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The Care And Feeding Of A Startup

YoungUpstarts

Find a mentor who can help you learn the business faster than any educational media or seminar can teach you. Participate in community events to expose people to your business. Leverage the power of the Internet to reach a global audience.

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

Both Sides of the Table

He built & IPOd Demand Media. The seeds planted by those who came in the 90′s have begun to blossom 15 years later literally into seed capital, blossoming new entrepreneurs and an ecosystem of experienced operators that powered LA 1.0 He built & sold iMall in Internet 1.0 for $565 million to Excite.

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Got "Founder Fit?" If You Want Venture Capital, You Need It

Up and Running

Other factors that have contributed to this change include more female role models and chatter in the media around raising awareness for a gender discrepancy in startup and business culture. The truth is, Boris’ approach is unequivocally fair and gender neutral.

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Nobody Announces Their Seed Round Anymore and That’s a Mistake

View from Seed

With the atomization of seed and an increasing number of rounds prior to Series A (pre-seed, seed, super-seed, etc.), and hopefully media coverage?—?by there often isn’t one seminal round to announce. Of course, the best way to execute isn’t a funding announcement alone.

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Think Twice Before Starting a Company

Rob Go

Sure, there is more availability of seed capital in the past, although if you watch carefully, you will notice that most of the elite seed funds have slowed down their pace considerably over the last 12 months. But it’s much easier to identify authentic entrepreneurs going after non-obvious opportunities.

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Is the Lean Startup concept of MVP dead?

VC Cafe

But when it comes to launching a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) these days, as incremental and iterative prototypes, things have changed significantly: Capital abundance: There’s never been more seed capital in the market. Capital resources alone don’t do the trick. Cash (alone) isn’t king.

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Telstra Sets Up Startup Accelerator muru-D In Singapore

YoungUpstarts

muru - D will be hosting a roadshow in six Southeast Asian cities, including Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila and Singapore, and selected startups will receive S$40,000 in seed capital, space in muru - D Singapore’s central business district office and as well as introductions to world-class mentors, coaches and investors.

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