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Every Startup Gains From An Incubator Or Accelerator

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A question I often get as an adviser is whether or not to join a business incubator or accelerator as a way to move forward faster and smarter and increase the odds of business success. Most incubators start their program with some aptitude and business acumen tests. Costs, returns in equity and funding access.

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Alternative Accelerators and Start-Up Resources

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Thursday, June 30, 2016 -- Alternative Accelerators and Start-Up Resources. This is especially true for first-time and early-stage entrepreneurs not yet ready to pursue venture capital or who lack certain critical capabilities. To meet these needs are emergent alternative accelerators, incubators and preccelerator models.

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Alternative Accelerators and Start-Up Resources

SoCal Tech Calendar

Thursday, June 23, 2016 -- Alternative Accelerators and Start-Up Resources. This is especially true for first-time and early-stage entrepreneurs not yet ready to pursue venture capital or who lack certain critical capabilities. To meet these needs are emergent alternative accelerators, incubators and preccelerator models.

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AmplifyLA: Dramatic Drop In Seed Funding In LA In Q1

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percent from Q4 of 2016, and 43.8 AmplifyLA pointed out that the seed deals were in contrast to the bigger picture, where venture capital investments were up 15 percent nationally--but pointed out that those gains were driven by "mega-deals", rather than seed funding. Venice, California-based startup accelerator Amplify.LA

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How Entrepreneurs Can Capitalize On Their Alma Mater

Startup Professionals Musings

Get help with grant funding and incubator resources. These often lead to angel investors and venture capital investments later, or connections to local company venture funds for selected focus and technology areas. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 04/20/2016.

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5 Startup Funding Models That Depend On The Consumer

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, crowdfunding still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co

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HomeHero, Cedars-Sinai Link On Patient Transition Program

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HomeHero, which is backed by Graham Holdings, Social+Capital Partnership, Science Inc, The Launch Fund, Tencent Holdings, Techstars and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, is currently part of the 2016 Techstars Healthcare Accelerator being run at Cedars-Sinai. Financial impact of the deal was not announced.