TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The broad-brush goals for the strategy are to increase growth in startup investments; attract and retain talent; promote scalability; and inject innovation into the public sector so it can bolster and support Spain’s digital development. “We are a new generation of young people in government.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 1, 2021

In the last few decades, the media has cultivated an image of startups and technology that has increased the perception that everyone understands the ‘rules of engagement’ with young companies. Many companies work with startups to get the freshness of view and innovation brand by association.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

“Intuition doesn’t scale, and Entrepreneur First is doing this at scale,” Bentinck added, referring to how she and Clifford were recently working with the data science team evaluating past applications from those 17,000-odd applicants. ”

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund, Versatile Venture Capital , was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. . We’ve been impressed by the alacrity, communication skills, and high level of competence of the customer success team, who have to support a lot of custom functionality we’ve built.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan sometimes refers to their investments as “micro-mezzanine” because “mezz is typically structured as a contractual periodic payment, with some equity-like upside, but subordinate to other debt… so most lenders look at it like equity. —– Indie.vc

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan sometimes refers to their investments as “micro-mezzanine” because “mezz is typically structured as a contractual periodic payment, with some equity-like upside, but subordinate to other debt… so most lenders look at it like equity. —– Indie.vc

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

We need to shi f t our economic development strategies to startup community building, (also referred to as entrepreneurial ecosystem building), as the primary approach to rebuilding our cities’ economies. The research and evidence supporting the impact and value of startup community building is strong.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 20, 2022

Having spent close on a decade working in and reporting on our small but burgeoning startup ecosystem, and a decade before that “building my chops” in other various entrepreneurial endeavours, I am familiar with the toll that entrepreneurship can exact on founder mental health.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

When they return, young people like Morrison are finding that Atlantic Canadians have quietly built a robust startup ecosystem that has resulted in a dozen acquisitions to companies like IBM and Salesforce, the sum of which likely surpasses $5 million in cash and stock.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

Respondents said they invest around 50% inside Czechia and 50% across Central and Eastern Europe, while some are more focused across CEE generally, with some percentage of the fund supporting startups that have scaled to the U.S. What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? Vaccination. I still have this hope :).

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

While micro-VC funds compete directly with SPVs by targeting early-stage, high-potential startups with agility, they typically operate with smaller capital pools compared to larger VCs or well-structured SPVs. Our SPV limited partners have a direct stake in the companies they support, fostering alignment and robust backing.

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