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Welcome, BizLink Orange!

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To support and accelerate this momentum, the National Entrepreneur Center (NEC) and Orange County Government have partnered with SourceLink, tapping into our consulting services, software solutions and national network to strengthen and build upon the rich tradition of collaboration the NEC and Orlando entrepreneurial ecosystem have forged.

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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

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We also spent a fair bit of time talking about the changing nature of venture capital and in particular the hand-on practitioner role of early-stage VC led by accelerators such as YC, 500Startups, Betaworks and the like. 33:15 Have you noticed a change from 2003 to now in the “serendipity factor” of Santa Monica?

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

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Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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Why You Need to Ring the Freaking Cash Register

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I remember just a decade ago in 2003 when we all laughed at how dumb people in the 90′s were talking about the race to “capture as many eyeballs as possible” before your competition. After all, if nobody external was willing to fund you now without the accelerated scaling why would they do so in a year?

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8 cannabis investors share their outlook on the European market in H1 2022

TechCrunch

However, things are moving on the legal side of the market — it appears medical cannabis still carries most of the momentum, and it is only accelerating. How are these issues informing your advice to your cannabis-related portfolio companies? According to Europol , illicit spending on cannabis in the EU amounts to €9 billion each year.

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How to Win Consulting, Board, and Deal Roles with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)’s Accelerate program provides participants with “ the tools, resources, and exposure that are essential to launching a successful career as a director”. shares her experience as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Betatron , Hong Kong’s only venture-backed accelerator. VC Scout programs .

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Bad Notes on Venture Capital

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At an accelerator … Me: Raising convertible notes as a seed round is one of the biggest disservices our industry has done to entrepreneurs since 2001-2003 when there were “full ratchets” and “multiple liquidation preferences” – the most hostile terms anybody found in term sheets 10 years ago.