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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

Real Ventures , an early-stage, Canadian-based fund, runs a two-day Founder Camp every six months. John Maeda, formerly Design Partner, KPCB; formerly President of Rhode Island School of Design. Here are a few other examples of services which do meet these two tests: Bootcamp. Advantages. Disadvantages.

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The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps – What America Does Best

Steve Blank

If we’re correct, we can compress the time for commercializing scientific breakthroughs and reduce the early stage risks of these new ventures. Principal Investigator: Walter Besio University of Rhode Island. The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps combines the best of what the U.S. Concentric Technology.

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MassChallenge + Stadia Ventures Team Up for Sports Tech

Austin Startup

Headquartered in the United States with locations in Boston, Israel, Mexico, Rhode Island, Switzerland, and Texas, MassChallenge is committed to strengthening the global innovation ecosystem by supporting high-potential startups across all industries, from anywhere in the world. Learn more about MassChallenge at masschallenge.org.

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7 Counterintuitive Rules for Growing Your Business Super-Fast

Reid Hoffman

In fact, to achieve your aggressive growth goals in the face of uncertainty and change, you need to follow a new set of rules that fly in the face of what is taught in business schools and are completely counterintuitive to accepted “best practices” of either early stage startups or classic corporate management. Rule #1: Embrace Chaos.

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Episode 14: Be Your Own Boss, Restaurant Owners, and Friendliest Cities for Businesses | The Bcast

Up and Running

That’s probably one of the biggest challenges, and one of the things you should do in the early stages. Here’s a surprising, Providence Rhode Island. I think one of the biggest tricks to success is surrounding yourself with other people that belong in those lanes where you don’t belong. Jonathan: Yes.

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