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Startups – Beware The Changing Palo Alto Investment Model

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The most pressing advantage for startups, in this, is an increased number of options when it comes to staying alive in the early days of the company. This can even include angel investing, and platforms like AngelList and Crowdfunder have put new vigor – and hope – into early stage startups.

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[Review] Startup Communities

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But early-stage investor and entrepreneur Bred Feld, the co-founder of VC firms Mobius and Foundry, as well as startup accelerator TechStars , thinks trying to be Silicon Valley is a fool’s errand. Entrepreneurs are hard wired to take action; government leaders focus on creating policy.

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[Singapore] [Event] 20 Hottest Startups of 2013 Panel Luncheon

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Interested to know which are the most interesting startups in Singapore in recent time? Panelists include: Camille Schu, Co-founder, Luxola. Yiping Goh, Co-founder, AllDeals Asia. John Fearon, Founder, DropMySite. How should startups keep early-stage startup costs under control?

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[Singapore] Golden Gate Ventures Invests In Three Local Startups

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Singapore-based early-stage technology seed fund Golden Gate Ventures has announced investments into cloud-based inventory and sales management SaaS solutions provider TradeGecko , online grocer RedMart and mobile payment provider Coda Payments.

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Memphis-based Start Co. To Present 16 Startups At Demo Day

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Memphis, Tennessee-based nonprofit venture development organization Start Co. teams were guided by Start Co. managing director Mara Lewis and founder & CEO Eric Mathews. ” Find out more about Start Co’s Demo Day here. . ” Find out more about Start Co’s Demo Day here.

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JFDI.Asia Announces 2013 Startup Lineup

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Singapore-based technology startup incubator Joyful Frog Digital Incubator – better known locally as JFDI.Asia – today unveiled a lineup of eight technology startups set to participate in its 100-day accelerator program this year. “Early-stage business is becoming less of an art and more of a science,” he adds.

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[Competition] Seven Startups To Represent Asia At Seedstars World Final

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There are plenty of untapped opportunities and thrilling startups hiding around the world who just need to be discovered,” says Pierre-Alain Masson, Seedstars World co-founder and jury member. Accelerators including the Singapore-based Business Strategy consultancy Galixo will coach and mentor the finalists.

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