NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 23, 2019

Finance and accounting was the most common area of concern (39%), followed by IT and technology (31%), digital marketing (20%), and business planning and strategy (25%). The post Finance and accounting biggest headache for small biz owners followed by tech appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine.

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Founders Coop

APRIL 29, 2024

One failure mode for less effective accelerators, and even more so for the related “studio” or “incubator” model, is to pretend that people who otherwise would not be founders can be coached into the role with sufficient time and scaffolding. Step 3: Give good advice Most startup advice is bad. This has not been our experience.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

We run programs like Founder Catalyst, which is our flagship incubation nine-month long program that happens year-round. In 2022-23, we started having a lot of demand for our programs so our premier program Founder Catalyst, that incubation program, started accepting more and more companies from outside the region.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

The Kauffman Foundation found 47% of US tech founders held degrees in STEM while 34% held degrees in business, finance, and accounting. Astra Incubator is “the first Italian incubation program designed to connect aspiring innovators and build multidisciplinary teams.” We also recommend, at a minimum, learn the basics of coding.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

Plaid launches FinRise, an incubator for underrepresented fintech founders. Last week, The Information reported that Plaid is nearing a new financing deal that would value the company at between $10 billion to $15 billion. The accelerator, announced two months ago , is explicitly focused on backing underrepresented founders in tech.

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Y Combinator

JUNE 8, 2021

This is an exciting opportunity to work side by side with our legal and finance teams on all aspects of the onboarding and diligence process for our portfolio companies. You’ll have access to all the talks and resources our founders get, and learn how to build a startup at a place that incubated Airbnb, Dropbox, Instacart and more.

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Onevest

APRIL 21, 2015

Without this there is little point providing financing because there is no direction or plan to help you generate returns. In other words, does the business have a definitive timetable or pathway towards returning an investor's money alongside an agreed portion of generated revenue?

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Don Dodge

AUGUST 16, 2012

Bill started IdeaLabs in 1996 , long before the idea of startup incubators was popular. IdeaLab Infrastructure - Everything you need to start and build a company; Engineering, Designers, HR, Recruiters, Finance, Legal, PR, office admin, photo/video services, etc. You have to know Bill to understand why IdeaLabs was necessary.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Found was incubated at Atomic , a San Francisco-based venture studio, in the spring of 2020. And it does it by combining advice from clinicians, a community of others going through the same process and “prescription interventions” when deemed necessary. Parks was previously chief science officer at Happify Health. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 3, 2016

Instead of creating advertisements and posters, we reached out directly to 600-some contacts at universities and local incubators, and this paid huge dividends. We wanted to represent Vancouver well at Nationals, and although it’s biased, we really wanted Vancouver to represent Canada at GSEA Global Finals. We also scoured newsfeeds.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 17, 2019

Practice your pitch, have them look over your business plan, and solicit their advice to so when you go into the lion’s den you’re as prepared as possible. . Bank financing. Here are six ways to overcome the funding gap: Get a Mentor - find yourself someone who has successfully obtained venture capital funding. Small business loans.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Turtlemint, an Indian startup that is helping consumers identify and purchase the most appropriate insurance policies for them, has raised $30 million in a new financing round as it looks to reach more users in small cities and towns in the world’s second largest internet market. Only a fraction of India’s 1.3

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

I asked five early-stage investors to share frank advice for first-timers, and I’m going to save you some time: many (if not most) of you are probably not ready to pitch an investor. With that in mind, I have never issued a term sheet without a presentation of some form outside of an incubation.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Amid market volatility, decentralized finance, or DeFi, is an area that continues to be in focus in both the crypto VC world and across the community as new use cases, protocols and projects arise. How can the gap between traditional finance (TradFi) and DeFi be bridged?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

By backing climate startups, they can de-risk proven climate tech, build legitimacy to attract talent, help with scaling, attract new kinds of investors, and shape the overall ecosystem, write investor Jamil Wyne and climate finance researcher Abrar Chaudhury. LG and the hunt for the next-gen corporate incubator. Image Credits: LG.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

With talent in sales, marketing, and technology, Niesh was still missing some critical processes and systems – including elements of finance and human resources – to support their growth. Business incubator “ecentre” is based at Massey University’s Auckland campus in Albany. It didn’t work. “We

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The most common advice given to aspiring entrepreneurs is to start a business that ignites your passion. Profitability and Viability : Gaining an understanding of the finances associated with particular businesses is very difficult to do. See if there are products or services that are in demand that are not being met.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

However, historically most private equity professionals were former investment bankers and other finance professionals. Tatum Executive Services provides “CFOs, CIOs and senior finance professionals [to help] lead [companies] through any challenge”. Venture capitalists often come from an operating background. Armed Services.” .

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The coolest thing about LoanSense is there is a onetime advice option for $47, or you can sign up for the concierge option that includes 4 months of full support. It’s a perfect system for collections attorneys, legal, auto finance, health care and property management companies who need to keep on top of payments in a particular way.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

In a TechCrunch+ Twitter Space last week with Senior Editor Walter Thompson, Gupta talked about how the downturn is affecting seed- and early-stage funding, what he’s looking for, and candid advice for first-time founders trying to raise during a correction. “I expect that to start happening as well in the next year.”

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Salyer served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee. How did you get into the accounting and finance staffing industry? What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? Get started!

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Howly “You choose a category where you need professional advice and type your question in the chat form. On Howly, you gain 24/7 access to thousands of experts in various areas – from finance to household appliances repair.” 17+ years in Finance and Media & Entertainment, with a special emphasis on Ticketing.

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Founder Bounty

MARCH 14, 2023

My name is Jonathan Levy, I am the co-founder of AccountsPro which provides accounting services, Finance Director support and Financial Outsourcing solutions to Startups, SMEs, charities and not for profit organisations. When it comes to giving clients advice, this critical distinction makes all the difference.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Pursuant to the amendment, an issuer would not be deemed to have engaged in general solicitation if the communications are made in connection with a seminar or meeting sponsored by a college, university, or other institution of higher education, a local government, a nonprofit organization, or an angel investor group, incubator, or accelerator.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 25, 2022

Here’s the advice I wish someone told me when I started. José Maria Macedo ( @ZeMariaMacedo ): co-founder and Head of Delphi Labs at world-class crypto investing & incubating firm Delphi Digital ( @Delphi_Digital ). Kevin Rose ( @kevinrose ): partner at VC firm True Ventures , host of the Modern Finance and Proof podcasts.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

It’s as though we forgot the management mantra of the 90′s about “core competencies&# or the most common VC advice to entrepreneurs: Focus. With new micro VC entrants into to early-stage investing plus increased competition from angels, incubators and the like – traditional VCs have taken notice. Funny, that.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

It was 2009 and it was terribly difficult to get any financing (if you can remember a time like that!) We are happy to now support every & all accelerator in town that provides capital and office space and we want to focus on mentorship, coaching, advice, community building, etc. We had a specific goal in mind. Quality endures.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? Fintech (specifically embedded finance or financial SaaS), synthetic bio. Areas such as vertical banking, embedded finance, compliance as a service and consumer finance consistently get overlooked by young Israeli founders. Yonatan Mandelbaum, TLV Partners.

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Impact Hub advocates for embedding sustainability into startup ecosystems by promoting circular economy principles, fostering collaborations, and ensuring access to green financing. The EU-funded Green at Heart initiative supports social economy SMEs in integrating sustainable practices.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

. – Indiegogo.com is a crowd-funding platform allowing contributors to empower hundreds of thousands of inventors, musicians, do-gooders, filmmakers – and many more – to bring their dreams to life. – Clarity.com proactively advises you on managing your personal finances efficiently. Goldman Sachs bought Clarity for ~$100m. .

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

. – Indiegogo.com is a crowd-funding platform allowing contributors to empower hundreds of thousands of inventors, musicians, do-gooders, filmmakers – and many more – to bring their dreams to life. – Clarity.com proactively advises you on managing your personal finances efficiently. Goldman Sachs bought Clarity for ~$100m. .

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