Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Well, perhaps it’s time to consider an incubator/accelerator program: Programs like Silicon Valleys’ Y Combinator which essentially put entrepreneurs through a 3+ month startup boot camp. And of course, the ladies come after you succeed (j/k). The panel included the following and discussion was moderated by upStart.LA

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Incubator Startup Mentor Entrepreneur 107

Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

“LavaLab, the University of Southern California’s product Incubator, admits the top 5% of design, business, and engineering minds to create innovative products over the course of a semester.”

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Los Angeles USC Southern California Angel 70

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2015

MicroPower said resellers who complete the course gain access to marketing collateral, presentations, and preferred pricing. MicroPower was part of the CommNexus incubator, and is backed by Karmel Capital, the Tech Coast Angels, and others. READ MORE>>.

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Training Tech Coast Angels San Diego Incubator 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2020

If you need help at this stage, look for a local university teaching online courses on entrepreneurship , or how to build a business plan. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant. If you need money now, is has to come from friends and family. Early or embryonic stage.

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Resource Startup Organization Incubator 171

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2021

For today's interview, we spoke to Dave Eastman, the Director of the Viterbi Startup Garage, a startup incubator that is run by the University of Southern California, out of its location in Marina Del Rey. How are you different from other startup incubators, etc? It's not entirely exclusive, however.

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Marina Del Rey Startup USC Incubator 150

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2023

It takes more than passion and a course on business basics. There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. I want to tell them to just start anywhere, but I realize that most have no idea where anywhere is.

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Startup Education Entrepreneur Tool 108

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 27, 2012

An intensive 3-hour course on how to think about, plan for, prepare and execute a capital raise for your startup. Includes a detailed review of local incubators, vc's and angels. Thursday, May 3, 2012 -- How to Raise Capital for Your Startup. Taught by Jon Funk, a 25-year LA vc veteran. See [link] (more)

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Capital Startup Venture Capital Incubator 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2010

On Thursday, the City of Ventura is formally launching a new incubator, the Ventura Ventures Technology Center (www.v2tc.com), targeted at high tech businesses. The incubator so far includes startups Lottay , Geodelic , and a number of other Internet and other technology firms. Tell us about the incubator--how long as it been around?

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Ventura Incubator Technology Startup 200

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. Join a startup incubator. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until real revenue flows. Set expectations accordingly.

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Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 136

Xconomy

APRIL 16, 2018

million agreement to acquire General Assembly, a tech training and career development company that offers courses online and at 20 campuses worldwide. General Assembly (GA) launched in early 2011 with an incubator in New York City that was a cross between a co-working space and a startup university.

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Training Incubator Demand Course 59

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive. They helped create over 5 million new businesses in 2022, a forty percent increase over the previous year.

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Entrepreneur Startup Social Media News 104

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Here are my thoughts on the right focus at a college or university: Take entrepreneurship courses, but major in a more specific discipline. Practical business courses are better than an advanced degree or MBA. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school.

Startup 97

Startup Writing Coach Incubator 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2020

It takes more than passion and a course on business basics. There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. I want to tell them to just start anywhere, but I realize that most have no idea where anywhere is.

Entrepreneur 137

Entrepreneur Tips Startup Education 137

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Of course, there are thousands of other companies that don’t achieve their minimum goal, requiring all contributions to be returned. m are not for crowdfunding, but actually are matchmaking sites between entrepreneurs and professional investors or banks, or incubators. Donation good-cause model.

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Funding Startup Outsource Development Satisfaction 141

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

More and more entrepreneurs are hearing about the successful graduates and investors queued behind a few well-known startup incubators, including Y Combinator, TechStars, and the Founder Institute. According to the National Business Incubator Association (NBIA) , there are currently over 1,200 members in 30 nations. Initial funding.

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Incubator Technical Review Entrepreneur Mentor 146

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. Join a startup incubator. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until revenue starts to flow. Set expectations accordingly.

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Tips Startup Technical Review Equity 104

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Here are my thoughts on the right focus at a college or university: Take entrepreneurship courses, but major in a more specific discipline. Practical business courses are better than an advanced degree or MBA. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school.

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Entrepreneur Tips Writing Coach 98

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive. Over 600,000 new businesses were created in the last year, or over one per minute of every day.

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Tips Startup Social Media News 161

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Every university has entrepreneurial courses or evening classes that can provide assistance on creating your initial plan. Don’t look for formal venture capital levels of funding, but certainly early-stage Kaufmann grants, incubators, and entrepreneurship incentives are available from endowments and state funds. Early-stage funding.

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Startup Incubator Resource Mentor 95

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

If you need help at this stage, look for a local university teaching online courses on entrepreneurship , or how to build a business plan. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant. If you need money now, is has to come from friends and family. Early or embryonic stage.

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Funding Startup Organization Incubator 94

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

If you need help at this stage, look for a local university teaching online courses on entrepreneurship , or how to build a business plan. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant. If you need money now, is has to come from friends and family. Early or embryonic stage.

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Organization Startup Incubator Ideas 93

Steve Reich

MARCH 30, 2012

As you may have gathered from my blog, I’ve spent the last couple of months visiting with companies and incubators. Oh, and did I mention that their users have mapped 35,000 courses in 127 countries? Of course not. New companies are being created at stunning speed by today’s founders. Will they all work?

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Incubator Web Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 91

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Of course, you have to propose solutions, request funding, and marshal peer support for credibility. Build a small dedicated team, sometimes called strategic planning, or change incubator. Balance the focus on productivity versus creativity.

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Marketing IBM IBM Resource 117

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

Here are my thoughts on the right focus at a college or university: Take entrepreneurship courses, but major in a more specific discipline. Practical business courses are better than an advanced degree or MBA. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school.

Writing 111

Writing Coach Incubator Entrepreneur 111

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. Join a startup incubator. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until real revenue flows. Set expectations accordingly.

Startup 128

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 128

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. Join a startup incubator or accelerator. Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements.

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Startup Capital Equity Funding 106

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2021

Of course, it helps to pick a business model that minimizes these costs, such as e-commerce to minimize initial staff and facilities, or professional services, where you are the initial product. Join a startup accelerator or structured peer group. Negotiate bartering deals versus cash contracts.

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Startup Resource Customer Custom 161

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2013

If you need help at this stage, look for a local university teaching online courses on entrepreneurship , or how to build a business plan. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant. universities entrepreneurs resources incubators funding startups investors' Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Funding Incubator Startup 102

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2021

Of course, discovering your entrepreneur type is only the beginning. Overall, I see real value in using this methodology in conjunction with incubators, business accelerators, and mentoring. The challenge with an Innovator is to focus as hard on the business realities as the product possibilities.

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Entrepreneur Framework Mentor Web 134

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2012

Every university has entrepreneurial courses or evening classes that can provide assistance on creating your initial plan. Don’t look for formal venture capital levels of funding, but certainly early-stage Kaufmann grants, incubators, and entrepreneurship incentives are available from endowments and state funds. Early-stage funding.

Entrepreneur 92

Entrepreneur Incubator Mentor Research 92

socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Through the ADAPT program, new graduates and unemployed data workers are granted access to 125 hours of free data science and analytics learning courses, an Alteryx Designer license, a community of thousands of Alteryx users and 1:1 virtual support from Alteryx associates.

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Southern California Technical Review Platform Organization 140

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

We’ve had an explosion of alternate sources of financing from crowd-sourcing, angels, accelerators, incubators, corporates, corporate incubators. Of course back then it literally was sold in a package and stored on a shelf! An impressive number of new VCs have been created – most of them with new seed funds.

Marketing 354

Marketing Case Study Metrics Sales 354

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

Of course, there are thousands of other companies that don’t achieve their minimum goal, requiring all contributions to be returned. are not for crowdfunding, but actually are matchmaking sites between entrepreneurs and professional investors or banks, or incubators. Donation good-cause model.

Entrepreneur 129

Entrepreneur Outsource Development Satisfaction Equity 129

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. Join a startup incubator or accelerator. Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements.

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Funding Startup Equity Examples 174

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2010

Every university has educational courses and can provide assistance on creating your initial plan. Look for evening courses, or special programs for entrepreneurs, like the ASU Technopolis program mentioned below, available to non-students. For example, I live in the Phoenix area, home of Arizona State University.

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Help Startup Mentor Incubator 94

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. Join a startup incubator. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until revenue starts to flow. Set expectations accordingly.

Startup 87

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 87

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Over the course of my “retirement” (yes, it is in quotes because I’m not sure it really was one! We provide a startup studio which incubates and accelerates businesses and a pre-seed / seed investment fund. More on that later.) I had the chance to do a lot of self reflection.

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Startup Case Study Ideas Invest 105