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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

James covers the genesis of Ministry of Awesome following the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011, and provides updates on Ministry of Awesome approaches to startup founder support and programming. You’re also sort of no longer running your classic three-month type accelerator program, which finishes on, say, a demo day.

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You Need to Win the Battle for Share of Mind

Both Sides of the Table

Are we headed for a long era of innovation in which startups are the new norm? Yes, there is unprecedented innovation. So as I get around the country speaking at college campus in 2010 & 2011 I have been preaching the same theme. But what does this all mean? As with the late 90′s the answer is “Yes.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. By the end of 2011 the Internet population was estimated at 2.3

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9 Women Can’t Make a Baby in a Month

Both Sides of the Table

If you’re creating truly innovative products, you often have no idea whether the proverbial dog will eat the dog food. Those of us that are willing to admit that we fawked things up in the first dot-com explosion and learned from our mistakes have the battle wounds to make more pragmatic decisions in 2011. You have a hunch.

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MessageGears raises $62m to fuel innovation, global expansion

AsiaTechDaily

MessageGears intends to use the investment to accelerate the innovation of its technology platform, with an emphasis on bolstering its mobile channel capabilities, expanding its global presence, and opportunistically exploring acquisitions that align with its vision for the future.

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i2E leads $11.5 million investment in Oklahoma City-based Linear Health Sciences

Innovation 2 Enterprise

million from Plains Venture Partners I, as well as $1,000,000 from the Accelerate Oklahoma Fund and $500,000 from the Oklahoma Angel Fund II. Plains Venture Partners I, the Accelerate Oklahoma Fund, and the Oklahoma Angel Fund are each managed by iMCI. The iMCI-led investment in Linear Health Sciences includes $2.5

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Nigerian fintech Appzone raises $10M for expansion and proprietary technology

TechCrunch

But issues around pricing, flexibility to innovate and a lack of local tech support always come up. In 2011, the company launched its first core banking product targeting microfinance institutions. Today, the company is announcing that it has closed $10 million in Series A investment. This is where Appzone has found its sweet spot.