Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2023

Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million-dollar investment before they even have a business plan. Usually these will not give you money, but will provide inexpensive expert mentoring and office services. The incubator organization can help you find them or show you how to apply for a government grant.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million dollar investment before they even have a business plan. Usually these will not give you money, but will provide inexpensive expert mentoring and office services. Support organizations are investment banks, similar to the preceding stage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2016

A question I often get as an adviser is whether or not to join a business incubator or accelerator as a way to move forward faster and smarter and increase the odds of business success. Most incubators start their program with some aptitude and business acumen tests. Direction, mentoring and resources required.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million dollar investment before they even have a business plan. Usually these will not give you money, but will provide inexpensive expert mentoring and office services. Support organizations are investment banks, similar to the preceding stage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million dollar investment before they even have a business plan. Usually these will not give you money, but will provide inexpensive expert mentoring and office services. Support organizations are investment banks, similar to the preceding stage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

A while back I heard a talk by Dave McClure, a long-time angel investor, who also proclaims to be one of the “new breed” of venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, as CEO of 500Startups , which is either a micro-VC seed fund, or a startup incubator, or both. Incremental investment may follow. Super Angels. Series-seed round.

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