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Announcing the YC Summer Conference – for students interested in startups

Y Combinator

If you want to learn more about what it takes to start a startup – or how to get a job at one – join us: Join the YC Summer Conference You'll have the chance to connect with YC startups across various stages and learn from the founders’ experiences. Apply to join us!

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Wrap-up of the Startup Community Leaders Mission USA 2018

Startup Catalyst

Startup programs are often duplicated across regions unnecessarily. There are low levels of genuine collaboration, and few partnerships. The world is generally not aware of our awesome local and regional startups. Australia needs to be unashamedly founders focused. There are few strong regional pathways to global markets.

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How to find a Technical Co-Founder for your Startup

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Unfortunately, more often than not, these approaches have been disappointing, prompting me to write this list of tips to help founders win over a someone like me. Background So why is it really hard to find a technical co-founder? It goes without saying that being a startup founder is more popular than ever.

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How pitch training can help startups get their story right

TechCrunch

Yet, that is what Spanish marketing expert and entrepreneur Alex Barrera often ends up doing with startup founders who hire him to help improve their pitch. They think they are going to get help convincing investors, and they do, but the byproduct of the process is that they reframe their startup’s vision. .”

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

DV Hacks , led by BCG Digital Ventures: “A 48-hour hackathon to improve how we live, work, collaborate, and learn.”. Google for Startups Accelerator. Geared toward social impact startups working to create a healthier and more sustainable future, the accelerator provides access to training, products and technical support.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

DV Hacks , led by BCG Digital Ventures: “A 48-hour hackathon to improve how we live, work, collaborate, and learn.”. Google for Startups Accelerator. Geared toward social impact startups working to create a healthier and more sustainable future, the accelerator provides access to training, products and technical support.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

“Angels get a share of the upside when the founders they back succeed, in the same way that Atomico would. If one company takes off, all the angels benefit: in order to promote collaboration, we have allocated some carry per investment to an ‘Angel Pool’, from which all the angels share. German Accelerator. Chapter One.

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