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One key Advice for new entrepreneurs

Mohsin M. Siddique Strategist, Innovator, Startups Mentor

May 17th, 2017

As an experienced entrepreneur, what One key Advice will you give to the new entrepreneurs, which served as a major breakthrough for your venture's... More

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Can a "full stack Accelerator" work better than existing VC models for early stage?

Eric Wold

April 7th, 2015

Been reading a lot about how broken the VC model is for early stage funding, and how the majority of Incubators &amp; Accelerators don't do enough,... More

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Incubator, join or not?

Varga Moshtagh CEO & Founder

May 14th, 2017

Hi! Has anyone any experience from a incubator? If so, I would love to here what you have to say about it. Thinking about to apply for some, but... More

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Is it reasonable to seek out an incubator to fund a MVP?

Steven Corn CEO at Metis Advantage

July 8th, 2016

I need to build an MVP for which I have already done a lot of prep work.  I have done market research, competitive analysis, developed an initial... More

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Experience (positive or negative) with startup incubators

Abhi Dugar Technology Business Executive

November 22nd, 2014

How useful are startup incubator programs, specifically, Founders Institute (FI), Y Combinator, and Tech Stars. Especially, for those who have significant... More

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When is it appropriate to approach incubators?

Steven Corn CEO at Metis Advantage

May 1st, 2016

At what point in developing an idea is it appropriate to solicit incubators?  Do you need to have more than a good biz plan?  Does an incubator serve... More

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What can be done to unleash innovation with larger corporations?

Alejandro Cremades Author of The Art of Startup Fundraising & Serial Entrepreneur

Last updated on August 16th, 2017

Corporations experience significant challenges when trying to keep up with innovation (see studies from MIT and HBR here and here). Corporations are... More

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I´m stuck on choosing the best city to incubate my mobile startup.

Malcolm Dunn CEO & Founder en Eventicon Network

April 30th, 2015

For months I´ve been planning to Incubate my Mobile Startup venture. Finding the right city to do so is a tough one.... I have found Incubators all... More

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Ending a partnership two days before a pitch?

Anonymous

Last updated on April 17th, 2017

As it happens, I parted with my co-founder two days before the pitch at our incubator. The initial idea was mine several months ago, we talked and... More

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Y Combinator vs. Techstars?

Anonymous

August 31st, 2016

I am thinking about applying to one of them. Which one would you recommend and why? Thanks so much for your help with this. Really appreciate your... More

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