American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The most common advice given to aspiring entrepreneurs is to start a business that ignites your passion. Pursuing your passion is a good jumping off point, but not all passions can become profitable businesses—so opening up your eyes to other opportunities is another pathway to start a business.

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Don Dodge

AUGUST 16, 2012

Bill started IdeaLabs in 1996 , long before the idea of startup incubators was popular. IdeaLab synergy - At any given time there are 10 to 15 companies incubating at IdeaLabs. There are no competing companies in the portfolio so founders easily share information, advice, introductions, and help out on short term needs.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

While that might sound limiting for folks who focus on Silicon Valley, Winfield disagrees, citing the talent that comes out of Microsoft and Amazon and the companies that are incubated at the nonprofit Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, where Winfield has been the investor in residence for nearly six years.

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Impact Hub

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The initiative, part of the Better Incubation programme, aims to foster dialogue, exchange ideas, and explore strategies for making entrepreneurship accessible to migrants and refugees, people with disabilities, seniors, women, and youth. Witnessing this change, Turró realised that her true calling was to bring happiness to people’s lives.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2021

She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. Connecting with embassy staff can open up many opportunities. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Beyond this service, Nestlings wants to help connect students to mentors in their potential fields to help with advice along the way, as well as place Nestlings students into post-graduate employment opportunities. In tandem with running AdmitAlly, Vora runs an investment firm and incubator, Candid Ventures. She put $1.5

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

American Family Ventures, MassMutual Ventures and SIG; existing investors Blume Ventures, Sequoia Capital India, Nexus Venture Partners, Dream Incubator and Trifecta Capital also participated in the round, which brings Turtlemint’s total to-date raise to $55 million. Only a fraction of India’s 1.3 million customers.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

We asked the winners in each city to tell us about their companies, provide advice to fellow entrepreneurs, and share a little more about themselves. I chose to come back to Orlando because I found it most rewarding in terms of personality fit, diversity, and growth opportunities. What advice would you offer entrepreneurs in Orlando?

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Forward Cities

JANUARY 30, 2020

Due to redlining, housing discrimination and other discrimination tactics, certain areas of the city (east of Troost) didn’t experience the same opportunity or financial resources and development as more influential/affluent areas of Kansas City. There are certain areas of our city that are completely dilapidated.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 23, 2019

As a country of small businesses, New Zealand is home to number of organisations that offer formal mentoring or business coaching facilities – including government agencies, incubator programmes (like The Icehouse), your local Chamber of Commerce or business association. Adrienne Church is General Manager at Prospa New Zealand.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

I had an enjoyable conversation this morning with a young team straight out of college this morning and they were calling to ask advice on how to approach fund raising (angels vs. VCs, how to select a VC, etc.) Nothing blows up great opportunities faster than founders who are constantly fighting. Startup Advice VC Industry'

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2016

Steer clear of any accelerator and incubator programs that invest in their participant businesses but also take ownership. An accelerator program gives the opportunity to learn and apply new tools to help you identify what areas of your company need to experience change. You need investment to grow but don’t want to give up ownership.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Today, pitch competitions, incubators, accelerators, VCs and angel groups proliferate. What are some overlooked opportunities right now? How should investors in other cities think about the overall investment climate and opportunities in your city? What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now?

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Impact Hub

JUNE 4, 2021

Q: In preparing for our interview, I loved reading about how you want to give more power and opportunities to women, who carry the burden of day-to-day work but are under-recognised. Our impact ambition is to build a more equal fashion industry, with more inclusive products and job opportunities. Rut Turró, Founder of Moving Mood.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Rome has more than 20 incubators/accelerators and many established VCs; because of its lower costs compared to other European cities, it’s become a major base for startups. What are some overlooked opportunities right now? What are the opportunities startups may be able to tap into during these unprecedented times?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

But while some in the tech world describe that kind of chaos as a garbage fire, others see it as something very different: an opportunity. And he’s had plenty of unsolicited advice. And also what works, and what does not. Twitter is great for that. “Someone asked last week, why doesn’t someone just start a new Twitter?

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 2, 2022

KSGC selects 60 promising startup teams from across the world every year and gives an all-expenses-paid mentorship/networking opportunity in South Korea. The mentoring program and all the advice we received from the accelerator and from all the partners that we have been introduced to have been very useful to us.

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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. He explained, “I want to share the same opportunities I had.” We also scoured newsfeeds. That “aha” moment hit us at the perfect time: during a chapter retreat.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 24, 2023

It is open to provide startups with opportunities to attract investment. Current status of incubated companies in Pangyo Startup Zone (Image source: Pangyo Startup Zone website) Based on this support, as of December 2022, a total of 946 companies received support from GCCEI, attracted investment of KRW 485.8

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 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. He explained, “I want to share the same opportunities I had.” We also scoured newsfeeds. That “aha” moment hit us at the perfect time: during a chapter retreat.

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Onevest

APRIL 21, 2015

On the other hand, the large quantity can be looked at as a sea of opportunities just waiting to be explored. But how can you identify the right investment opportunity for you when facing such an onslaught of possible avenues? Photo credit: [link]. For even the most experienced of investors this can prove difficult.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

This means helping the founders in our portfolio cut costs, prioritize high growth activity and providing advice on product, growth and future fundraising strategy in a less friendly funding environment. If just a small percentage of traditional finance activity moves on-chain, it could create a market opportunity worth more than $1 trillion.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

All signs point to a continued abundance of opportunities for startup founders and investors in the year ahead.”. Her advice is clear and simple, which makes it particularly valuable in an environment where startup funding is flowing faster than ever. LG and the hunt for the next-gen corporate incubator. Image Credits: LG.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Austin-based 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.

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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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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

We provide dignified, paid work opportunities for older people and nurses who have experience in caring for others because we believe their wisdom and life experiences are valuable and can be shared with the wider community. . Businesses can promote senior entrepreneurship by developing age-inclusive products, co-created with seniors.

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Founder Bounty

MARCH 14, 2023

When it comes to giving clients advice, this critical distinction makes all the difference. We were also picked up by a couple of accelerators and incubators that shared our services with their startups and alumni. You will always have the opportunity to take it up a gear when you need to.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

We had more than 700 resumes, short-listed 65, interviewed 16 in one-hour meetings had 6 full-day interviews including a presentation by the candidate on a selected market opportunity and we did 3 finalist dinners to test cultural fit. My advice to people thinking about getting an MBA is to think about the five C’s.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

With a lot of faith, and the opportunity to participate in the rebuilding of what would later become Automobile Alley, we opened our doors on July 17, 1995. What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? Just two blocks away, the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Get started!

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Auckland-based startup Niesh, which has developed a student discount platform, is on a rapid growth trajectory and has had to decide if it should grow locally, or prioritise opportunities overseas. Business incubator “ecentre” is based at Massey University’s Auckland campus in Albany. It didn’t work. “We

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

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. With the success of Idealab in the 90’s every city was building out incubators. It’s where their passions are, too. See point one!

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 11, 2020

With the launch of YC’s list of startups hiring for fall 2020 interns , I’ve been getting a lot of requests for advice from students about their upcoming fall plans. What are some key things I should be considering in choosing an internship opportunity? Q: I eventually want to start my own startup.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

The Institute for Corporate Directors in Canada helps its members “ perform their director role effectively and make an appropriate contribution in the boardroom (…) [by offering] professional development programs that provide value-added director education and learning opportunities.”. There are two approaches to doing so.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

It’s interesting to me that two of the most talented tech leaders of our era – Bill Gross & Paul Graham – have both opted for a model of incubation to encourage young tech entrepreneurs to build disruptive businesses. Facebook, Google) to a large market opportunity then you had better have enough resources to compete.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

LoanSense helps you find a repayment plan for your student loans so you don’t miss out on opportunities for forgiveness, consolidation and repayment. 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. Workit Health.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Now, there’s an abundance of resources for entrepreneurs… mentors, money, courses, incubators – more than ever before. There are so many great decisions and opportunities that lie in front of you. The hero career of choice back then was a white collar professional – you know, a lawyer or accountant. Man oh man.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Having worked in entrepreneurial ecosystem building ourselves, we were not surprised that the main challenges in our field arise around a typical old-school mindset and a severe lack of equal opportunities for entrepreneurs of ALL ethnicities, backgrounds and gender. Ellen Bateman. My biggest frustration I encounter is silos in ecosystems.

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