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The Lean Startup Machine’s Validation Board Could Save Your Startup
Early this month, Lean Startup Machine released a free version of their validation board, a tool for startups to test their
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Slicing Pie: A Guide to Dividing Up Early-Stage Startup Equity
Not long ago, I was approached by one of my students at Northwestern, who was distraught over a situation in a fledging
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Top 15 US Startup Accelerators Ranked; Y Combinator and TechStars on Top
Lately, you can’t scroll through Twitter or browse a tech blog without stumbling on another new startup accelerator or
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5 Tips for Applying to a Startup Accelerator
Start-Up Chile is a program created by the Chilean government – and organized by Corfo, via InnovaChile – that aims to
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Changing India: Meet Entrepreneurs and Startups in Bangalore
During this past spring's SXSW conference in Austin, Bangalore came up in a conversation with Paul Singh of 500 Startups. At
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FinTech: Bringing Innovation to the Recovering Financial Services Industry
Today, six New York startups are unveiling innovations that could make their way into the country’s largest banks.
The
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When Your Assumptions Are Wrong: Lessons from 500 Startups’ Kibin
As they say, the problem with assumptions...
With startups, the problem with assumptions is not so much looking like a
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Demo Day: How the TechStars NYC Startups Have Evolved in 3 Months
This morning, 13 startups pitched their ideas for over 500 investors at the third TechStars NYC demo day. This batch had a
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Demo Day: Durham’s Triangle Startup Factory Graduates 6 Startups
Today, Triangle Startup Factory launched its first class of 6 startups, with a bent for big data and business
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StartupPlays Accelerator “Democratizes” Access to Mentors Outside Silicon Valley
Today, StartupPlays opened up a global network where startups can connect with mentors from around the
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Demo Day: Pittsburgh’s AlphaLab Launches 6 Startups
AlphaLab was ranked as the 15th best accelerator in 2011, and today it added 6 new startups to its portfolio.
Since
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How 500 Startups’ Paul Singh Is Helping Tweak Immigration Policy
As we speak, the government is debating changes to immigration policy that could bring more entrepreneurs into the United
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Demo Day: Betaspring Launches 16 Startups in Providence, RI
Betaspring, part of the Global Accelerator Network, is releasing 16 startups into the wild today.
Located in Providence,
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Chicago’s TechNexus, Where Incubator Meets Co-Working
Are you starting up in Chicago and looking for an office to run your day-to-day?
TechNexus should be on your
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MyTab Tackles the Less Glamourous Part of Travel: Saving Up Money
Tons of startups exist for all aspects of trip planning - creating an itinerary, saving travel documents, and finding
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Paul Singh on Venture Capitalists and Raising Money
Last week I got a chance to listen to Paul Singh from 500 Startups talk about raising money at The Fort. First of all, I
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New DC Startup Accelerator The Fort Launches
A new tech accelerator is coming to town: Fortify.vc, a venture fund from Virginia, will begin accelerating some of its
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5 Startups Showcased at 1492 Business Accelerator Demo Day in Columbus, Ohio
The second “voyage” of the 1492 Business Accelerator will be exhibiting their startups on Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio.
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“If You Don’t Let Us Acquire You, We’re Going to Kill You” and Other Acquisition Stories
Founded in 2009, Southeast Asian daily deal site Ensogo was approached by LivingSocial and acquired in June 2011 for an
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2011 Trends: Tech Year In Review
Editor's Note: This article is a revised version of an article written by Jen Consalvo and Frank Gruber that appears in the
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Contactually Contact Organizer Automatically Tells You When to Follow Up
Despite its name, startup Contactually is not about keeping track of a list of contacts, but about managing long-term
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