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The Entrepreneurial Path: Essential Tips for First-time Founders

American Entrepreneurship

Their experience in startups will help avoid some of your biggest mistakes A strong founding team can significantly increase your chances of success by filling out key roles which they drive forward such as product development, sales, marketing, and operations.

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The Role of Alternative Funding in Startups

StartupNation

Less common bank loans, such as those offered by credit unions or Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI), may also fall into this category. Today, there are many more options, a development that has opened the doors to more startups. Faster access to capital. Raise business capital of $100K to $100M.

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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

We run programs like Founder Catalyst, which is our flagship incubation nine-month long program that happens year-round. Over time, the co-working space developed and there was a natural progression towards a lot of individuals starting new ventures coming out of that space. Lots of community discussions.

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NJEDA Board Approves Two Programs to Advance New Jersey’s Leadership in Artificial Intelligence

American Entrepreneurship

March 18, 2025) Last week, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved the creation of the Next New Jersey Program – AI and the AI Innovation Challenge Administration Grant Program. The Administrator will develop and manage a statewide AI Challenge and disburse sub-grant awards to challenge winners.

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HPA Invests in Handspring’s $12M Series A, Expanding High Quality Mental Health Care for Kids

HPA

HPA is excited to announce its participation in Handspring’s $12 million Series A led by Cobalt Ventures with support from NextView Ventures, NVP Capital, 25Madison, Arkitekt Ventures, Cornucopian Capital, two regional health plans, and others. HPA Deal Lead Mindy Heintskill will contribute her expertise in digital health.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. This article originally ran on PEHub.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 4

Both Sides of the Table

Blippy (and their competitor Swipely – which was founded by Angus Davis , who has a great track record from both Netscape and TellMe, both aim to capitalize on the era of consumers living more openly ala Twitter, Foursquare and Gowalla. Investors: August Capital (David Hornik) (lead) with existing investors Charles River Ventures.