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Founder Interview: Peter Agarwal Innovates with Green Lighting Solutions

The Startup Magazine

Here’s another from The Startup Magazine Founder Series. We interviewed entrepreneur Mr. Peter Agarwal, President/Owner of LED Phantom Distribution, a distributor of high quality LEDs, lighting, and lighting control products. Peter leveraged his passion for quality and energy conservation into a growing green energy lighting company.

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Things To Expect As A Woman Founder When Starting A Tech-Based Company

YoungUpstarts

by Saumya Bhatnagar, CTO and Co-founder of InvolveSoft. I pitched to 86 investors before getting the green signal from only 5 of them. It is necessary to involve the rest of the family members and distribute this workload amongst them, at the end of the day, even superwoman can use some help. Dealing With The Fear of Failure.

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Why Now Is The Right Time For New Green Technology

YoungUpstarts

by Barry Stiles , founder and CEO of TRUEGRID Pavers. For green technology, the barriers — high costs, lack of supporting infrastructure, the weight of tradition — have been especially prohibitive. But the timing is finally right for some green tech to take off. The Rise of Green Technology.

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Dan Lok Explains Venture Capital Funding and How to Secure It

The Startup Magazine

They may be interested in consumer products, software, fintech, AI, or green technologies. This is the first piece of paper that a founder sees from a venture capital firm when they are communicating their interest in investing in the company. You will need to carefully research VC firms before you pitch your company.

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A Question About Risk That Founders Forget to Ask VCs

Hunter Walker

Here’s a question I recommend founders ask Seed or Series A VCs during their fundraising: “What’s a risk you’re more comfortable with than the average VC?” Here are two: We’re more comfortable with certain types of founder risk (first time, non-traditional) than some funds. Technical risk.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: LexSet

Austin Startup

The LexSet Co-Founders (left to right) CEO Francis Bitonti , President Leslie Oliver Karpas , and COO Azam Khan won $250,000 in Verizon’s Built on 5G Challenge The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2020 LexSet serves AI engineers, especially those with limited resources, with a better way to annotate photos. Collaborate with passion and generosity.

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Seven Steps to Small Business Recovery

Steve Blank

Jordan Edelson, co-founder of Chic Sketch , reimagined his events business as a virtual events business. Delivery/Distribution Channel innovation. For my first virtual show, I only had magic props, green fabric for a green screen and a laptop. “People still have birthdays, and they still want to make them special!”