2012 Entrepreneur Statistics 
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 1, 2012
Based on my experience as a mentor and an entrepreneur, if you fail on your first startup, you are about average. Every young entrepreneur knows implicitly that startup success is a long hard road. Statistics show that the failure rate for new startups within the first 5 years is as high as 50 percent. Execution skills are weak.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 9, 2014
Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). billion collected in 2012. Angel groups fear the loss of members for the same reason.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 5, 2015
Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Here again, the entrepreneur will be the one hurt most, by having fewer funding sources to access.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 18, 2013
Even though these last few years have not been great financially for entrepreneurs, it always helps to look at the cup as half full, rather than half empty. Here are a few of the many things that entrepreneurs should be thankful for this holiday season, to keep the challenges in perspective: The economy continues to rebound.
InfoChachkie
JANUARY 26, 2015
I realize it is an easy statistic to measure, but it is a pretty thin slice of data from which to boldly proclaim that, "the American Dream is an Illusion.". A 2012 report published by the Partnership For A New American Economy highlights the wide-open social mobility afforded recent immigrants.
Tech Zulu Event
FEBRUARY 3, 2012
The Startup Act outlines a five-prong approach to job creation based on the proven track record of entrepreneurs: Reducing regulatory burdens. immigration law choking the flow of ‘bold and creative’ entrepreneurs into Silicon Valley (Garling, Wired)” that they are building a floating IT fortress. Attracting business investment.
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 6, 2012
“Competition for the future is about what you are doing today,” Vijay Govindarajan preaches passionately from the stage at the front of the Metro Toronto Convention center on June 5th, 2012 at the Art of Leadership Conference.
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