Ben Franklin Technology Partners News- Venture News from PR Newswire
- Homer Logistics Raises $8.5 Million in Series A Funding to Enhance "Final Mile" Delivery Efficiencies
- RentTrack Closes Series A Round for International Expansion with Yabeo
- Almost Never Films, Inc. Agrees to Finance Portion of Bridge Loan for Feature Film 'Speed Kills' starring John Travolta
- Hologram Emoji Startup Closes Angel Funding Round Led By NFL Alum Ed Reed
- Mobile Carrier Anti-Fraud Technology Company Blockfraud Raises $5 Million In Series A Funding To Combat Mobile Billing Fraud Worldwide
- Aphea.Bio Raises 9 Million Euros in Funding
- Aphea.Bio haalt 9 miljoen euro kapitaal op
- Aphea.Bio leve 9 millions € en capital
- MC Private Equity Union Re-appoints Bjorn Monteine as Chairman For a Further Term
- Synthio, Inc. Announces $10.5 Million Capital Raise To Accelerate Rapid Growth
- News from the Venture World
- The cofounder of Moonfruit is joining a venture capital firm operated by a A 2.5 billion fund June 26, 2017
- Startup veteran founder/investor Wendy Tan White joins BGF Ventures June 26, 2017
- VC Firm Binary Imperiled After Co-Founder Admits Misconduct June 26, 2017
- Tel Aviv Pitch-Off: Here are your startups and judges June 25, 2017
- Doing The Heavy Lifting June 25, 2017
- Venture News from BizJournals
- Boomers are pumping up prices — and rents — for vacation homes. Here's where Lake Tahoe stacks up
- SparkCognition secures $32.5 million in funding
- Colorado banking company expanding into northern NM with acquisition
- Alabama one of the least financially independent states in the country
- Dayton-area bank opens Columbus office
- Top of the List: Investment Securities Brokers
- U.S. Global Investors' new ETF is good as gold
- Dallas firm invests $10 million in Lovesac
- Dayton-area bank opens Columbus office
- Work or live in the city? Your paycheck will change after this month
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 →