Genuine VC
OCTOBER 19, 2015
Each gathering showcases early stage startups in their infancy, not as a capital-raising pitch, but rather as a way to show off their product to peers for both exposure and feedback. Originally, I had invited a dozen or so internet entrepreneurs to a Cambridge bar where we crammed into the back room wearing hand-drawn nametags.
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 24, 2010
In addition to super angels, incubators like Y Combinator , TechStars and the 100+ plus others worldwide like them have begun to formalize seed-investing. The emergence of incubators and super angels have dramatically expanded the sources of seed capital. Entrepreneurship as It’s Own Management Science.
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Steve Blank
MAY 9, 2017
A unicorn is a startup with a market capitalization north of a billion dollars. What this means is that the emergence of incubators and super angels have dramatically expanded the sources of seed capital. Until then investors and entrepreneurs acted like startups were simply smaller versions of large companies.
The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 11, 2023
The fundamental objective and aim of seed investment is to assist a company in launching its operations successfully. Seed capital is a component of the initial investments made in young businesses. Some return value must be offered to the investors for startup seed funding to be considered acceptable.
ReadWriteStart
JUNE 1, 2021
For many fledgling entrepreneurs, trying to start up their own business can be an admittedly exhausting and arduous task. Not only are they trying to get their inspired endeavor up and running, but they also are struggling to acquire the much-needed capital to actually successfully fund the startup. Crowdfunding.
The Startup Lawyer
OCTOBER 9, 2010
With the success of Y Combinator and TechStars , several incubators (sometimes referred to as “accelerators&# ) have popped up everywhere. Pretty expensive seed capital. b) Office space is a nice kicker, but no entrepreneur is going to give up equity in their mobile app startup company for office space. (b)
ReadWriteStart
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
Springboard debuted in 2009 as an " accidental incubator " emerging from the company Red Gate Software. The program offers seed capital, office space, and "most importantly - that magical ingredient of 'smart-community' with mentors and other entrepreneurs." Springboard aims to help early stage startups.
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