American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 10, 2025

For those engaged in the highly competitive and fast-paced startup ecosystem resilience is more than a soft skill—it’s a strategic advantage. Market Shifts: Economic downturns or unexpected competitors can disrupt carefully laid plans. These challenges are real—but they’re also surmountable. What matters most is how you respond.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. Startup founders from all over the world applied to what has been described as the most competitive batch in TechCrunch history.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

TechCrunch spoke to Francisco Polo, Spain’s high commissioner overseeing delivery of the entrepreneurial strategy, to get the inside track on the plan to grow the startup ecosystem and find out which bits entrepreneurs are likely to see in action first.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

From an investor’s perspective, 2022 witnessed a sudden market reversal from an extreme equity seller’s market to an equity buyer’s market, causing dislocations throughout angel, VC, and startup ecosystems. Recovery from the 2008 Great Recession took two years and was relatively weak. 2 A (temporary) venture capital reset?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

That’s money that fuels our startup ecosystems. ” I suspect that over the next 18 months, they’ll see another phenomenon that they likely haven’t seen since 2008-09: mark-downs of the VCs’ portfolios. The full presentation can be downloaded on SlideShare or viewed below.

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