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Accelerator Spotlight: Waivr

View from Seed

Founders: Carolina Nucamendi & Brenna Curran. Get to know the founders. RH: Founders, please introduce yourselves. CN: Carolina, Co-Founder and CEO. RH: What’s your favorite thing about being an early-stage founder? RH: Founders, please introduce yourselves. Company: Waivr.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

Well, for starters, I was born in Philadelphia, so I’m a lifelong Eagles fan. You’ve got entrepreneurs and founders who are really – a lot of them are in the very early stage of their startup. Technical founder. Below is an edited transcript if you prefer to video – easier to scan I guess. [00:00:06]

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Finalist Women and Minority Entrepreneurs Named in VCAP Program

David Teten

By excising just the tumor and leaving the rest of the organ, surgeons can help patients reduce the risk of early mortality, reduce patient complications, reduce costs of healthcare, and reduce the backlogged demand for kidney donations. To date, VCAP© has received 149 applicants, of which 15 companies made round one, and 6 made round two.

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Finalist Women and Minority Entrepreneurs Named in VCAP Program

David Teten

By excising just the tumor and leaving the rest of the organ, surgeons can help patients reduce the risk of early mortality, reduce patient complications, reduce costs of healthcare, and reduce the backlogged demand for kidney donations. To date, VCAP© has received 149 applicants, of which 15 companies made round one, and 6 made round two.

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What is Sweat Equity Worth?

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When you're getting started, sweat equity is often a critical component of your negotiating leverage with co-founders, early stage employees and others who aren't paid market wages to help you grow your business. Sweat equity is just one component of early-stage valuation.

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How to Impress Angel Investors and Make It into “Startup Heaven”

Up and Running

The type of deals and industries they invest in, the company stages, and the amount they invest depends on the individual or angel group. I have pitched to hundreds of angel investors over the years as a result of co-founding two tech companies and raising just shy of $1M in angel capital. 51 percent). Tweet This Tip. Tweet This Tip.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

Most founders have a strong sense of what they’re trying to achieve. They hire their initial co-founders and early employees and everybody has a sense of “mission.” We want to invest in early-stage technology enabled startup businesses – upfront in the funding cycle.