Angel Capital Association

MARCH 13, 2023

We’ll continue to support our members and their portfolio companies by discussing and breaking down that information via our articles, webinars and at Summit 2023. We commend the VC’s and angels that have rallied around their entrepreneurs to repurpose lessons learned from the 2008/2009 recession.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 21, 2024

.” Maggie Horne, Director of the Gannon Small Business Development Center (SBDC), echoed similar sentiments, emphasizing the importance of collaborative initiatives like the TechCelerator program in fostering innovation and supporting local entrepreneurs. cnp.benfranklin.org/techcelerator.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Sopoong , a social impact-focused VC, intends to support environmentally minded tech founders in South Korea and Southeast Asia, while building a bridge between Korean conglomerates and startups in the sector. Sopoong has closed on around $8 million (10.3 Sopoong has closed on around $8 million (10.3

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HPA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The CFE is a unit of the College of Engineering and the Center has helped more than 30,000 researchers and students since 2008. Zell Entrepreneurs is an elite program designed to provide support to students who are dedicated to work on their businesses full-time upon graduation. In the mid-2010s, that focus began to evolve.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Success of Oklahoma ventures has given me renewed admiration for the entrepreneurs who built those companies. Each time one of these events occurs, I feel renewed admiration for the entrepreneurs who founded and built these companies. GM was starting to show signs, around 2008, that they were developing a new electric vehicle.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) ’s Accelerator program empowers early-stage entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to aggressively grow and master their businesses. We will support that with the appointment of a digital marketing agency to launch the business.

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Forward Cities

JANUARY 30, 2020

Q: What is your deeper ‘why’ behind your commitment/work to support inclusive entrepreneurship in Kansas City? . I graduated from Michigan State University with a BS in Clinical Laboratory Science in 2008. A: You have to support each other. Q: Can you share an example of how the ecosystem has supported you? .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The broad-brush goals for the strategy are to increase growth in startup investments; attract and retain talent; promote scalability; and inject innovation into the public sector so it can bolster and support Spain’s digital development. “We are a new generation of young people in government. And this is of utmost importance.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

The Subak incubator launched last summer — with a goal of making a tangible difference to not-for-profit climate action by linking eco-minded entrepreneurs and projects with an ecosystem of tech innovators who know how to scale projects and create global impact. Joining Subak is really our watershed moment.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Also, it’s why I started an Impact Hub (Amsterdam, 2008), why I served on the global Board (2015-2018) and contributed through other roles, and why I want to continue to serve the network. Our collective strategy Ambition 2030 represents the promise of Impact Hub when I first joined as a member (Impact Hub Islington, 2005).

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 13, 2021

Founded in 1998, i2E originated as the nexus of support for advanced technology entrepreneurs and a source of our state’s first organized concept stage venture capital. Scott returned to Oklahoma in 2008 as the CEO of Selexys, another biotechnology firm based on OMRF patents. Built on ‘what ifs’. Neither had existed before.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

From 2007 to 2011, during which the Great Recession of 2008-09 took place, the construction industry lost approximately 2 million workers. Of the sub-verticals in construction that tend to cost the most (structural support like concrete and steel or mechanical and plumbing), not many can be automated because of the complexity of the task.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

He has been a serial entrepreneur and investor as a co-founder of LaunchTime, an incubator and investor in early-stage tech startups and as a co-founder of Community Connect, which was one of the first social networking companies. She’s passionate about supporting teams who are taking on world-changing ideas.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 16, 2019

Impact Hub Bergen was an early starter amongst social innovation spaces and joined the global Impact Hub network in 2008. Today, Impact Hub Bergen has grown into a community of more than 50 entrepreneurs and changemakers. Kolbrun Retorikk , who specialise in design and communication services for social entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2023

million from 84 investors in under 45 days during arguably one of the worst times to raise money since 2008. Over the years, I have learned a lot of important lessons as a member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization , Million Dollar Sellers and eCommerceFuel. My parents divorced when I was young, and we fell into poverty.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

AUGUST 15, 2021

The 17 entrepreneurs, working out of the 36 Degrees North Incubator, are one-month into their 90-day “incubation” segment. After all, Selexys scaled from a TBFP investment back in 2008, to being acquired by Novartis in a $665 million deal. Entrepreneurs of color face additional challenges in navigating the system.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 9, 2022

Although the crypto asset industry’s market cap of $1.3Tn ‘only’ represents approximately 1% of global financial markets, the value of subprime mortgage CDOs responsible for the 2008 crash were also valued at ‘just’ $1.3Tn. DeFi’s Calls For Self-Regulation: Too Little, Too Late.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

Some SVB customers are struggling to wire funds out of the bank One source tells TechCrunch that parts of the SVB site is down, as well as one of its client support phones, despite using different browsers and apps to try to move their capital. And the posthumous show of support keeps growing. I told you it’s a human story.)

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 7, 2019

The Oklahoma Innovation Model attracts and unites scientific researchers, inventors, entrepreneurs and manufactures. Since 2008, OCAST’s budget has been cut by nearly 40 percent — from about $22 million down to $13.4 million, which means almost $8 million less a year goes into priming Oklahoma’s STEM-based economy.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Greater Colorado Venture Fund raises $25 million dollar fund, in partnership with Colorado Venture Capital Authority; Funds will be used to galvanize, support and expand rural Colorado founders and entrepreneurs in their business building efforts. Entrepreneurs drive rural communities and the world forward in incredible ways.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 12, 2022

In contrast, entrepreneurs in most other fields risk a more significant portion of their own capital in their new venture , better aligning incentives. This negative externality is unique to financial services and was particularly obvious in the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Contributors.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? Oklahoma is very friendly to entrepreneurs. Get started!

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Gabriela will continue to support our Ambition 2030 as a Board Director focusing on developing partnerships and engaging in policy efforts. Tatiana Glad, current Co-Founder and Director of Impact Hub Amsterdam (since 2008), brings diverse experience to our global leadership team. ” – Tatiana Glad. .”

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Greater Colorado Venture Fund raises $25 million dollar fund, in partnership with Colorado Venture Capital Authority; Funds will be used to galvanize, support and expand rural Colorado founders and entrepreneurs in their business building efforts. Entrepreneurs drive rural communities and the world forward in incredible ways.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

Some SVB customers are struggling to wire funds out of the bank One source tells TechCrunch that parts of the SVB site is down, as well as one of its client support phones, despite using different browsers and apps to try to move their capital. And the posthumous show of support keeps growing. I told you it’s a human story.)

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 4, 2021

What does data from the leading investors suggest Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash The current context supports research-heavy startups, there is even a special term for them?—?the To pick the best prospect, entrepreneurs need to hustle more. Investments in European deep tech grew from €0.7B in 2010 to €9.6B

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Impact Hub

APRIL 21, 2020

The Impact Hub network brings together like-minded social entrepreneurs, innovators, partners, and industry professionals who are passionate about creating lasting change in places and for people who are the most in need. This is what has driven and shaped our global partnerships from the very beginning. It‘s our choice what path we follow.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 25, 2022

Here are eleven top people to follow on crypto Twitter (listed alphabetically): Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano ( @Apompliano ): provides great content on bitcoin and interviews with innovative entrepreneurs (including ones outside of crypto!) Tax obligations are like hidden leverage: I know someone who sold his business for $10 million in 2008.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Sure, when s**t really hits the fan, like in 2008, and the whole market goes haywire, everyone's going to feel it, but in any kind of normal environment, hedge fund returns should be largely uncorrelated to anything else. I experienced that myself with my startup in 2008 and 2009. Those companies didn't execute as well as they should.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 17, 2022

Vladimir has shared his expertise to help entrepreneurs get the most for your printing budget and save big on custom-printed materials. During the 2008 recession, while everyone else was hanging onto the gunwales of tossing ships, offering bargains, and hoping for a quick end to the pain, a restaurant near our office started remodeling.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 11, 2023

However, Adriaanse’s path to uplift South Africa would prove to be a challenging and unpredictable one, a journey befitting a true entrepreneur. However, just as the path seemed paved with success, an unforeseen twist of fate — the 2008 global financial crisis — caused the market to collapse and sales to plummet.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

I have looked at tech from both sides now (h/t Joni Mitchell ), as a three-time entrepreneur and as a venture investor through two downturns. This will help you ensure that they can continue to support your future capital needs. Survival tips for startup founders living through their first market correction.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 30, 2022

Su and Kyle graduated university in 2008, the same year as myself, and at some subsequent point made their way to Asia Pacific as employees of TradFi banks / market makers. The idea was that eventually the Terra ecosystem will grow enough that it can support the high APY. Terra was essentially paying for Anchor’s growth and adoption.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

I’ve been through COVID, I’ve been through 2008, the housing crisis, we are sustainable, we’re what you call an essential home business, and I didn’t deem that on myself. What about who supports you? So if I was to leave, for example, the company still runs itself. Ramon Ray: Yeah. Ramon Ray: I have that too.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 17, 2017

Ryan Unger (RU) / “It was 2008, and Zak and I were still building our business from the ground up. I remember seeing a web banner for the EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (EO GSEA) while working toward my graduate degree, so I decided to go ahead and nominate myself. WHAT VALUE DID THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

In 2008 they raised a much larger fund $132.5 This becomes a support group and allows them to help each other succeed. The Exchange Fund – This allows the entrepreneurs to diversify their founders stock into other portfolio companies stock. Office Hours – Two or three partners post a sign-up sheet to meet with entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. This post highlights some of the reasons why the market is moving again and what entrepreneurs should do about this.

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