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SXSW Startups: CargoX

Austin Startup

Stefan Kuman, CEO of CargoX The Forrest Four-Cast: February 19, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. In December, CargoX secured partnerships with both Global Cargo Alliance and ConsolFreight.

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The Care And Feeding Of A Startup

YoungUpstarts

The coolest thing you can say to anyone todat seem to be when you announce that you’re launching a startup. Definition of A Startup. He also said, “A company ceases being a startup when it “starts to be reactive rather than proactive—play more defense than offense. Facts: Only a few new companies are startups.

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How DogVacay Literally Saved my Thanksgiving

Both Sides of the Table

DogVacay is part of a new global movement some people are calling “ Collaborative Consumption.” We got along and shared stories about the startup market. He wanted to work in venture capital and I was new to the industry and in no position to hire anybody. I’ll leave the year out. I saw it as win-win.

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A Quality Benchmark for Accelerators: The Global Accelerator Network

Feld Thoughts

When David Cohen and I came up with the idea for the Global Accelerator Network (GAN) in 2010, we counted roughly 100 accelerator programs around the US that were founded following the Techstars model. Some are major contributors to their startup communities. Provide some sort of seed capital to their founders.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. In the last full year where we have data LA attracted $1.5

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Telstra Sets Up Startup Accelerator muru-D In Singapore

YoungUpstarts

Singapore’s startup scene looks set to become even more vibrant with the entrance of Sydney-based startup accelerator muru-D. The first nine Australian-based startups under its wing have already attracted more than S$3.15 Startups interested to participate in the muru-D’s accelerator program can apply here: www.

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Raising venture capital in down market?

VC Cafe

Venture capital is down 36% globally QoQ and a lot of startups face an uncertain future. The nature of venture capital cycles. Venture capital is cyclical in nature, meaning that there are ups and downs in the market. In a down market, it can be more difficult to raise venture capital.