communities incubation strategy 
This is going to be BIG.
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
The challenges are more business challenges and design challenges--so schools need to rethink how they interact with innovation communities if it's not going to only be through commercialization: Recognize that creating a founder should be a secondary goal. Be a community center. Open your doors. Kick the students out.
This is going to be BIG.
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
A little over a year ago, I joined First Round Capital as an EIR -- with the goal of helping First Round root deeper into the community here after having already done almost a dozen deals, mostly out of their Philly office. Since that time, I’ve seen the whole firm mobilize in an effort to better support the NYC innovation community.
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TechCrunch
JANUARY 14, 2022
Whatever you do, don’t refer to LG’s incubator program LG Nova as a corporate venture capital (CVC) outfit. “We look for things like helping under-served communities and products and services that can make an impact in communities to improve quality of life,” Rhee explained.
TechCrunch
MARCH 21, 2023
Early-stage founders need mentorship and support to build a successful startup, and conventional wisdom says, “Get thee to an incubator or an accelerator!” However, the two programs are not interchangeable — they serve very different purposes — and there are roughly 500 accelerators and 1,400 incubators in the U.S.
Gust
JULY 12, 2012
The following day, I delivered a four hour workshop on capital sources and pitch strategies for fifteen entrepreneurs in the Propel program. I enjoyed giving a short interview on BBC radio the following morning, after which a dozen Halo members participated in a workshop I led on portfolio strategy and post-investment relationships.
Gust
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
Business incubators for sharing services were all the rage back in the days of the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). Incubators I hear mentioned most often include YCombinator , led by Paul Graham in Silicon Valley, and TechStars , located in Boston, Boulder, New York City, and Seattle.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 29, 2012
He penned a great piece on the LA tech community here in Forbes. But my take: Gaikai had superior technology & a superior business strategy. He talked in the video about how he finds it helpful in companies to think about practical theory and frameworks for thinking about company strategy. Not bad, hey? I agree with him.
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