StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Despite the recent radical economic changes, entrepreneurs have been resilient and adapted their business models to cope and sometimes even go public. However, entrepreneurs often make costly, avoidable errors in their funding strategies. People talk, and entrepreneurs need to take advantage of that.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

However, there are many other ways you can work and earn money within the industry — as a consultant, an interim executive, a board member, a deal executive partnering to buy a company, an executive in residence or as an entrepreneur in residence. Preqin (free demo). Grey House (free demo). Expert networks. Pratt’s Guide.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

SparkLabs Korea , a Seoul-based seed to early-stage accelerator, held a demo Day on Thursday for its 19th cohort of companies. The latest demo day marks its tenth year after SparkLabs launched its accelerator program in December 2012. Not all teams end up pitching at demo day. and Asia. .

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Alchemist Accelerator , the enterprise-focused startup incubator, is hosting a demo day today for its 31st batch of companies. Alchemist is above all a network and a community, and I’m committed to serving that community.” For many of these companies, it’s the first time they’ve shown their efforts to the world.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Register In a strategic move to elevate its support for emerging entrepreneurs, South Korea’s Asan Nanum Foundation has introduced the groundbreaking “Asan Voyager” program. Understanding the importance of local networks and expertise, Asan Voyager goes beyond financial assistance.

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TechCrunch

JULY 18, 2022

Robot demos. Who doesn’t love robot demos? You’ll see live demos from UC Berkeley, Agility Robotics and others. World-class networking . An online event makes the world your networking oyster. We’ve added a speed networking session to the agenda, too. Add the scheduled networking break to your app.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. Demo’d to death. We’ve all been demo-day’d to death. So we went for it. See point one!

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Next week is Y Combinator’s biannual Demo Day, in which startups present to the public for the first time after spending three months going through the accelerator. It’s different than demo days prior because it’s smaller. Demo days definitely amplify a brand, but not the one you’d think.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 20, 2023

For any entrepreneur to be successful in starting a business, they must have the right help and resources to support of their hard work. It has a small business loan guarantee program and runs awards that recognize entrepreneurs and ecosystem stakeholders who provide assistance to small business owners. Learn more here.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 25, 2022

Startups, innovators, and entrepreneurs, who want to experience the business ecosystem in Korea and Asia, should take action soon enough. month program supports startups financially and gives them multiple opportunities to network with top tech companies, VCs, mentors, etc.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 2, 2023

Step 1: Identify and target the right communities The first place you should start with is your network. Ask yourself: “Who in my network has the capability to create a successful company? If you have a limited network, no problem! Quickly identify the people you most admire or would love to work with.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

.&# It was my investment philosophy that observing teams’ performance over time was far more insightful than reacting to how good of a product demo they do, how good they present Powerpoint slides or how great tech blogs say they are. I felt the exact same way when I was an entrepreneur. Lines vs. Dots is all about people.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Network, connect and collaborate You simply won’t find a better time or place to expand your network, with the right people, than at Disrupt. Networking at Disrupt also includes plenty of organic ways to meet, greet and create startup magic in a variety of settings: Deal Flow Café, our brand-new investor-to-founder networking area.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

The GitHub Student Developer Pack offers more than $200k in developer tools/training for student entrepreneurs or any students. LawCloud offers free legal documents through the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization. The Emerging Entrepreneur Scholarship Grant is “to help entrepreneurial students who have innovative business ideas.”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

” New crypto startups forged ahead during Alliance DAO’s demo day on Wednesday amid the FTX implosion. The most recent cohort, known as All9, for Alliance DAO, a web3 accelerator and builder community, presented their ideas on Wednesday during a demo day , exclusively covered by Jacquelyn.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Hacker houses are making a comeback for entrepreneurs as remote work drags on. On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, Womxn Ignite sets up mentorship sessions from a revolving-base of female entrepreneurs. In between those sessions is largely spent on team-based collaboration and networking. A team photo.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2022

“If you can use Excel, then you can use Rowy,” is the chorus the company keeps repeating in its mission to help entrepreneurs bring their projects, companies, and passions to life. Our investors have helped us unlock great network opportunities for Rowy,” says Janakiraman.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. Entrepreneurial lawyers like Don Lee , Dave Young or Ted Wang are good at sussing out which entrepreneurs are high potential. I asked for intro’s from entrepreneur friends. I spent time on college campuses.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

At a16z, we have made it a top priority to connect with key decision makers at various financial services institutions; we do this through dinners with our portfolio company CEOs and executives, briefings with line-of-business owners, and demo days.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. Entrepreneurial lawyers like Don Lee , Dave Young or Ted Wang are good at sussing out which entrepreneurs are high potential. I asked for intro’s from entrepreneur friends. I spent time on college campuses.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

You can work as a consultant, an interim executive, a board member, a deal executive partnering to buy a company, an executive in residence, or as an entrepreneur in residence. . Preqin (free demo). Grey House (free demo). Expert Networks. I founded Circle of Experts, an expert network which I sold to Evalueserve.).

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 14, 2012

Sun's space was for it's customer assistance unit and Cornell just had a demo space patched into a supercomputer back on campus. On top of that, they tend to be the locus of innovation networks. It's no accident that the people who give out money have the largest networks of people floating around them.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 30, 2012

Firms have networks of advisors, too--with particular expertise in your area. Given the proliferation of accelerators and incubators that pre-vet entrepreneurs, roll up their sleeves to help companies, and dress them up for demo days, the best and brightest are being showcased to look better than ever. It's true, though.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

It has become normal to raise funds long before you have a product/market fit, and this poses challenges to entrepreneurs that are of a very different nature than those the ecosystem has faced in the past years,“ he added back in November 2021. Entrepreneurs know this well. Splitting up like this is a shame but it’s frequent.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 18, 2022

Every year, South Korea opens its doors, inviting global startups and entrepreneurs to develop and grow their businesses in the region. Startups less than 7 years old or Pre-entrepreneur whose representative holds a foreign nationality. At the end of the 3.5 The settlement program will be from January 15th to June 30th, 2023.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Build your investor list: search through investors who funded founders in your network or those you admire. Create your interactive product demo: investors want to see what you’ve built — your product will do a much better job of illustrating what you do than words or videos that you may never watch.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

As part of the global Impact Hub Network, it actively engages in promoting circular economy principles, evident in its successful conclusion of the Circular Economy Acceleration Program. For entrepreneurs and startups, embracing circular economy principles presents a transformative opportunity.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 26, 2012

We only fund top entrepreneurs." "We Just take how most people approach networking events and talks. What's weird to me is that a few times I've spoke, people were surprised that I hung around after to hear what the entrepreneurs in the crowd had to say. You see it a lot in the language people use. "We I give a lot of talks.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

a top-down view on HR challenges at startups; and, obviously: a great network. Great networking skills, which are critical when you want to be about to reference entrepreneurs & concepts and bounce your ideas off of other people in the industry. inside insight into VC decision-making. Mostly it’s philosophical.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

In fact, the 15-year-old believes that her flourishing business, Me & the Bees, shows that the future is all about social entrepreneurs. She also explains the importance of her family, her new book, the Dell Women’s Entrepreneurship Network, and her advice to entrepreneurs both young and old. That’s okay, Mikaila says.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

We’ll also be speaking with top VCs and the CEOs of Boston Dynamics, Sarcos, Locus Robotics, Fetch and more, along with demos from researchers and bleeding-edge startups like Agility. The industry’s brightest entrepreneurs will take the stage in front of a live audience and a panel of industry experts, pitching revolutionary technologies.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2021

This progress has attracted the likes of Techstars and Google to provide them with funding and network. However , organizations like Techstars Seattle, Transparent Collective, and Google for Startups have helped us by providing mentorship, networking opportunities, and investor demo days showcases,” Roman said. .

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Brick & Mortar Ventures , headed by Darren Bechtel of the Bechtel family, is teaming up with BuiltWorlds , which describes itself as a network of buildings and infrastructure professionals, to launch an early-stage accelerator program called Formwork Labs. They want access to pilot projects,” she told TechCrunch. “So

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!, Don’t even get me started on Demo Days. You could spent 20 days / year at Demo Days now. And there’s conferences. Oh, the conferences.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 31, 2022

trying to push demos), the manager will take down their posts and flag them. Adrian’s Network. LeadHERShip Network. Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO). All things considered, the groups most worth their salt are those with strong management. By Justin Levy, Demandbase , Director, Social and Influencer Marketing.

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