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Q&A with Business Incubator Co-founder Joe Maruschak

Up and Running

This is where incubators come in. Incubators were designed to fill the gap between knowledge and connections. Most of the time, a new business just doesn’t have the know-how or the network that an established business would. Incubators provide that very important sense of community. It’s a safe place to get started.

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Events and Networking in Los Angeles

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. Startup Co-Founders: If You Cant Recruit Em, Should You Join Em?

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A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive I recently met with The Hive a new incubator in Orange County. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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8 Ways The Maker Movement Turns Ideas Into Businesses

Startup Professionals Musings

This technology is not only spawning a new generation of entrepreneurs, but is also changing the educational landscape, all the way down to early grade school. Provides networking with cofounders and strategic partners. There are already more than 2000 hackerspaces worldwide, as listed on the Hackerspace Wiki.

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8 Advantages To Building Your Own Startup Prototypes

Startup Professionals Musings

They have also become great networking events for meeting other like-minded entrepreneurs. Network with potential cofounders and strategic partners. Makerspaces are becoming the new incubators and accelerators for startups, and support contacts, like lawyers and marketing groups, will be easy to find.

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See More than 120 Speakers and Mentors at The Lean Startup Conference

Startup Lessons Learned

For example: Mitch Kapor was a founder of Lotus. As the emeritus Chief Technology Officer of the United States, he still connects government and Silicon Valley. He’s a founder of Andreessen Horowitz, which has backed Facebook, Skype, Jawbone, and dozens of other companies whose products you use. Eric Ries will interview him.

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8 Potential Entrepreneur Assists From Your Alma Mater

Startup Professionals Musings

Get help with grant funding and incubator resources. These often lead to angel investors and venture capital investments later, or connections to local company venture funds for selected focus and technology areas. Attract a co-founder and key team members. Find technical and legal guidance and advisors.

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