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Book: The Business of Venture Capital

Feld Thoughts

He was investing in Detroit and eager to write a book about the art and science of venture capital. He made progress quickly, and I fondly remember the first edition with the green cover. Mahendra cornered me in a hallway and pitched the idea of doing a book together around how a board of directors works at a startup.

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University of Michigan Joins the Global EIR Network

Feld Thoughts

I’ve been working on the Startup Visa since I first wrote about it 2009 in my post The Founders Visa Movement. Interested applicants can learn more about the program , fill out an application form , and reach out to Millie Chu at Global Detroit. In 2015, I announced the Global EIR initiative to try something different.

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How to Start a Bed and Breakfast

Up and Running

Without the green light from the zoning commission, you will not be able to move forward. There may have been a time when opening a B&B in the greater Detroit area may have been successful; however, given the economic hardships that area has been facing in the last 10-15 years, it hardly seems like a solid business venture now.

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Microsoft’s Bing Fund will give online startups cash, advice, and discounts

venturebeat.com

Microsoft’s Bing Fund will give online startups cash, advice, and discounts. Recent Stories: Microsoft’s Bing Fund will give online startups cash, advice, and discounts. The startups will also have the option of using office space on Microsoft’s Bellevue, Wash. Cloud storage. Enterprise. Acquisition.

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The Intellectual Social Network

Start Up Blog

Recently there was a question which appealed to me and no doubt will you: What are some of the most ridiculous startup ideas that eventually became successful. They reminded me that anything can happen in the crazy world of startups and the worst thing we can do is try and predict the next winner. And the answers were total gold.

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Jonathon Triest of Ludlow Ventures: “VC Done Right” (and in Detroit)

Hunter Walker

You meet interesting people backstage at conferences and in 2013 that included Jonathon Triest who started Detroit-based Ludlow Ventures. I continued to do more branding and design work for clients and over time found myself working for mostly cool tech startups. 4) Angel List (an awesome place to discover startups.).

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

Problem was, I seemed to suck at the whole startup thing. Rather, I didn’t have anyone around me familiar enough with startups to tell me that I was doing it all wrong. One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going.