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TechCrunch+ roundup: 2022 R&D tax prep, social media for founders, managing remote teams

TechCrunch

As director of Techstars’ startup pipeline, Saba Karim spends much of his time touting the ways entrepreneurs can benefit by joining an accelerator. But is it the right choice for every founder? 6 reasons why you shouldn’t join an accelerator. These founders landed early checks by being savvy about social media. (L-R)

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Set local traction before venturing overseas – John Lim, Partner, Meet Ventures, tells startups

AsiaTechDaily

. “If you can’t generate demand locally, it is usually even more difficult to generate demand overseas,” Lim said, adding that many good Series B/C startups he has come across already have significant traction at home before they embarked on overseas expansion. What mistakes do you see founders make when raising money?

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Wrap-up of the Startup Community Leaders Mission USA 2018

Startup Catalyst

San Francisco, and the associated Bay Area, is home to Silicon Valley – the epicentre of startup activity – where an estimated 27,000 startups and 15,000 investors operate in an area roughly equivalent to the the Brisbane-to-Gold Coast region, and with a population of roughly 7 million people. Our startups are as good as theirs.

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K-Startup Grand Challenge 2022: The world’s most tech-savvy country South Korea invites startups to grow their businesses

AsiaTechDaily

The biggest accelerator program, sponsored by the Korean government, supported by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS), and organized by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), will be held for 3.5 Shin is now part of our Advisory Board,” said Aykan Ekici, co-founder of Khenda, the top winner of KSGC 2021.

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The Magic Midnight Mind Meld

Both Sides of the Table

I turned around and there was StockTwits founder (and my favorite Tweeter) Howard Lindzon. And we’re here with Dan Martell , who like any great startup founder is wearing his company t-shirt for Flowtown. It was a bunch of members of the Austin Startup Factory mixed with some out-of-towners like myself.

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

David Teten VC

To help our founders in transition , some of which are interested in becoming scouts. Our goal is to invest in, coinvest with, and/or recruit founders in transition. We found these by looking through firms’ websites, social media , blog posts, etc. Just confusing minority founders even more. Monetizing our deal flow.

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Daily Crunch: AWS now accepting applications for its new 10-week generative AI accelerator

TechCrunch

” — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Accelerating generative AI : Amazon is jumping into startup accelerators with both feet again and will boost generative AI startups around the globe with a 10-week program, Natasha M writes. What’s a fair price premium for startup shares? Becca tells you how.