musings

These often lead to angel investors and venture capital investments later, or connections to local company venture funds for selected focus and technology areas. They have connections to industry associations and entrepreneur organizations that can kick-start your networking efforts, both locally and globally.

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Seven Ways Universities Can Help All Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Don’t look here for venture capital levels of funding, but certainly early-stage government grants, incubators, and entrepreneurship incentives are available from endowments and state funds. Collaborative efforts with companies, like Siemens Venture Capital, are available for certain technology and focus areas.

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