Ben Franklin Technology Partners News- Venture News from PR Newswire
- Solar & Renewable Energy Pioneer Kingo Announces $8.0 Million Series B Financing Round
- Revolutionary Learning Game Company Lightneer Lands Seed Funding at $5M
- VentureMed Group Raises $15 Million Series B Equity Financing
- Crowdfunding Success of OYO Fitness's DoubleFlex Gym Spreads Globally
- Filld Secures $9.65M in Additional Funding Led by Shea Ventures
- Horizon Technology Finance Provides $5 Million Venture Loan Facility to WebLinc
- Aytu BioScience, Inc. Announces $11.5 Million Private Placement
- Flo Reaches 10M MAU and Raises $5M in Series A to Advance Women's Health
- SoundCloud Secures Significant Investment Led by The Raine Group and Temasek
- True Green Capital Management Successfully Closes Latest Fund Reaching Hard Cap Of $350 Million
- News from the Venture World
- Breakingviews: Why Benchmark May Want to Cash Out of Uber August 15, 2017
- CellSavers changes name to Puls, raises $25 million in private funding August 15, 2017
- If You Don't Want to Be Fired From Your Startup, Founders Should Remember These 3 Things August 15, 2017
- Former Dragons' Den star Bruce Croxon closes first venture fund after difficult start August 15, 2017
- Pritzker Group Private Capital Adds New Vice President to Services Team August 15, 2017
- Venture News from BizJournals
- Austin biotech company lands on Nasdaq with fresh $60 million
- San Antonio financial adviser raises $15M from investors
- Wells Fargo makes sweeping changes to its board
- Bankers, long fed up with regs, see relief in baby steps
- Wells Fargo makes sweeping changes to its board
- RLJ Lodging Trust shareholders sign off on FelCor acquisition, creating a $7B company
- ‘Authentic’ leadership style guides Emily Robinson
- Wendi Dominguez: Taking a risk on a dream
- Ellen Valde: ‘Welcoming’ Denver vibe
- Wells Fargo makes sweeping changes to its board
Tag Archives: Y Combinator
We Better Define Success Before Declaring It
Ten years ago, in my office, I was fortunate to have observed an “A-HA!” moment that pops back into my head more than once in a while. In my office was a very well known and successful venture capitalist and … 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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Is Y Combinator Building Value or Just Guessing?
When I read the attached article discussing the best of Y-Combinator companies, I struggled to see companies with much intrinsic value. If you read into this article and click on some of the links for the companies, you may find something that you … Continue reading
Posted in Seed/Venture Capital, Tech Based Economic Development, Uncategorized
Tagged incubator, innovation, Y Combinator
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Q. Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? A. To Get to a Real Incubator.
Yesterday I received an email from an entrepreneur who wrote: “I am launching a startup in the mobile/social media/sales & e-payments/arts & networking arena this summer and am looking to get into an accelerator.” Rather than try to figure out what … Continue reading →