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Let Me Count The Ways Entrepreneurs Fund Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” If you have the urge to be an entrepreneur, I encourage you to think seriously about each of these, before you zero-in on one or two, and get totally discouraged if those don’t work for you.

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Stained Glass Labs Rebrands to Wearable World to Commit to Wearable Tech & the Internet of Wearable Things

Tech Zulu Event

The space will be that platform for entrepreneurs in the wearable industry to engage, learn and connect with the global Wearable Technology ecosystem. It aims to provide an innovation platform to foster the blend of technology, art and humanity. “ Wearable World is the answer to the call for a united community voice.

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13 Ecosystem Builders That Are Boosting Startup Growth

Tech.Co

If you’re an early-stage entrepreneur, technology has served you well. BlackTech Week was created in 2014, and in four short years, they’ve gained over 2700 participants, 150 speakers, and 3 pitch competitions. This crowdfunding platform has a goal to empower women-led startups to grow better businesses.

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Enplug: Bringing Social Media To A Display Near You

socalTECH

Zach had built one of the top ten education apps in the App Store, and after they started talking, Zach also decided to drop out of college and join as a co-founder. Nanxi Liu: In 2010, an industry report came out that predicted that digital signage was going to be a $4 billion market in 2014. Our software is an open platform.

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

TechCrunch LA

Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. I feel this responsibility to my industry to put the best business practices I’ve learned along the way into a platform so I can help other influencers.”. We are in phase three of the influencer economy.

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Startups Need To Build Solutions, Not Technology

Startup Professionals Musings

Technical entrepreneurs love their technology, and often are driven to launch a startup on the assumption that everyone will buy any solution which highlights this technology. Smart entrepreneurs build market-driven solutions, per the following principles: Size the opportunity and customer interest first. Neither is positive.

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500 Startups Presents Bitcoinference

Tech Zulu Event

In light of a less than savory PR landscape, I saw this event to be an important call to attention to the developements towards the Bitcoin industry for 2014, as well as geographically important gathering of minds and enthusiasts in the space. A profile of the state of the Bitcoin industry and its presence of female entrepreneurs.

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