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TechStar Co-Founder @BFeld: Are We Experiencing A Startup Accelerator Bubble?

InfoChachkie

By mid-2011 he noted, “As seed accelerators have exploded in number world-wide, it’s become nearly impossible to keep this (Google Doc) working.” If you use the mentor-driven model that we pioneered at TechStars, you get entrepreneurs who are deeply connected with the broader entrepreneurial landscape.

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Three Factors Which Intoxicate Venture Capitalists - Why Your Startup Will (Probably) Not Raise Venture Capital Funding

InfoChachkie

Other than shortening the investor’s quarterly commute to your Board meetings, the net benefits of relocating for many startups are illusory, as I describe HERE. I guess no one told him about the medical startups that were purchased by Medtronic, Linvatec, Storz, Mentor, etc., STAGE: Few Harvests, Little Planting.

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Blackboard Acquires Elluminate and Wimba

Tech Zulu Event

The technologies are used to supplement traditional courses, to support full distance learning courses, and to facilitate a variety of other collaborative interactions including virtual office hours, team meetings, professional development, student projects and mentoring and tutoring opportunities.

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Xconomy Special Report: 12 San Diego Tech Startup to Watch in 2017

Xconomy

I started with a list of companies already screened by the San Diego Venture Group’s annual venture summit, and consulted with investors and startup mentors to refine the list. I widened my net this year. Financial terms were not disclosed. I am grateful to Mike Krenn, the venture group’s president, for his help on this project.

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amSTATZ Social Network For Fitness Gurus, Athletes & Events | Interview With Founder

Tech Zulu Event

Founded in the summer of 2011 and their first product out a few weeks ago amSTATS wants to help users to follow fitness events and programs near them and find a great fitness trainer to help them stay fit.

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Dealing With Generational Change at VC Firms

Both Sides of the Table

And honestly it was the single biggest roadblock at Upfront when we raised out fourth fund in 2011. The founding partner of Upfront, Yves Sisteron, has been a mentor for me since 1999 and was on the board of my first company. Many potential investors asked me, “Aren’t you just going to leave and form your own fund?”