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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

The story starts with a company you probably never heard of – Engineering Research Associates. While it seemed like a good idea and had the Navy’s backing, the founders got turned down for funding by companies, investment bankers and everyone, until they talked to John Parker. Parker agreed to invest.

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Build, Buy Or Build To Buy

YoungUpstarts

For example, creating an experience management platform requires subject matter expertise, programmers, quality assurance, implementation specialists, professional services engineers, and a roadmap of future functionality requests.

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How I Got My First Customer: I Networked From the Very Start

Up and Running

Mike Scanlin runs Born To Sell , a website dedicated to helping investors generate more monthly income from stocks they own, offering a ‘covered call screener’ Previously Mike was a venture capitalist, investment banker and software engineer. Do you have a great story about how you did it?

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How to Raise Investment Capital - According to VC Jeff Clavier

ReadWriteStart

Jeff Clavier was the first tech investor I ever met; he was introduced to me years ago by some hip engineers in a bar as "one of the few cool VCs." Money man and pundit Paul Kedrosky also spoke at the International Startup Festival and offered humorous, blunt advice about how to get what you want from investors and investment bankers.

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25 Entrepreneurs Share Their Thoughts on the Future of Entrepreneurship

Hearpreneur

Advertisements, search engines, and social media all provide businesses with the opportunity to grow brand awareness and gain influence in the market. After I graduated from Ithaca College, I turned down a position as an investment banker because I wanted the freedom of entrepreneurship, just like my dad did. 13- Versatile.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

6 – Investment Banker. I founded SilkRoll in 2015, I spent 10 years developing my style and taste in fashion while working around the world as an investment banker. 11 – US Army Classified as a Computer Engineer. I worked for the US Army as a civilian employee classified as a computer engineer.

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How to Scale Support of Portfolio Companies

David Teten

O perations – We work closely with a pool of preferred service providers who address the operational challenges of early-stage companies: accounting, financial modeling, sales acceleration, legal and regulatory needs, insurance, real estate, engineering, and community building. I’ve listed a few ideas below.