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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. As an early-stage VC I love this phase. We built a strong brand in the city and acquired a ton of organic traffic. were more distributed.

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Startl's Accelerator Program for Ed-Tech Startups Now Accepting Applications

ReadWriteStart

Early stage education technology startups can now apply for Startl 's second annual accelerator program. The program offers ed-tech startups a three-month residency in New York City and an opportunity to work with the social venture Startl and the tech accelerator DreamIt Ventures.

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Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups

techcrunch.com

Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups. She attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA, majoring in Writing and Art, and moved to New York City shortly after graduation to work in the Media industry. Also on AOL Tech.

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Why a Company Can’t “Be More Like a Startup”

Steve Blank

This article originally appeared in the Harvard Business Review. As more and more companies face disruption from globalization, new technology, and startups that have more capital than the incumbents, the continuing cry from Wall Street investors is, “Why can’t companies be as innovative as startups?”. What can a company do?

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Our categorization is not a technical one. Additionally, Flexible VC can accommodate all types of companies, not just asset-lite, tech-enabled companies.”. Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder.

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Open Angel Forum and The Amazing Disappearing Funding Gap in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

About a year and a half ago, I wrote that New York needed more dedicated early stage capital. First Growth Venture Network formed to mentor high potential seed and early stage companies. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. Here’s how it works. Startups apply here.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. Investment Criteria: B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services with proven, recurring contracts. We have reviewed the application process of other RBI lenders and have not found one that has more API connections that ours.

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