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7 Guidelines For Funding New Research & Development

Startup Professionals Musings

Although it may seem counter-intuitive, angel investors and venture capitalists (VCs) are looking for solutions that are already complete, with some real market traction, that need funding to be scaled to a large market, with potential for rapid growth and a large return. Look to academia and the government for basic research.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

"Authentic" is dead - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 3, 2010 It's time to retire the following phrases. Bending over: How to sell to large companies - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 24, 2010 This is a guest post by Steve Hanov , who blogs about programming and startups. Stay Tuned.

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Crowdfunding an HIV Vaccine: Dr. Rubsamen of Immunity Project

Tech Zulu Event

Since the official YC announcement and launch of their crowdfunding campaign, they’ve successfully raised an initial goal of $482,000; to fund a final immunization experiments before undergoing Phase I clinical studies. Co-founder Naveen Jain , who serves as Immunity Project’s Chief Marketing Officer. The Eventual Goal?