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How to Make Sense of the PPP Loan Program for VC-Backed Startups

Both Sides of the Table

There is so much confusion and misinformation out there about the government sponsored “payroll protection plan” loans to companies that the heads of every small business CEO in the country must be spinning. There are certainly some people who are publicly saying that VC-backed businesses shouldn’t take government money.

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Grant Applications Often Provide Early-Stage Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

A critical stage for most first-time entrepreneurs is getting their idea developed into at least a prototype to validate their technology. Acquiring seed-stage funding is admittedly tough, but a source that I find often overlooked is government grant funding, accessible in the U.S. The approval process is long and bureaucratic.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2021 Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

This class is built on conducting in-person of interviews with customers/ beneficiaries and stakeholders, but due to the pandemic, teams now had to do all their customer discovery via a computer screen. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence community or other government agencies.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Companies They are Starting in 2023

Hearpreneur

This presents a great opportunity for entrepreneurs to launch their own businesses and capitalize on the latest technology. You should give some thought to working in app development if you are proficient in coding, knowledgeable about technology, and able to learn new things quickly. There are two methods to tackle this situation.

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Hospital Governing Board Structure

Board Effect

After the implementation of ACA, more hospitals and health systems entered into affiliations, acquisitions, membership substitutions, join ventures, and clinical affiliations. These shifts have necessitated major changes to the hospital governing board structure as we’ve known it in the past.

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25 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Industry With The Most Optimist Future

Hearpreneur

Technology has proved to have a great driver of the rise of ‘future industries’ and those that were previously seen to be tech-proof. 2- Federal government contracting. Public sector contracting and more specifically federal government contracting is a cash cow. 4- Affiliate marketing. 1- Cybersecurity.

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10 Takeaways for Israeli founders considering the UK

VC Cafe

Having these two events in one week made me realise – there are huge opportunities to build stronger bridges between the two tech communities. Soft skills – Israeli Entrepreneurs are brilliant innovators and have strong technical expertise. Join the Tech Parliament Meetup – 1,364 members and counting!

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