Even angel investors are fearing to tread
Youngstown Vindicator
Without the money, entrepreneurs such as Joel Ackerman are having a tougher time building their businesses and creating jobs. Ackerman, a former UnitedHealth Group executive, needs $2 million to build his startup, River Systems, which is developing ...

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8 Startup Lessons You Could Learn from Gotham Gal
The Business Insider
It's the key to growing a successful business and is a theme the Steve Blank plays up a lot. I agree whole heartedly. The other money quote she gave that I loved was, “”Totally get out of your office.” Sounds kind of obvious. Not enough entrepreneurs ...

Austin American-Statesman
Viewpoints: What would it take to make Austin 'the next Silicon Valley'?
Austin American-Statesman
We should surf SXSW's recent success to turn Austin into the Live Startup Capital of the World. How about regular entrepreneur gatherings at the statehouse or in Longhorn Stadium or along Sixth Street or at the new Formula One track? ...

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Small Business Trends
Fresh List of Entrepreneurial Contests
Small Business Trends
Here's a chance to get your start-up out of the garage with over $75000 in servers and development tools! Some of the greatest start-up ideas were born in a greasy garage or cramped basement. But Start-Up, Boot-Up™ will take one winner out of that ...

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Bostinnovation
So, What Is the New Reality in Entrepreneurship?
Bostinnovation
Improperly engineered product: Overeager does not a successful entrepreneur make. Mashiter shared an anecdote about some BU students who created an email app, made it available online, and saw their product catch on almost overnight. The problem? ...

Encouraging entrepreneurs key to software startup's success
Calgary Herald
Fusenet is a typical tech startup -it has the ping-pong table and PlayStation in the lunchroom, a one-page employee manual that essentially says "be sensible" and a strong focus on building social networks ...

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Think Big Kansas City Announces Alterra Bank as Presenting Sponsor
RedOrbit
Think Big Partners is an early stage business incubator, startup accelerator, mentorship-based collaborative network, and inspiring workspace for entrepreneurs, innovators, founders and visionaries. For more information, media requests or to schedule ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Mercury News interview: Jonathan Rosenberg, Google's SVP of product management
San Jose Mercury News
It's the third startup that I've done, and they've all either been purchased by another company or gone public. I still think of myself and my roots as an entrepreneur, and as someone who loves startup businesses. AI am working on a book. ...
MegaTrends: The new entrepreneur-kingYale Daily News

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incubate!(bang) Announces Startup Competition
PR Newswire (press release)
(bang) was formed by a group of successful, tech savvy entrepreneurs who wish to support Alabama's startup and open source communities through seed funding. Visit www.incubatebang.com for more information.

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Startup mating rituals 101
CNNMoney
It's like getting a degree from Harvard or MIT, explains David Cohen, the co-founder of TechStars, one of the more successful incubators in the country. By ceding 6% of their company, startups get an investor, credibility in the startup community, ...

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Websites Connect Startups With Investors, But Won't Replace The Real Thing
Huffington Post (blog)
The financial crisis caused a great deal of damage to the capacity of entrepreneurs to access traditional sources of funding, such as bank credit, credit card debt and home equity loans. And "friends and family," another common source of startup ...

GeekWire
Rewind: Andy Sack on startups, TechStars and the promise of Seattle's tech scene
GeekWire
Make “being an advisor to a successful startup” part of your job description. Hark is my first priority, but Seattle is a very close second. With that, I'll put myself out there – if you're a startup, or someone thinking about a startup, ...

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New business mentorship efforts
McCook Daily Gazette
This mentorship effort is aimed at creating a new generation of homegrown business success stories in Nebraska. The initiative combines business-to-business mentors and a consulting program for entrepreneurs created by The Gallup Organization to help ...

Simply Business knowledge
Simply Business ready to help at Business Startup Show
Simply Business knowledge
The Business Startup Show is widely recognised as the leading exhibition for Britain's small business sector, with workshops and tutorials provided by some of the country's most successful entrepreneurs. Over the course of the two day show, ...

Wall Street Women of Golden Seeds Give Cash to Female CEOs
Bloomberg
“Many women entrepreneurs trying to get financing from a small number of women angels results in a lower success rate,” said Sohl, referring to funding. “One of the goals is to get more women angels.” There are nine US women-focused groups of angel ...

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The Most Important Startup Question: Wozniak or Jobs?
BNET (blog)
They not only embraced but enjoyed their roles while building an incredibly successful company. Every day entrepreneurs start new businesses without considering whether they will be happiest as a Wozniak or a Jobs. Many also don't take the time to ...

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Young entrepreneur Leslie's success story, “Bright Colors and Shiny Things”
allvoices
The e-commerce start up of Leslie turned into a success story and she was finally making money with her undertaking. She is now self employed and wants to cater to the broader needs of young people. The success of her enterprise has motivated her to go ...

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Kansas City Star
MegaTrends: The new entrepreneur-king
Yale Daily News
Although units are free to innovate with the decentralized chaos of startup environments, they must all ultimately report back directly to Page. Google acquisitions Android and YouTube already operate under this model, and their success attests to its ...
Mercury News interview: Jonathan Rosenberg, Google's SVP of product managementSan Jose Mercury News

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Editorial: Freeing Tantalus – Time To Fix Entrepreneurship
The Stanford Daily
In light of the University's failure to adequately support its entrepreneurs, Stanford Student Enterprises, the business arm of the ASSU, has taken upon itself to develop SSE Labs, a startup accelerator for Stanford students. In just a few years, ...

EXCLUSIVE Q&A: ISAI CEO Tells Us How Screwed European VCs Are And Why He's Not ...
San Francisco Chronicle
ISAI is a micro-VC fund of around $50 million seeded by some 70 successful French web entrepreneurs with a specific investing thesis and a unique outlook on the VC and startup market in Europe. The fund is celebrating its 1 year anniversary this week ...

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