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Accelerators Have Resources To KickStart Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. Shared business support services, including telephone answering, conference rooms, teleconferencing, administrative support, and a business mailing address. Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts.

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

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She created and launched an overall brand and a swim collection , then came the book deal ( “This is Not a Fashion Story: Taking Chances, Breaking Rules, and Being a Boss in the Big City” is expected out May 2020). million in funding to date, including a recent $3.6 million Series A led by Puma Private Equity, a U.K.-focused

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Interview with Alex Nocifera, Field Day

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Alex Nocifera: We're lucky in that we have LA's best seed funds. Early Q1 2020, our business literally came to a horrifying halt in March, and then April. We weren't working with main street and small businesses, but public and private equity backed companies. Talk about your financial backing?

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