Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2021

Don’t look for formal venture capital levels of funding, but certainly early-stage Kaufmann grants, incubators, and entrepreneurship incentives are available from endowments and state funds. They also provide incubator services and space for early startups. Early-stage funding. Connections to a mentor.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

This enabled Torch to evolve with China’s rapidly global economy. Torch has four major parts: Innovation Clusters , Technology Business Incubators (TBIs), Seed Funding (Innofund) and Venture Guiding Fund. They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2016

Startup Labs get involved in the life of the company and become its business partner from all angles, which increases its likelihood of succeeding. In a landscape that also features incubators and accelerators, Startup Labs are creating an industry of their own. What does the state of the Startup Lab industry look like right now?

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Version One Ventures

JULY 2, 2019

Series A round , alongside Unlock Ventures Partners and Maveron. It’s also the first company we’ve helped incubate! And last but not least, we announced our investment in Celo , an open-sourced crypto-powered global payment platform. Welcome to the V1 family! Dolly is focused on delivering big and bulky items.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The Aspen Tech Policy Hub is a West Coast policy incubator, training a new generation of tech policy entrepreneurs. We model ourselves after tech incubators like Y Combinator, but train new policy thinkers and focus the impact of their ideas. Bloomberg New Economy Forum Solutions. Summit Fellows. SEIF Awards Tech for Impact.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2023

Chicago’s 1871 Chicago’s Technology and IHCC’s LatinX Incubator Selection. Chicago Council on Global Affairs 2010 Emerging Leaders Program Selection. SHENIX™ offers financial education, financial services through its partners, career planning, and salary negotiation resources, all of which support Latinas/x life goals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

This place is often called an incubator or accelerator, or just a group of peers. One of the most successful incubators is Y Combinator in Silicon Valley. An occasional discussion with a mentor won’t do it. You need to feel the passion of others in the same stage. The scale - expand to reach your full potential.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

From Silicon Valley to Silicon Alley, and Berlin’s hip coffee shops to East London’s Silicon Roundabout , the world is well versed in the global innovation boom towns. What’s the magic formula that helps a city to incubate innovation? What’s the magic formula that helps a city to incubate innovation? Malmö, Sweden.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2016

So you’ve decided to enlist a technology incubator to help your new business get off the ground. You have a great idea and a strong business plan, and an incubator is just the partner you need at this stage. Luckily, there are a good number of incubators now available to burgeoning entrepreneurs. But don’t fret.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 29, 2011

Wieden+Kennedy, the advertising agency that made the absurdly popular Old Spice campaign on TV and the web called "Smell Like a Man" announced today that it is now accepting applications from brand-friendly tech startups for admission to its incubator program, the Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE).

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David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

Most VCs (including ff Venture Capital ) collect money from independent limited partners in order to form their fund. Microsoft BizSpark is a global program that helps software startups by giving them access to a range of Microsoft software at free or discounted prices. 1) Corporate Venture Capital. 4) Accelerators.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

News )—Stanford GSB, Harvard Business School, UPenn Wharton, Chicago Booth, MIT Sloan, Kellogg, UC Berkeley Haas, and Columbia Business School—and eight of the top ten global MBA programs , are all on the list of unicorns. Global Fashion Group (3x HBS, 2x Wharton). as ranked by U.S. Of these MBA unicorns, 63 founders are represented.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

Steve is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines. We used to be much more like a typical incubator. He's the CEO of founders space. It's a lot of work.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

On Bplans, we often share information about United States’ specific resources, like SBDCs (small business development centers), but those resources probably aren’t as helpful to global entrepreneurs. Finding country-specific resources: Incubators and accelerators. Global Entrepreneurship Network. 170 Countries.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 27, 2023

In the ever-evolving global technology landscape, one nation has been making remarkable strides and capturing the attention of countries, companies, and start-ups alike. Say hello to K-Tech, the rising star from the Republic of Korea, positioning itself as a formidable economic partner on the world stage.

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Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

This timely information is complemented by searchable, user-managed profiles of every startup, investor, incubator, and accelerator in NYC. IBM partnered to provide sponsorship and hosting on it’s Bluemix cloud platform. Digital.NYC is the result of a public-private partnership between NYCEDC, the NYC Mayor’s Office, IBM, and Gust.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2010

GRP Partners is looking to hire two analysts (maybe even three) to join our practice in Los Angeles. And none of our partners actually worked for any of these firms. I’m already 2 weeks late in writing this blog post as my partners keep reminding me. It’s often a combination of luck, relationships & timing.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Anyone who has ever been an expatriate founder will attest to the importance of this as foreign shareholding limits often force founders into taking on the wrong local partner. This include incubators, accelerators, and global startup communities which regularly hold meetups and other events in the country.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Since then, I have been teaching Customer Development and running Lean LaunchPad style classes at variety of universities, national research laboratories, incubators, and startup communities throughout Japan. Try collaborative learning by leveraging global intelligence and passion of entrepreneurs. Customer Development Education.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 28, 2011

This week, I've had several meetings with venture funds, incubators, corporate accelerators and other significant players in the startup eco-system. The same applies to Malaysia, where our partner, the MAD Incubator, is in search of 10 good deals to put through the 1M/1M program. Incubator photo from Geograph. Discuss.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Eventually, the company was led to global dominance by Alfred P. Forbes, Shopify, and Gillette are among the clients who have learned how FUBU developed a successful global brand. They gathered almost $30,000 in two months and were invited to a training session for a startup incubator, where they received training and $20,000 in cash.

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VC Cafe

JULY 29, 2016

It is not even a top 10 trading partner. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, keen to reassert Japan as a leading global player, and fearful of an ascendant China, is encouraging stronger ties with Israel. Japan is the world’s #3 economy…but not for Israel. In 2015, bilateral trade reached $ 2.5 Billion ($1.6 Our history is similar.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

janryan (@janryan) | Twitter Kerry Rupp Kerry is a Capital Factory Mentor and founding partner of True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in women-led companies in the sustainable consumer and consumer health verticals. Jennifer Aldoretta (@JAldoretta) | Twitter Joseph Beard Partner Perot Jain, L.P.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative, an educational, business development and incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond. Every incubator you look at takes pride in how exclusive it is. on a global scale.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2012

Just like in college, graduates of incubators are sent off to go conquer the world… with the dream of a multi-million dollar exit and dollar signs in their eyes. In life out of the incubator or accelerator bubble, why do most of these bright start-ups fail? The missing link is finding the right channel and investment partner.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 6, 2020

The term “early-stage” covers a lot of territory in venture investing, from incubating a brand-new idea, to investing in a Series A. Go watch a video or listen to a podcast of Reid or Josh McFarland or any one of my partners giving a talk and ask, ‘Do I like that guy or gal?’ You can even learn about people’s style.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Your time at ESADE has trained you to become a global business leader. Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups. The Perfect Storm.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Fifty of its manufacturing activities and 70% of its consolidated revenues derive from global operations. Food and Drug Administration approved KRYSTEXXA, a drug jointly created by Israel’s Bio-technology General and US partner Mountain View Pharmaceuticals. HADASIT LAUNCHES JEWISH-ARAB BIOMED INCUBATOR IN GALILEE.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2018

A global accelerator program is taking applications from any startup offering innovative solutions to multiple product and service challenges. Drive with Belron, powered by investor and innovation partner L Marks, is back, launching a ten-week startup accelerator running from April to July 2018.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 13, 2019

In an effort to support startups looking for capital and mentorship, The Startup Magazine is supporting American Electric Power in the launch of its IlluminationLAB global innovation program for technology entrepreneurs. The trio of opportunities, open to any global startup , are designed in partnership with investment firm L Marks.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

of global VC deals going to companies with at least one female founder. Partner up. Latinos in particular are more likely to be organized as sole proprietorships, but by getting a partner you will have a whole new network to work with and have help in getting your startup off the ground. So what are you waiting for?

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

645 Ventures: A New Era of Venture Capital Investing Arena Growth Partners We help great leaders build great businesses. Aligned Partners offers our portfolio companies world-class venture capital expertise while enabling founders to start lean and stay lean all the way through their growth. That drives every decision we make.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

How does a globally-influential trade organization that counts 400 companies in its roster and is charged with driving the evolution of an entire industry get its start? Sometimes with the help of start-up incubators, like the University of Texas’ Austin Technology Incubator (ATI).

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 2, 2011

During today's roundtable, we worked with two entrepreneurs and also had a segment on our yearlong engagement with incubators around the world. The 1M/1M team has invested significant resources to engage with and understand the challenges of the Incubator industry around the globe. At today's session, we discussed some of them.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

At this week's One Million by One Million roundtable, we announced a very important partnership with MAD Incubator, Malaysia for entrepreneurship development in the region. This is our first major partnership with an incubator whereby MAD will adopt the 1M/1M methodology to foster Silicon Valley-style technopreneurship in Malaysia.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2020

But don’t lose sight of the fact that we’re already in the midst of a deadly global epidemic. From September 2017 to September 2018, Milis Bio participated in the University College Cork IGNITE Incubator program, and they won Bank of Ireland/IGNITE Business of the Year for 2018. At least 2.8

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 19, 2018

StartupDevKit is a new type of online startup incubator and accelerator but also helps startup-related companies, as well. Lowground Records was the easiest business I have ever named and I knew the name fit the second my business partner said it. Thanks to Graciela Tiscareno-Sato, Gracefully Global Group LLC ! #16-

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