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Lessons from the Trenches: One Founder’s Candid Look at Bootstrapping

Entrepreneurs' Organization

By the time I founded Equifund in 2016, I was deeply familiar with the landscape and felt prepared to tackle the challenge. Registered with both FINRA and SEC, Equifund is dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs and educating investors. The problem I was solving was so clear to me. What could go wrong?

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Cities are Like Startups

Revolution

One characteristic I have discovered and tracked with fascination since 2016?—?in So the oft-elusive “elevator pitch” is instead replaced with a shorthand: “we are the Uber for X.” “We Silicon X Syndrome So if cities are like startups, what “startup-ish” characteristics might they exhibit? We are the Facebook for Y.” “We

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Where and When is Creativity Cultivated?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

For those of you who haven’t yet taken up the hobby of listening to podcasts, you might be missing out on a valuable channel of education and entertainment. EOlooks forward to the new calendar year, with posts, pictures and videos citing upcoming technologies and inspiration for entrepreneurs in 2016.

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Practical Ways that Canadian Startups Can Go Global (Without Leaving Home)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Written for EO by Manny Padda an entrepreneur, angel investor and philanthropist who won the 2016 Canadian Angel of the Year Award. But there are lots of advantages to living and doing business here: a strong labor pool, educated population and great quality of life, to name a few.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

Contestants pitch their legal product idea for a chance to win $5,000, tutoring, and more. The Baylor New Venture Competition is a business plan and elevator pitch competition for college students from around the globe. Student teams pitch and compete for more than $1.5 The competition has $50,000 in cash prizes.

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What minority founders must consider before entering the venture-backed startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. That’s how I found the VC FinTech Accelerator in 2016, where one-third of founders were from minority backgrounds. hit nearly $1.8

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5 questions emerging managers should ask before selecting LPs

TechCrunch

After more than 30 years of investing in both private and public companies, I’ve now started as a fund manager, and I recommend that emerging managers ask these five questions before seeking out and pitching to potential LPs. Which LPs are you targeting?

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