February, 2025

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Five Selected Startups to Participate in FirstWave Innovator HackNight

Startup San Diego

Congratulations to the five groundbreaking startups selected to take center stage at the Hack Your Heart Out – FirstWave Innovator HackNight presented by Neo4j happening February 19th from 3:30 PM […] The post Five Selected Startups to Participate in FirstWave Innovator HackNight appeared first on Startup San Diego.

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Pay non-cash incentives to service providers?    

Berkonomics

Use stock options and warrants to pay for service only rarely. Earlier, I stated that stock options are the currency of early-stage business. This truth is obvious when a start-up has no cash. So, we will assume a business is perhaps well beyond start-up and growing, but that cash is tight, used for growth and for working capital as earned. There are times when services of others are available for stock instead of – or in addition to cash.

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Small Business Grants You Can Apply For in February 2025

Tech.Co

If you’ve got a great business plan and long-term vision, but lack the funding to to turn dreams into a reality, business grants are a great funding option to consider. Private business grants provide once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to entrepreneurs, whether they’re launching a new venture, or trying to scale their business to new heights.

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Startup San Diego Tech Report Episode 5 – FirstWave Innovator HackNight & Startup Ecosystem Calendar 2025

Startup San Diego

In the first LinkedIn Tech Report show of 2025, Startup San Diego’s Vice Chair Cheryl Goodman, along with technology co-chair Ping Wang and Neo4j’s Developer Advocate Jason Koo, announced exciting […] The post Startup San Diego Tech Report Episode 5 – FirstWave Innovator HackNight & Startup Ecosystem Calendar 2025 appeared first on Startup San Diego.

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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Introducing our Technical Partners for the Upcoming FirstWave Innovator HackNight

Startup San Diego

Get ready to push the boundaries of innovation at the Hack Your Heart Out, FirstWave Innovator HackNight presented by Neo4j at Intuit on Wednesday, February 19th, from 3:30 PM – […] The post Introducing our Technical Partners for the Upcoming FirstWave Innovator HackNight appeared first on Startup San Diego.

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What founders often get wrong!

Berkonomics

Thoughts from BERKONOMICS – Dave Berkus After 50 years in entrepreneurship and 200+ startup investments, here’s what most first-time founders get dangerously wrong: They obsess over the wrong metrics. The five most important metrics I’ve watched brilliant ideas fail because founders tracked vanity numbers while ignoring the real drivers of sustainable growth.

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