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SXSW Startups: Steamchain

Austin Startup

Using IoT and blockchain technology to connect industrial machinery to back-office financial transactions creates the opportunity to deploy a range of Machine-as-a-Service business models that add value to both the OEM and the end users. SteamChain is based in Milwaukee, Wisc. We love Milwaukee!

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People are the whole game - Startups and angels: Along the way to.

Tim Keane

In brief, my own story involves a software company called RTMS in Milwaukee. Here in America, 95+% of all entrepreneurs never have had any external investment financing.   He founded RightNow Technologies in a spare bedroom in his home in 14 years ago - by bootstrapping. It was bootstrapped. None of this is new or recent.

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Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations - Startups.

Tim Keane

« Power of Angel Investing in Milwaukee | Main. For angel groups, the distinction between groups and VCs on this issue is dwindling, especially as angel groups do bigger rounds of financing.   Note that this applies only to earl stage Series A-type equity financings and assumes no cash dividends are paid to investors.