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. Costs, returns in equity and funding access.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

According to recent statistics , there are already over 500 website crowdfunding platforms, such as Kickstarter , available; and over $5 billion was raised this way last year. These funders often offer convertible notes, rather than the traditional priced equity. Startup incubator seed funding. Business accelerator funding.

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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. Let me give you a few examples: SwingbySwing Golf created an iPhone/Android app that lets golfers use the GPS in their phone to measure distance to the hole and track statistics. Capital to date? $20k

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

As an undergradudate, Leila authored background papers for the World Bank's Development Research Group and Ashoka on equity and social rights. He currently works for Founders Fund and coordinates FF Angel LLC, a seed-stage investment program; as well as fbFund REV, a micro-seed incubator program for Facebook-related startups.

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