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Southern California Accelerator Report Card: Q1 2013

socalTECH

There''s been a lot of activity over the past two years in the Southern California accelerator/incubator market, with numerous groups (Amplify, EvoNexus, K5, LaunchpadLA, MediaCamp, Science, StartEngine, and many, many others) looking to help entrepreneurs start and fund their companies. But, how successful have they been? Science Inc.

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After “Retiring” at the Age of 40, My Wife, My ADHD & an Itch to Have an Impact on the World Sent Me Back to Work

Frank Addante

A number of years ago, I did a case study for Harvard Business School. Without a bigger purpose and mission, I was spending my time challenging my ADHD brain with a lot of little things – organizing closets, the garage, home remodel projects – I was driving my family nuts…… but then I started mentoring entrepreneurs.

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Should Millennial Entrepreneurs Skip College?

InfoChachkie

Resources – Many campuses offer entrepreneurial students a variety of free resources, such as: incubators, accelerators, mentor programs, venture competitions (with meaningful prize money) and even seed funding. Nearly all the Professors agreed that students should stay in school, even if their venture is doing well.

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After “Retiring” at the Age of 41, My Wife, My ADHD & an Itch to Have an Impact on the World Sent Me Back to Work

Frank Addante

A number of years ago, I did a case study for Harvard Business School. Without a bigger purpose and mission, I was spending my time challenging my ADHD brain with a lot of little things – organizing closets, the garage, home remodel projects – I was driving my family nuts…… but then I started mentoring entrepreneurs.

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Interview Behzad Kianmahd, TAU Ventures

socalTECH

The idea, is to make it accessible as a multi-disciplinary part of Tel Aviv University, so that young people, alumni, and students with ideas for a company can join the fund, not only to be funded with seed money, but also so they can be accelerated and potentially incubated before they go out.

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The Odd Couple: Angels and Accelerators

Steve Reich

At a recent accelerator event on the West Side, a friendly young founder told me that he had been coached by his mentor not to talk to Angel groups. ” And the Kauffman Foundation just published a major study pointing out that all but the top 10% of VC firms fail to create value. The Angel funding process can be arduous.

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What Should We Make of Peter Thiel’s “20 Under 20? Education Program?

Both Sides of the Table

Thiel and friends will also agree to mentor these young entrepreneurs. Actually, they’ll get even more attention because this selection will put them in an even more exclusive peer group and will introduce them to even more connected mentors. Suddenly everybody wants to be an incubator. Here is their inaugural class.

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