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Exploring the Best Free Crowdfunding Sites Online

The Startup Magazine

Lastly, note that using free crowdfunding sites provides an excellent cost-effective solution compared to seed capital or personal loans with high-interest rates. The plans differ based on the level of analytical tools they provide along with various degrees of customer support.

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The Care And Feeding Of A Startup

YoungUpstarts

Discover an audience of eager buyers, and then focus on customer segmentation. Intensely focus on customer feedback to refine your ideas about what they want to buy until you can speak directly to this unfulfilled need. Participate in community events to expose people to your business. Make things happen.

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SXSW Startups: CargoX

Austin Startup

and we are already building a strong network of partners and customers. The startup community and ecosystem is developed to a certain stage that does not currently provide long shots, which are possible in larger cities with better VC and investors background.

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Building a new startup hub

Startup Lessons Learned

Ive written a little bit about the origins of Silicon Valley because I think its important for us to understand how we got here in order to make sure we preserve what is best about our community. The companies I spoke to all agreed that the community there was extremely supportive, especially in the critical ulta-early-stage.

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The Intersect Fund – Small (Business) Is The New Big

YoungUpstarts

. “It became clear that although many of these low-income entrepreneurs have quality business ideas and a lot of motivation, they often lack the business knowledge and seed capital they to get the most out of their enterprises,” they add. Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund.

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The Missing Piece

Austin Startup

If you follow the writings regarding the Austin ecosystem you’ve probably read debates about the absence of capital. Some founders argue that Austin lacks seed capital, most participants agree that there is a lack of later stage capital. Brad Feld argues that community is the cornerstone of success for an ecosystem.

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TinySeed Applications Open January 18th

Software By Rob

To catch you up, here’s a brief summary of TinySeed: TinySeed is a remote accelerator designed for SaaS founders seeking mentorship from world-class experts, community with other talented founders, and enough funding to live for a year. Previously On.TinySeed. And in exchange for this $6k-$18k and mentorship, YC asked for 7% equity.