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Meet the Investors & Tech Leaders Judging at Startup Night SXSW 2018

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Getting face time with VCs or people of influence is an ongoing challenge for startup founders, and it may take layers of introductions to get to the right person. The program has been so successful that the startups have leveraged $48M in private capital to further their development. Lisha Bell, Deal Flow Lead for Pipeline Angels.

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Reflections On 2017: Michael Jones, Science Inc.

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So this fall, we launched Science Blockchain, a new incubator that partners with leading entrepreneurs to build a portfolio of blockchain and cryptocurrency related businesses. So far, we have launched a handful of blockchain companies and are looking forward to more partnerships in 2018. He is also a long-time entrepreneur.

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Reflections on 2019: Scott Alderton, Preccelerator

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Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. In late 2018 we shifted the model to include a cash investment in cohort companies. It is incredibly exciting!

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Interview with Steve Poizner, Alliance for Southern California Innovation

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I then became and EIR at UC San Diego, and joined EvoNexus, the not-for-profit incubator run by the Irvine Company. There's a tightness which is squeezing the lifeblood from the entrepreneurs, even as it remains an amazing place. As you know, Silicon Valley has a locker grip on the venture capital community.

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7 Myths That Kill Many Businesses Before They Start

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, research by Fundable shows that less than one percent of all startups are funded by venture capital and angel investors. In today’s world, more successful entrepreneurs have built on degrees in engineering rather than business. Most successful entrepreneurs are young and crazy.

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Reflections on 2019: Brett Brewer, Crosscut Ventures

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Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. Today, we share the thoughts of Brett Brewer , co-foudner and Managing Director of Crosscut Ventures (www.crosscut.vc). in 2005 for $680M.

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7 Guidelines For Funding New Research & Development

Startup Professionals Musings

Unfortunately, most entrepreneurs don’t realize that the words “research” and “development” are red flags to investors, and all such proposals are routinely discarded. Find private fund incubators for technology pilots. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/04/2018. Explore crowdfunding for the prototype stage.