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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

Till now, nearly all seed firms have been so-called "incubators,"so Y Combinator gets calledone too, though the only thing we have in common is that we investin the earliest phase. According to the National Association of Business Incubators, thereare about 800 incubators in the US. What is an incubator?

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2017 – Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

Hacking for Defense is now offered at eight universities in addition to Stanford – Georgetown , University of Pittsburgh , Boise State , UC San Diego, James Madison University, University of Southern Mississippi , and later this year University of Southern California and Columbia University. Hacking for Journalism at Stanford.

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Minimum Wage Boost in Silicon Valley Ups the Cinderella Factor

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

It’s one huge incubator for innovation and it’s a beautiful thing. You might say that the new start-up kings and queens will still happen in Silicon Valley because of the lovely supporting structures like Stanford University and the various incubators and venture funds. Where would we be without it?

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Boom and Bust and What Comes Next

Scalable Startup

He would know; he’s been backing tech start-ups since 1984, incubating at least one hen house full of millionaires.and probably a few empty ones. Take the Bank of America, once the largest bank in the world, whose signature office tower on California Street was briefly the tallest west of the Mississippi.