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Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M

TechCrunch LA

Women have made great inroads into the tech world in recent years, but there remains a long way to go before we reach a truly equitable state of affairs in workforce numbers, remuneration and product development. Since 2016, some 400 students, almost all women, have completed the course.

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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. Product pre-order model. Startup equity model. In the U.S.,

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5 Crowdfunding Approaches To Tempt Every Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, it 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. Product pre-order model. Startup equity model. In the U.S.,

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Every Startup Gains From An Incubator Or Accelerator

Startup Professionals Musings

Direction, mentoring and resources required. Costs, returns in equity and funding access. A few incubators and most accelerators provide some seed funding for startup entrants, ranging from $10,000 to $150,000 and expect a chunk of your equity in return. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 05/25/2016.

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8 Reasons To Incorporate Your New Company Early

Startup Professionals Musings

Many entrepreneurs are so focused on finalizing their innovative product or service that they procrastinate on the formalities of forming the requisite new company until later. Co-founder and equity negotiations work best if you own all the equity. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 01/22/2016.

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Radicle Accelerator Fund Launches to Nurture AgTech Innovation

Xconomy

Agtech investment firm Finistere Ventures; private equity firm Cloud Break Advisors; and Israeli venture capital firm OurCrowd contributed to the new accelerator. Radicle representatives plan to discuss their plans for the accelerator during AgTech Week 2016 , an ag investment conference being held in San Francisco this week.

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It Pays To Maintain Trusted Relationships In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Part of the challenge in every business is to first recognize who can help you, and secondly take the initiative to build a productive relationship with that person or team. These include other business leaders, mentors, visionaries, and influencers. Actively and positively end relationships that are not productive.