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The bar is higher

This is going to be BIG.

There are incubators to help you out on the financing side, too. The success of YCombinator and Techstars has spawned countless new incubators. New York will feature five this summer alone--Techstars, DreamIt, Startl and the NYC Seed/EDC Media and Finance incubators.

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Creating Better VCs: An Accelerator for the Dark Side

This is going to be BIG.

Every single topic about running a company has been written about ad nauseum, there are incubators, accelorators, mentoring programs, events, talks, etc. Not every VC used to get pitched by VC funds for a living and has seen hundreds and hundreds of VC pitch decks. But what about investors?

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Valuing My Own Time and Saying No

This is going to be BIG.

Here are a bunch of things I don''t do: I won''t do office hours anymore at incubators and accelerators. Takes an hour or an hour and a half at most and everyone gets the benefit of a public conversation--versus three or four hours of pitches. I rarely go to other people''s after work events if I''m not speaking.

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Hacking Innovation Education in New York

This is going to be BIG.

This is the case when the requirements of these events don’t actually include building a real business or product. Not only that, there’s a hugely disproportionate amount of time spent on pitching for money for these paper ideas. Step #2: Pitch investors. What ever happened to “build it”?

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When VCs Play Defense

Both Sides of the Table

” And then there are incubators and accelerators. I don’t want any formal pitches. Their dealflow is angels or seed investors pitching “their best deals” to you in emails. Run your own events. Nobody is pitching a company that needs funding – they are there to build relationships.

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

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Lay the groundwork before the event and apply to become a speaker or invest in a tradeshow booth. Get involved with non-profits where CEOs serve on the board, attend their galas and events, and get to know the leadership. In addition to high-level conferences, where else can you meet CEOs? Look for CEO roundtables and forums.

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You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger

This is going to be BIG.

Recently, I've done a fair bit of travelling and sat through a number of pitch events and competitions both in NYC and in other cities. I sat through one event and asked the person next to me, "If everything that all of these entrepreneurs said they were going to do comes true, how many of these ideas are going to change the world?".