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10 Tips For A New Venture To Survive The Early Years

Startup Professionals Musings

According to my experience and this Motley Fool article from a few years ago, the challenge is very real, with around half of all new businesses no longer existing after five years. The most effective new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity.

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10 Keys To A Startup Surviving The First Five Years

Startup Professionals Musings

According to my experience and a this Motley Fool article, the challenge is very real, with around half of all new businesses no longer existing after five years. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity.

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This Entrepreneur Fought America’s Toughest VCs… And Won

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A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! It is a crowdsourced, review portal. Taming The Prison Guards.

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Why Coachella Valley Is a Hub for Renewable Energy Startups

Tech.Co

In this article #StartupsEverywhere , I talked with Joe Wallace, CEO and Chief Innovation Officer of the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership, and Hank McCarrick, CEO and founder of Seco Sys about sustainability, emerging eco tech, and challenges in the ecosystem. Joe Wallace, CEO and Chief Innovation Officer at CVEP.

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Why Coachella Valley Is a Hub for Renewable Energy Startups

Tech.Co

In this article #StartupsEverywhere , I talked with Joe Wallace, CEO and Chief Innovation Officer of the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership, and Hank McCarrick, CEO and founder of Seco Sys about sustainability, emerging eco tech, and challenges in the ecosystem. Joe Wallace, CEO and Chief Innovation Officer at CVEP.

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Ten Top Funding Sources for Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

This source often gets overlooked, but it should be a major focus these days due to the Obama administration initiatives on alternative energy and technology. Startup incubators. An investment from a venture capital firm is usually expensive, in equity and control. Bartering services for equity.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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This article originally ran on TechCrunch. Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. You need to have passionate tech entrepreneurs who want to build businesses locally.