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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

We also wanted to avoid any potential brand confusion with words such as New York City, Metro, Gotham, etc. Additionally, not limiting ourselves to a New York-linked name allowed us the eventual freedom to produce in other cities without having to qualify ourselves. ‘Streets’ is symbolic for this community.

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How VCs Structure a Syndicate and Recruit Coinvestors

David Teten

Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York Fast Track offers a company quick visibility to serious potential investors, some of whom can be very additive. Although EquityZen is primarily an online marketplace for secondary shares in private companies, they also offer syndicated primary investments. Market Insight.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Coinvestors: Flexible VC terms have not been standardized, which may make the investment harder to syndicate. Lower level of community familiarity.

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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

In either case, corporations have to set up their investment vehicles so that the venture capital community sees them as serious players. New York Times’ timeSpace is a good example. Teten: How do corporate VCs interact with the broader VC community? . Teten: How does a corporate VC fit into the overall VC landscape?

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Demand Generation: Turn Ideal Buyers Into Superheroes

ConversionXL

They also did a lot of self-directed research checking all sorts of sources, from social media to syndicated content to category- or industry-specific resources.” – Beth Caplow, VP and Principal Analyst at Forrester [via Forrester ]. Why would I buy real estate from someone who doesn’t know New York?”.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

Texas exported more than California and New York combined in 2019. Only California and New York have a few more, and maybe not for long. Our community colleges are excellent as well, including the Alamo Colleges, Austin Community College, the Dallas College and the Lone Star Community College.

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The Texas Startup Manifesto

Austin Startup

The time has come for the Texas startup community to band together to change the world once again. Capital Factory focuses on hosting community programming that educates and inspires entrepreneurs, programmers, designers, and community leaders. Texas exports more than California and New York combined.

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