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Mentors-Plus-Capital Programs – Intense Incubation

Startup Professionals Musings

By Jim Flowers A few months ago, Marty invited me to comment on business incubation and what a startup company ought to expect from an incubator. At the end of 90 grueling days, they, and other aggressive investors, listen to each start-up’s polished pitch for continuing investment. The entry screenings are tough.

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This Philanthropist Is Winning Skirmishes With Poverty By Tapping Into An Inner City’s Entrepreneurial Spirit

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It performs "due diligence" before it makes "investments" and it measures results as a "return on its investment.". ABC has even created an incubator-style program in which startup non-profits compete for $100,000 in seed funding. Second, our “investment” in a nonprofit goes well beyond just dollars.

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10 Tests of Your Modern Entrepreneur Lingo Savvy

Startup Professionals Musings

Sites like KickStarter have for years offered rewards and pre-sales for crowd investments, but real equity won’t be legalized until sometime this year for people other than accredited investors. Responsive web technology that re-sizes text and images to fit any screen is the norm with new websites. Super-angels. Startup accelerator.

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Insteegram: Tech Meets Fashion | Interview with Founder Ed Park

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Park had a screen-printing business in 2004, starting with his own $4,000 investment. There was no competitive advantage once the big guys got involved. Kim was the Technical Lead at Triptrotting when it was incubated in Idealab and came on board to Insteegran last October. It’s a breath of fresh air.

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Check Your Entrepreneurial DNA Before You Start Up

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet I can’t remember the last time any entrepreneur asked me to assess personal potential, despite the fact that most investors will admit they invest in the person more than the product. These people are the ultimate chess players in the game of startups, always looking to be two or three moves ahead of the competition.

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