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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

Just two years later, in 2009, we worked out a deal to create the Techstars Seattle program, with our first program running in 2010. From the beginning, we were deeply committed to Techstars’ “give first” ethos and mentorship-driven approach to startup investing. Bottom line, Techstars needed cash.

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Singapore is poised to become Asia’s Silicon Valley

TechCrunch

But having a diverse cluster of big tech companies helps the ecosystem by providing more resources, including mentorship and early funding opportunities, say Singapore-based investors. Many already had investments in Southeast Asian companies and were eyeing markets there as well, particularly Indonesia. Timing was also crucial.

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How Do VCs Choose Their Investors (and should entrepreneurs care?)

Both Sides of the Table

How much money will they reserve from their fund for future investments in your startup? How much pull that investment professional has within his or her fund? which matters for getting future support) Where the fund is in its investment cycle (year 1 out of 10 or year 7 out of 10)? What percentage of their fund will you be?

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Rallying for rural entrepreneurship: addressing the challenges that face rural small businesses

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Since 2010, populations in rural cities have been falling and according to the United States Census rural America now represents less than 20% of the U.S. The wonderful thing about rural America is that we have cultural assets and mindsets that allow us to thrive when it comes to entrepreneurship and innovation. Population, though 97% of U.S.

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Does what happens at YC stay at YC?

TechCrunch

Amos said that when a company is accepted into YC, the founders must sign investment documents, one of which is its founder ethics policy. Biggar went through Y Combinator in 2010. “I It’s more than a polite request. People are allowed to criticize YC and would not get kicked out of the community for doing so,” she said. ‘I