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Tracking the Success of Seed Accelerators

Stephen Robert Morse | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, Ycombinator, Startup Accelerators, Techstars, Youtube, Startups, Cuny, Seed Funding, Facebook, Startup Incubator, Groupon, Small Business News

Now would be an ideal time for someone to create a more comprehensive database that keeps track of the success to failure ratio at each of these accelerators.

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Human Capital: The Doorway to Financial Capital (Part 3)

Kay Koplovitz | Posted 05.22.2012

What we all need to recognize is that capital is not based on meritocracy. It's based on relationships. Yes, the business has to be disruptive or at least scalable to attract venture capital. VC's invest in PEOPLE first, and businesses second.

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What Comes Next: Finding Signals From The Startup Noise

Christina Cacioppo | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Startup Accelerators, Small Business, Y Combinator, Venture Capital, Union Square Ventures, Iphone, Internet, Small Business America, Venture Capitalist, Startup, Accelerator, Startups, Entrepreneur, Internet Entrepreneur, Techstars, Small Business News

Over the past few months, I've seen over 160 companies come through eight different accelerator programs. It's a skewed group, but it captures the zeitgeist of a certain segment of the tech industry.

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Don't Forget To Bootstrap

Brad Feld | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Startup Capital, Small Business, Startup, Techstars, Venture Capitalists, Bootstrapping, Startups, Raising Money, Venture Capital, Small Business News

It's easy to get lost in the soup of "X company raised $Y" and forget that it's not about fundraising, but building a business.

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Peace Through Entrepreneurship?

Jeff Bussgang | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Yom Kippur, Mit, Startup, Boston, Middle East Tech, Tech Entrepreneurs, Middle East, Skype, Techstars, Israel, Entrepreneurship, Jewish, Small Business News

I had an out of body experience last week. A few days before Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in the Jewish calendar and a spiritual day of remembrance, I found myself in front of ten Palestinian high-tech CEOs talking about entrepreneurship.

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How Sassy Magazine Inspired A Future Tech Star

Forbes Women | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Nestio, Female Tech Founders, Tech Founders, Women Tech Founders, Caren Maio, Techstars, Sassy Magazine, Women News

So far at More Seats, we’ve talked about the process of changing the ratio with Emily Gannett and what changing the ratio from within the political ...

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Facebook Announcement Signals the Age of Discovery

Garren Givens | Posted 11.22.2011

Discovery has been a feature of the Internet for a long time, but there's an important difference between "today's most-emailed stories" and content that relates to the stories I've read, liked, or reviewed. This is discovery based on me.

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The IQ of America's Entrepreneurs

Alexia Parks | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Techstars, Areday, Backpacker, Green, Twitter, Iq, Innovation, Biotech, Facebook, Kickstarter., Aspen, Chemical, Youtube, Sustainability, Iphone, Boulder, Entrepreneurship, 3-D, Entrepreneur, Digitalglobe, Wingstand, Opx, Gnip, Backjoy, Denver News

In the world of today's entrepreneurs, the term IQ doesn't refer to how intelligent one is. Instead, it refers to the Innovation Quotient of companies...

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Join Contests, Incubators To Secure Startup Funds

Fred Wilson | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Investing, Small Business America, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Business Plan Competition, Techstars, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, New York, Investors, Business News

There are so many programs out there that target entrepreneurs where the winner is awarded cash prizes or small equity investments.

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Boulder Likes Its Entrepreneurial Density

Jerry Lewis | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Entrepreneurs, Boulder Startups, Techstars, Boulder, Brad Feld, Colorado, Small Business America, Denver News

Sometimes all it takes to get people buzzing is a new catchy phrase. That happened this week when Brad Feld told attendees of the Boulder Economic Summit that he thinks Boulder has great "entrepreneurial density."

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New Ads Watch Who Looks At Them

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 06.25.2011

Read More: Video, Christopher Piekarski, Targeted Ads, Jason Sosa, Techstars, Digital Ads, Alessio Signorini, Immersive Labs, Interactive Ads, Technology News

Next time you look at a billboard, it might be looking back. It'll know your age, gender and how long you've been staring at it. Targeted advertis...

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Entrepreneurs: Slow Down To Speed Up

Brad Feld | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Seed Capital, Small Business America, Brad Feld, Small Business, Agile Developmen, Startup, Customer Development, User Base, Product Development, Entrepreneurs, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Techstars, Business News

I see so many startups rushing to just get stuff out, without thinking hard about "what that stuff is and why anyone would care."

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Kauffman's Guide To Navigating The Startup Game

Nick Seguin | Posted 05.25.2011

While the active and messy life-cycle of company building is far from being boiled "down to a science," entrepreneurs will be a step ahead if they focus on people, strategic financing and iteration.

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Startup America: Dead On Arrival

Steve Blank | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Venture Capital, Technology, Small Business America, White House, Startup America, Social Entrepreneurship, Techstars, Startups, Silicon Valley, Innovation, Entrepreneurs, Obama, Entrepreneurship, Business News

Startup America is a mashup of very smart programs by very smart people but not a strategy.

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Boulder Businessman Called America's 'Most Respected Venture Capitalist'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brad Feld, Techstars, Startups, Business Insider, Foundry Group, Denver News

Boulder-based Brad Feld was named America's most respected venture capitalist by Business Insider this week. The influential business news website ra...

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TechStars: It's About Community

David G. Cohen | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Mentorship, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Techstars, Boulder, Aol, Digg, Socialthing, Angel Investing, Software, Joe Stump, Simplegeo, Denver News

In Boulder entrepreneurship circles, there is a genuine desire to see others succeed and a general belief that karma matters. There's a sense that together we're building something here.

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Why I Love Startups

Holly Hamann | Posted 05.25.2011

Boulder's outdoor culture, innovative spirit and academic environment seem to attract creative types who want to nurture their ideas in a supportive, encouraging environment.

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Boulder/Denver New Tech Meetup Helps Entrepreneurial Community

Brett Greene | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bdnt, Boulder Denver New Tech, New Tech Meetup, Networking, Technology, Presentations, Community, Community Building, Entrepreneur, Boulder, Denver, Colorado, Meetup, Twitter, Robert Reich, Techstars, Boulder Open Coffee Club, Brad Feld, Network, Silicon Flatirons, Networking Event, Univeristy of Colorado, New Tech, Philip Weiser, Foundry Group, Andrew Hyde, Start Up, David Cohen, Denver News

Have you ever been to a networking event? Then you've had that cringing feeling in your stomach after entering a room full of strangers.

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