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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. By 2010-2011 this had shrunk by half again, averaging under $15 billion. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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SunCulture wants to turn Africa into the world’s next bread basket, one solar water pump at a time

TechCrunch

Armed with a new financing model and purpose-built small solar-powered generators and water pumps, Nichols and Ibrahim have already built a network of customers using their equipment to increase incomes by anywhere from five to 10 times their previous levels by growing higher-value cash crops, cultivating more land and raising more livestock.

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Israel’s startup ecosystem powers ahead, amid a year of change

TechCrunch

Released in 2011, “Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle” was a book that laid claim to the idea that Israel was an unusual type of country. However, the decline may also be a function of large tech firms setting up incubation hubs to cut up and absorb talent.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

I suggest start by looking at the many programs offered by the Fortune 500’s startup networks. The Aspen Tech Policy Hub is a West Coast policy incubator, training a new generation of tech policy entrepreneurs. Ideas for books, podcasts, video series, investigative research, essays, educational campaigns, and creative proposals.

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Is American Entrepreneurship In Crisis?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2011, I heard a speech by Mark Zandi [chief economist of Moody’s Analytics] revealing that entrepreneurship in the U.S. Who is the audience for this book? Today, there are more nonprofits and incubator programs supporting potential entrepreneurs than ever before. What prompted you to write Boom ? was in trouble.