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When Will the Design Innovation Bubble Burst?
By Guest Author Soren Petersen Return on investment is diminishing for all businesses and investors are rushing to Silicon Valley startups to improve their portfolios’ performance in the hunt for profit. High profile successful startups, such as AirBnB, Uber, and Tesla may mistakenly lead investors into believing that by applying design, innovative startups can dramatically
Building an Exciting Healthcare IT Company From Chicago: LaunchPoint CEO Terry Ryan (Part 7)
Sramana Mitra: Is there anything else from your strategic thought process that you want to share that has helped you achieve what you’ve achieved so far? Terry Ryan: I would just like to touch for a moment on VCs, private equity, and growth capital, I’ve done all the above. When people talk to me about that
Startup Accelerator Applying Multisided Crowdsourcing
By Guest Author Soren Petersen Identifying and attracting potential startup firms has so far been a game of chance, with far too much money chasing far too few opportunities. Those most experienced at this game are leading Silicon Valley Venture Capital firms (VC firms). Studies at Harvard University show that entrepreneurs receiving financing from VC
How To Fund a ‘Fat Startup’
These days, we focus a lot more on lean startups than startups that require capital to get going. The entire industry has moved away from the ‘fat’ startup category. Investors expect that you will have your product launched, customer acquisition model fleshed out fully, and a team in place before Series A. However, infrastructure software,
What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know (Part 2)
What I’m Looking for in an Entrepreneur By guest author Brian S. Cohen [This is the second in a four-part series of excerpts from Brian S. Cohen and John Kador’s forthcoming book, What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know, which is available on Amazon and at independent bookstores.] What am I looking for in
1M/1M Video: Is Silicon Valley Closed To Black Entrepreneurs?
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1M/1M Video: Entrepreneurs vs. Starving Street Kids
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