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Techstars and Starburst Aerospace are launching a space industry accelerator in Los Angeles

TechCrunch LA

Air Force, Lockheed Martin, Maxar Technologies, SAIC and the Israel Aerospace Industries company, Techstars and Starburst Aerospace are launching an accelerator focused on the space industry in Los Angeles. We will help founders achieve two years of commercial traction in three months.

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Elon Musk will reveal Tesla’s ‘Cybertruck’ all-electric pickup on Nov. 21

TechCrunch LA

21 in Los Angeles near the serial entrepreneur’s other company SpaceX. However, this is a Tesla event and not associated with the auto show in downtown Los Angeles. Cybertruck unveil on Nov 21 in LA near SpaceX rocket factory. The date just so happens to coincide with the LA Auto Show.

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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

They might be ideas they hatch internally (via a Foundry) or a founder who just left SpaceX and raises money to search for an idea. And the truth is that several entrepreneurs prefer it this way. We can’t wait for customers to use the product for 12–18 months and do customer interviews or look at purchase cohorts.

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Bold Entrepreneurs Now Create New Market Categories

Startup Professionals Musings

As a startup advisor and aspiring angel investor, I’ve long been wary of startups trying to create new markets out of problems people didn’t know they have, or problems generally accepted as unsolvable. You can sell vision before you have a product, and the vision will make you the category king, and keep you there.

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7 Ways To Solidify The Confidence You Need To Succeed

Startup Professionals Musings

You can’t win as an entrepreneur or business owner without full confidence in your own ability, as well as in your solution and business model. As an angel investor in startups, I always look for this self-confidence, no matter how innovative the solution. Gather more knowledge and consistently apply it.

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Interview with Matt Kozlov, Techstars Space Accelerator

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This morning's interview is with Matt Kozlov , the Managing Director of the new Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator , which just got started in Los Angeles. Right now, we're in the beginning of the mentorship phase, where our companies have moved here from all over the world to spend three months in Los Angeles.

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

Last week a company we enthusiastically backed, uBeam , led by a very special entrepreneur, 25-year-old Meredith Perry , announced a $10 million round of financing. Here I make the case that entrepreneurs must stay focused on the prize, not the doubters. Entrepreneurs. ” **. It can be one of the strongest motivators.