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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

We run programs like Founder Catalyst, which is our flagship incubation nine-month long program that happens year-round. In 2022-23, we started having a lot of demand for our programs so our premier program Founder Catalyst, that incubation program, started accepting more and more companies from outside the region.

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The unusual story of an unusual company – Melanie Langlotz and Geo AR Games 

NZ Entrepreneur

But, at age 45, Mel had to face her fear of financial insecurity – but with some redundancy insurance coverage that gave her six months of leeway to build up the studio, she also secured funding from a well-known incubator, Start Up Chile, which got the company on track. “It

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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

Both Sides of the Table

Several funds and firms are participating in this investment including Rincon Ventures , Idealab ( Bill Gross built the original incubator and there will be active support from Allen Morgan ), Baroda Ventures , GRP Partners , David Cohen (founder of TechStars ), David Tisch (founder of TechStars NY ), DLA Piper and Stubbs Alderton.

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Newsletter: Airbnb, DoorDash & DropBox incubator

OurCrowd

Tevel Aerobotics, whose autonomous flying robots can pick fruit from trees faster and more efficiently than people, was voted Best Field Robot 2020 by The International Forum of Agricultural Robotics (FIRA) and Future Farming magazine. The post Newsletter: Airbnb, DoorDash & DropBox incubator appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

I don’t believe you can hire great business people who outsource the development to a hot incubator who builds you code to match your ambitions. The Economist magazine did a study in the late 90’s on the ROI of an MBA (maybe somebody can help me surface it?). It’s either part of the DNA or it’s not.

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The Science of Startup: A Conversation with Mike Jones

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Mike Jones shares his entrepreneurial journey that emanates from childhood in fundraising and sales, running a nationally-distributed magazine in high school and eventually setting up a consulting firm in college that was sold. First, the basics: What was the episode about? . Listen and subscribe today! . What idea resonated most with you?

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500 Founders: Rick Kiessig, Hannah Hunt, Matthew Jackson & Jenni Matheson

NZ Entrepreneur

“ “ You can do this by networking, finding business mentors, participating in incubator programmes, government agencies, immersing yourself with in your industry and within the startup community, attending events online and in person nationally and globally.

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