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An LA-led, public-private partnership pitches a $150B green infrastructure package to Congress

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All of that charging infrastructure and grid upgrades are in part designed to help meet the increased power demands that the proposal expects to bring onto the grid through another $25 billion in government funding for electric vehicles of all types. There’s $25 billion in money set aside for public transit and $12.5

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What I Would Look for When Choosing a VC – Knowing What I Know Now?

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So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. I’ve been involved with SaaS companies with VCs who don’t understand demand generation, lead qualification, sales coverage ratios, sales forecasting or frankly when deals should be inside sales vs. outside sales.

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How To Find Support Resources For Your Startup Stage

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The first step toward a business with any idea is to write it down, and build a business plan around it. The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals.

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Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. Here’s Why:

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It was a pleasure to write them myself. They would launch quickly and test whether or not there is any demand. Don’t think about starting an incubator until you have real operating experience otherwise you don’t really have anything to offer startups. All of that are in this week’s episode of This Week in VC.

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Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Impact entertainment “accelerator” inks deal with Netflix

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. “As Impact continues to evolve the way that global talent is discovered, projects are developed and how the creative industry connects, this partnership demonstrates both companies’ commitment to improving the development system in order to generate more original, quality IP to meet the growing demand.”

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

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VCs have also gone back to writing checks because as an industry we can’t be seen as “sitting on the sidelines” for years at a time. The government had a tax incentive for first-time buyers that expired April 30 th , which many people believe “pulled forward” demand rather than improved the market.

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Savvy Entrepreneurs Look for More Than Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

The first step toward a business with any idea is to write it down, and build a business plan around it. The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals.