Class Competition Equity 
Berkonomics
JUNE 17, 2011
Most businesses fall into the class of those that can be sold someday to a willing buyer. Is your value proposition for an eventual buyer that you have some secret sauce that allows you to compete more effectively against competition? What creates value in a business?
socalTECH
JUNE 20, 2012
For two years, it was a mentorship program, that worked with twenty three different companies, but did not have a fund, did not have an office, and didn't take any equity. We got over 400 applications for the ten slots we had open in this class, and we picked ten amazing companies. Our current class has performed incredibly well.
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Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 3, 2013
This is why I am such a big fan of General Assembly both because they’re teaching more tangible skills but also because they’re working directly with employers to fund classes as well as to onboard the more successful GA students directly. His class reading lists could be a primer for any entrepreneur, not just MBAs.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 31, 2012
My list of excuses includes: product, pricing, competition and lack of sales support. Sales people aren’t always motivated only by cash – especially in early-stage business you need to focus on equity because cash won’t be plentiful. This includes presentations, ROI calculators, competitive analyses and so forth.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 30, 2011
With more competition in early-stage many VCs are investing smaller amounts at earlier stages. We all know the result of the over-funding of the asset class – poor returns in aggregate for the industry. Hedge funds and growth equity firms returning to their traditional segments of the market.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 15, 2016
They offer classes in personal responsibility and accountability, they teach men to forgive themselves and to forgive the people who perpetrated them as children because they all grew up surrounded by bad influences. Defy Ventures runs business plan competitions and has people like us who attend and give business advice and feedback.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 30, 2020
Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Online or evening entrepreneurship classes for anyone. Get help with grant funding and incubator resources.
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