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- NovaThermal Energy launches first US project
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- Cleantech to Spacetech Event Set to Unveil Exciting New Technologies and Entrepreneurial Endeavors
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- Vintage Filings Launches New Website: Emphasizes Convergence of PR, IR and SEC Compliance
- Investment Crowdfunding Moves Closer to Launch
- TMX Group CEO Addresses the Canadian Venture Capital Association Annual Conference
- Golden Seeds invests in next generation global travel community
- Communitech HYPERDRIVE Joins Global Accelerator Network as Deadline for Applications Approaches
- Flowonix Medical Inc. Secures $25 Million in New Capital
- Socialvest Closes Funding Round, Has Now Secured more than $2 Million
- PeoplesVC Receives National Accreditation
- News from the Venture World
- 5 QUESTIONS with MobileDay CEO Jim Haid May 28, 2012
- David Brooks: Private, public sectors need transformation May 27, 2012
- Gibbs: Bain is Romney's "thesis" for president, calls attacks fair May 27, 2012
- Facebook 'debacle' likely to derail IPOs for other startups May 27, 2012
- Kleiner Perkins lawsuit spotlights difficulties of proving discrimination May 27, 2012
- StartUp America Feed
- Venture News from BizJournals
- Europe debt, jobs report to hit stocks this week
- First Financial topping HQ with new signs
- Auto industry accelerates as Obama, Romney debate bailout
- Hayworth out as Gibraltar bank CEO, Henriques takes over
- Hope Levin takes position with Humana
- Meet Nautilus' new activist investor
- Historian says building San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge took courageous banker
- Moss Adams: Trustee filed ‘flimsy case’ in Berg litigation
- Phoenix investment advisers weigh in on the stock market
- PIP fraud draws 5.5-year sentence
Tag Archives: start-ups
VentureTips…Make Your Business About Your Customers, Not About Your Technology
A founder came to see me yesterday to give me an update on how 2011 went and to bounce some ideas off of me for where to take the company next. The company is a small business that is approaching … Continue reading
Every Top 10 List Deserves a Few Cautions
Martin Zwilling’s recent post discussing “10 Clues That It May Be Time To Start Your Own Business” is only partly useful. It provides a checklist of feelings or observations that, if you experience them, may help you recognize that you … Continue reading
Guy Kawasaki on the VC model
Guy Kawasaki is an outspoken guy who helped Apple develop its fanatical following and has successfully built his own brand. He was on a panel in the UK recently at an event called “Learning Without Frontiers”. In the video, he … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development Policy, Seed/Venture Capital
Tagged Kawasaki, start-ups, venture capital, Y Combinator
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Y You Can’t Build a Business in 3 Months
If you are reading this blog post, you’re probably familiar with Om Malik and his blog GigaOm. He’s basically turned tech industry reporting into a business. This excellent post, “From Start Up to Business, A Long Strange Trip”, reminded me … Continue reading
Posted in Seed/Venture Capital, Tech Based Economic Development
Tagged business, Malik, start-ups, Y Combinator
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Yeah, We Need More Finish-Ups…
Excellent post from Don Dodge. http://dondodge.typepad.com/the_next_big_thing/2011/03/start-ups-we-need-more-finish-ups.html While he probably isn’t aware of us, Ben Franklin Technology Partners TechVentures, and other incubators, have been focused on finish-ups for a long, long time. Our conversion rate of start-ups still in business after … Continue reading
Ben Franklin incubator needs more space
Nice coverage of our TechVentures expansion…LV start-up economy is thriving http://www.mcall.com/business/outlook/mc-outlook-allentown-tech-2-20110312,0,661194.story
