The Startup Magazine

MAY 8, 2025

USC Marshall/Greif Incubator strides forward with events and competitions The USC Incubator, led by Paul Orlando, shared its congratulations to the incredible work of its undergraduate team who won VCIC West and tied for 4th place globally at the 2025 Venture Capital Investment Competition.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 30, 2012

The Big Idea – Incubators – Accelerators – and Something New. In the last decade startup incubators have become increasingly popular. For some incubators, entrepreneurs can stay as long as they want.) Think of incubators as “shelter from the storm.”. There is no guaranteed funding.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

This insight has begun to change how we teach entrepreneurship, incubate startups and fund them. Each of these six very different startups requires very different ecosystems, unique educational tools, economic incentives (tax breaks, paperwork/regulation reduction, incentives ), incubators and risk capital.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2014

After an idea or project is accepted, Crowdtivate provides mentorship to create good campaigns, with options for support in business incubation and regional outreach. Crowdtivate accepts ideas or projects related to arts/books/films, technology and assistive technology.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2025

And if youre more of a solo-preneur or freelancer, coworking spaces and incubators can be game-changers. They offer workshops, one-on-one mentoring, and even help with writing business plans. Think of them as your businesss secret weapon. Keeping Uncle Sam HappyTax Help and Compliance Support Taxes arent exactly fun, but ignoring them?

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 31, 2013

This translates to finding great talent, business ideas, investors, incubators, and more. There are a few accelerators and incubators found within the area, too. Costs and flexibility can be kept within budget if the startup plans to operate out of an incubator. Toronto boasts quite a few startups.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Startup studios continue to grow in popularity as incubators for new businesses. Forming a digital agency that performs work for clients in addition to incubating startups provides a host of advantages compared to a singularly-focused startup studio. These can then be repeated and improved on with each successive startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere. Business incubators were all the rage before the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). Now you can create a web site for almost nothing - and be on your way with your latest invention or personal services.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive. Professional investors now look for startups through popular online platforms, including Gust and InvestorHunt. Non-professional investors now use crowdfunding sites, like Indiegogo and Kickstarter , for similar access. Measuring progress with big data and analytics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

and leading incubators such as Y Combinator , are already on this one. At the same time, more entrepreneurs are jumping into the fray, and less money is available from investors. It’s time for a new startup model. In my view, savvy “super angel” investors such as Mike Maples, Jr. , How far behind is your startup? Marty Zwilling.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

I know this will fall like a lead balloon to the many people who believe it is possible to have a [insert: startup incubator or technology accelerator or technology consultant or outsource firm] build your technology. I don’t believe it. Either your core is innately technical or it’s not.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

An alternative to angel investment or participating in a business incubator, rather than charging you a development fee Startya will help you build your product in return for a 30% stake in the company that you’re building.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

m are not for crowdfunding, but actually are matchmaking sites between entrepreneurs and professional investors or banks, or incubators. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere. Business incubators were all the rage before the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). Now you can create a web site for almost nothing - and be on your way with your latest invention or personal services.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

It’s interesting to me that two of the most talented tech leaders of our era – Bill Gross & Paul Graham – have both opted for a model of incubation to encourage young tech entrepreneurs to build disruptive businesses.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 23, 2020

What Is a Legal Tech Incubator? A general tech incubator involves a larger business providing support and mentorship to small start-up tech companies. Legal tech incubators include well-established law firms creating space for the rapidly increasing number of start-ups providing legal tech. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

This doesn’t mean randomly attending every networking event you can find, but it does mean joining and actively participating in a couple of entrepreneur groups in your area, such as a local business incubator, Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), or The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE). Increase your visibility and expertise in your domain.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Startup incubators, business angels and VCs are starting to emerge. Finland is trying to engineer an entrepreneurial cluster as a National policy to drive economic growth through entrepreneurial ventures. They’ve gotten off to a good start with a start around Aalto University with passionate students.

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Steve Blank

MAY 19, 2021

They then incubated and delivered a solution that will help get large vessels back to sea faster, potentially saving the Navy $20M-$30M a year. A Navy team recently sourced 80 problems, then curated down to one priority problem to solve. In less than 60 days they created 26 MVPs while interviewing over two dozen companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

are not for crowdfunding, but actually are matchmaking sites between entrepreneurs and professional investors or banks, or incubators. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Don’t think about starting an incubator until you have real operating experience otherwise you don’t really have anything to offer startups. I commented that many young entrepreneurs I talk to these days have a desire to “go plural&# and create an incubator. I think this makes no sense.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

We think teaching teams a formal methodology around the Lean Framework (Business Model design, Customer Development and Agile Engineering) is a natural evolution of how successful incubators/accelerators will build startups. Here’s the story of one such team; Jonathan Wylie, Lakshmi Shivalingaiah and the Evoke team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Keep your eyes and mind open to free sources of innovation in every ecosystem, including open-source software, university cooperative programs, and the many incubators and accelerators supported by volunteers and communities. Capitalize on free communal initiatives around you. You can provide the discipline and the resources for results.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2012

and leading incubators such as Y Combinator , are already on this one. At the same time, more entrepreneurs are jumping into the fray, and less money is available from investors. It’s time for a new startup model. In my view, savvy “super angel” investors such as Mike Maples, Jr. , How far behind is your startup? Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 296

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 7, 2011

I suggested that they might want to consider putting themselves out of the public funding business by using public capital to kick-start private venture capital firms, incubators and accelerators. Tekes lacks a long-term plan of what the Finnish government’s role should be in funding startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2014

and leading incubators such as Y Combinator , are already on this one. At the same time, more entrepreneurs are jumping into the fray, and less money is available from investors. It’s time for a new startup model. In my view, savvy “super angel” investors such as Mike Maples, Jr., How far behind is your startup? Marty Zwilling.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 19, 2024

Entrepreneurship programs, startup incubators, and mentorship opportunities can equip students with the mindset and skills to innovate. Fostering Entrepreneurship Encouraging entrepreneurial thinking can prepare students for the dynamic nature of the modern business world.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

The AWS teams are staffed by former startup founders and investors, as well as business development professionals who assist the efforts of startups, venture capital funds, angel investors, accelerators, incubators and startup-supporting organizations globally. These efforts range from physical infrastructure to content. Physical space.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

” And then there are incubators and accelerators. You need to say “no” faster to things you know you’re not going to fund based on fit, focus, geography, quality of concept, conflicts with portfolio. The temptation in our business can be to “take meetings.” They all want you to come meet companies.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

However, there was no way for founders to share this information with other founders (this was life before the Internet, incubators and accelerators). Incubators and accelerators like Y-Combinator have institutionalized experiential training in best practices (product/market fit, pivots, agile development, etc.);

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Founder Technical Review CTO Hire IPO 281

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive. Professional investors now look for startups through popular online platforms, including Gust and InvestorHunt. Non-professional investors now use crowdfunding sites, like Indiegogo and Kickstarter , for similar access. Measuring progress with big data and analytics.

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Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Angel Groups Social Media 261

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2022

It is better to put new products or services into a new or special department, sometimes known as an innovation incubator, to get the focus they require. Existing production teams are generally too busy meeting monthly deadlines and targets to give new innovations the attention they need.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The post How Incubators And Accelerators Work For Startups appeared first on Young Upstarts. Aside from business know-how, they also need more funding than personal savings and contributions from close friends and family. […].

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. Common resources provided by most of the incubators and accelerators today include the following: Access to shared office facilities for multiple startup teams at a very low cost.

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Incubator Silicon Valley Startup Small Business Administration 247

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2019

and leading incubators such as Y Combinator , are already on this one. At the same time, more entrepreneurs are jumping into the fray, and less money is available from investors. It’s time for a new startup model. In my view, savvy “super angel” investors such as Mike Maples, Jr. , How far behind is your startup? Marty Zwilling.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2019

With ITU as its incubator, EMS is homegrown and developed within a university by university staff, as opposed to software from the large profit-driven companies. EMS also facilitates accessibility to online classes, making it easier for lower income and international students to gain education and degrees via schools using the system.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2014

There are many organizations which cater to entrepreneurs, including The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and local startup incubators. As with any job search, always play to your strengths, and stick to business domains and roles you already know. Hang out where entrepreneurs meet. Your best job leads will come from other entrepreneurs.

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