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

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In 2009 Jed created a Google doc to track the seed accelerators. 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.” “The goal of an accelerator is to get companies funded with seed financing.

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Interview with Fariborz Maseeh, Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition

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Fariborz Masseh: The idea of funding a business plan competition is not a new idea. In 2003 or 2004, I moved to California, and decided to change from running an engineering company into running a hedge fund. Now, I run a hedge fund and finance firm in Southern California. It has been done before, at a number of schools.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. In the intro section of the show we talked a lot about why VC funds are becoming smaller again and where Greycroft fits.

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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Presenting Companies at CalTech

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It gives music companies a direct pipeline to market their products and services to music fans. Additionally, the site allows lawyers to market their legal services by sharing expert advice and engaging in discussion. Their all new all electric car is set to be released for sale in limited quantities at the end of 2011.

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Going to Raise VC? Here’s a Primer on Process, People, Deck

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If they did they would be in constant violation because VCs often see 3-4+ companies in every market that they operation. If they say yes you get a term sheet and once this is signed it is usually 3-6 weeks until your legal docs get signed and you’re funded. Do you really still need a Powerpoint deck in 2011?