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Innovation, Change and the Rest of Your Life

Steve Blank

Today open source software has slashed the cost of software development from millions of dollars to thousands. Third, venture capital has now become Founder-friendly. A 20 th century VC was likely to have an MBA or finance background. A unicorn is a startup with a market capitalization north of a billion dollars.

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TechWildcatters Applications Due March 19

The Startup Lawyer

The selected startups will get up to $25,000 in seed funding, intensive top-notch mentorship, and the opportunity to pitch to angel investors, venture capitalists and corporate dev teams at their biannual “Demo Day”. Technology: Web, SaaS, open source, data integration, middleware, etc. BI/data/analytics, gaming/simulation, etc.

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TechWildcatters Applications Due March 19

The Startup Lawyer

The selected startups will get up to $25,000 in seed funding, intensive top-notch mentorship, and the opportunity to pitch to angel investors, venture capitalists and corporate dev teams at their biannual “Demo Day”. Technology: Web, SaaS, open source, data integration, middleware, etc. BI/data/analytics, gaming/simulation, etc.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

Gordon says he’s interested in the “reinvention of proven business categories on the new social graph, especially health, travel, dating and friend management, entertainment/media, advertising, commerce, education, finance.&# Identifying and matching themes are key if you’re looking for a way in at Foundry Group.

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TechWildcatters Launches Dallas Microseed Fund

The Startup Lawyer

Technology: Web, SaaS, open source, data integration, middleware, etc. Capital: Needing seed capital to support living expenses while bootstrapping, can make efficient use of limited capital, would generally be planning on self/angel/customer financing as a next step coming out of the program.

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