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The Role of Alternative Funding in Startups

StartupNation

Based on early results, founders can make changes. These websites offer funding for various projects, from album and book launches to inventions to more conventional startups. In particular, investors on P2P platforms either prefer working with founders with a strong credit history. Raise business capital of $100K to $100M.

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21 Facebook ad examples (and why they work)

The Zapier Blog

They typically highlight key features, benefits, or use cases, often with a quick demo or close-up visuals. In-product demo : Quick cuts through the user interface (UI) show exactly how the feature works, helping users visualize themselves using it. The goal is clarity: show the product, show the value, and make it easy to say yes.

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Tattoos and YCombinator Demo Day

This is going to be BIG.

They started flipping through some books and examining designs up on the wall. Similarly, picking seed investors for your first startup in and around the craziness of an accelerator demo day can be just as scarring over the long term. In fact, you'd probably be better off both deciding on a tat on demo day. So there I was.

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Highlights from Berkeley SkyDeck’s virtual demo day

TechCrunch

With 17 startups participating, Berkeley SkyDeck’s Demo Day isn’t the largest cohort we’ve seen by any stretch. We are also hearing chatter that Demo Day will be larger than ever before because virtual events are much more scalable.”. Here’s a closer look at six highlights from this Demo Day. Image Credits: EndoCrine Bio, Inc.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear.

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A look at the nine teams that just presented at Pear’s latest demo day

TechCrunch

TechCrunch has been covering the demo days of the seed-stage venture firm Pear VC since 2015. And the energy in the room reflects that of Pear’s founders, Pejman Nozad and Mar Hershenson, who year after year project the cheery demeanor of people eager to win you over. Pear lets the founders choose the check size.

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Strategic Casting: How to Fish For Your Ideal Clients and Employees

Entrepreneurs' Organization

CEOs may resonate with a higher-end content strategy such as white papers, books, or even a branded podcast. Contributed to EO by Steve Ferman, an EO New Jersey member, serial entrepreneur, and founder of 4 Pillar Coach. These groups are easy to find and fairly inexpensive to join.