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10 Benefits Of True Multi-Tasking As An Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Some entrepreneurs, like Paul Graham , co-founder of Y-Combinator, and Dave McClure , founder of 500 Startups, mask their focus on multiple startups by running an incubator or accelerator, and providing seed funding for a number of individual efforts. Advisors and mentors are busy people. Multiply the pay-back.

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Interview with Erik Rannala, MuckerLab

socalTECH

Accelerator programs--like YCombinator in Silicon Valley, and TechStars in Colorado--have come to the forefront of the minds of entrepreneurs as a way to boost their ideas quickly into the market, find funding, and into existence. We're providing seed funding, office space, and put them through a three month, structured program.

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Attention Startup Accelerators: Your Job Is Not Over After Demo Day

InfoChachkie

With top-ranked accelerators Lauchpad LA closing its doors and Y Combinator rebranding itself as a seed fund, it seems fair to ask the question, “Are Accelerators Dead?”. Savvy entrepreneurs - seek out programs which incorporate these post-graduation activities. Convert Graduate-Founders Into Mentors.

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10 Wins From Driving Multiple Concurrent New Ventures

Startup Professionals Musings

Some entrepreneurs, like Paul Graham , co-founder of Y-Combinator, and Dave McClure , founder of 500 Startups, mask their focus on multiple startups by running an incubator or accelerator, and providing seed funding for a number of individual efforts. Advisors and mentors are busy people. Multiply the pay-back.

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

We spent a lot of time together in her early days and I covered her early business activities here. That was well before John Doerr at Kleiner Perkins led a mega round to fund her and from my inside sources I hear they are doing incredibly well. With the success of Idealab in the 90’s every city was building out incubators.

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10 Ways To Win With Multiple Concurrent Businesses

Startup Professionals Musings

Some entrepreneurs, like Paul Graham of Y Combinator, and Dave McClure of 500 Startups, mask their focus on multiple startups by running an incubator or accelerator, and providing seed funding for a number of individual efforts. Advisors and mentors are busy people. Optimize your advisers and investors.

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Do You Have The Moxy To Be A Parallel Entrepreneur?

Startup Professionals Musings

Some entrepreneurs, like Paul Graham of Y Combinator, and Dave McClure of 500 Startups, mask their focus on multiple startups by running an incubator or accelerator, and providing seed funding for a number of individual efforts. Advisors and mentors are busy people. Optimize your advisers and investors.