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2022 Predictions

Eric Friedman

Bullish in this space since 2015 I see the air cover in place for institutions and private wealth managers to now take the plunge. This is already happening, but there will be an explosion of rolling funds, operator angels, and micro investors who want to co-invest in friends, companies, and cohorts they are a part of.

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I am a proud Mexican-American “Tejano” who grew up in South Texas.

Austin Startup

I started Good Dog Labs in early 2014 and a year later I officially became a co-founder with the on-boarding of my brother Dino in 2015. More importantly I want to share what I have learned, my expertise, and the opportunity I had back to the Austin tech and startup community.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 19: Carmen Medina and Don Burke

Steve Blank

Change agents inside a corporation or government agency know how to build consensus and be a rebel at work. The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. Don Burke has worked 24+ years in the Federal government.

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Startup America Partnership

Feld Thoughts

As part of this, TechStars announced the TechStars Network , an affiliation of TechStars-like programs across the country along with our commitment to the Startup America Partnership to help 5000 experienced mentors work with 6000 entrepreneurs to create 25,000 new jobs by 2015.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Key elements: . “We

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The Lean Startup Conference 2015

Startup Lessons Learned

These community-led experiences were so much fun -- and became a source of such serendipitous, fruitful connections -- that we’ve decided to iterate on the idea for the 2015 conference and make it a core part of our program. Get Involved The 2015 conference will be held from November 16th-19th at historic Fort Mason in San Francisco.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

It could be studying entrepreneurship in school or it could have been working with a government contractor or maybe someone had a sales job. He also didn’t believe in supporting the community and supporting local organizations through our skills. On the 4th of July, 2015, I shared my vision with Erin.