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Fundraising in Today’s Startup Market

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 -- Fundraising in Today’s Startup Market. Are you looking for guidance on raising capital for your venture? ​It’s the perfect opportunity to gain valuable insights with like-minded entrepreneurs in the Santa Barbara startup community.

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5 Keys To Capitalizing On Nondisruptive Business Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Most of the entrepreneurs and aggressive business owners I meet in my consulting practice are focused on finding new disruptive solutions and killing competitors as the key to success. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/08/2023 Use your confidence and competence to succeed.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? They were a way to gather cheap capital.

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How To Identify New Venture Assistance Organizations

Startup Professionals Musings

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. As well, these companies usually bring real new venture funding opportunities to the startups they sponsor.

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Bill Gates wants Western countries to eat “synthetic meat”; Meatable has raised $47 million to make it

TechCrunch LA

The company aims to have its first product approved by European regulators by 2023 and notching commercial sales by 2025. Early Stage is the premier ‘how-to’ event for startup entrepreneurs and investors. Meatable has a long road ahead of it, because, as Gates acknowledged in his interview with MIT Technology Review (ed.

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6 Ways To Build A Business Based On A Higher Purpose

Startup Professionals Musings

Commonly, I find that business owners and entrepreneurs look first at solutions which solve painful problems, or have high profit margins, regardless of their own commitment to a higher purpose, such as saving the environment or helping the underserved. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 06/06/2023

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5 Business Leadership Styles To Avoid For Real Impact

Startup Professionals Musings

I found some excellent guidance on picking the right people, and fixing yourself, in a new book, “ Burn the Boats ,” by serial entrepreneur Matt Higgins. Matt is a recurring guest shark on TV’s Shark Tank for entrepreneurs, as well as a lecturer at the Harvard Business School. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 2/22/2023

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