Business Incubator Series: An Interview With Chris Heivly, Executive Director, LaunchBox Digital (Part 1)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold I am talking to Chris Heivly, executive director of LaunchBox Digital, an accelerator program for  entrepreneurs based in Durham, North Carolina. The program structure and workings are similar to Y Combinator and TechStars.

An Interview With Danny Robinson, CEO, British Columbia Innovation Council (Part 2)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Danny: I thought that BCIC would be a better place for me to cover all the sectors, make sure the entire [entrepreneurial] ecosystem’s intact, reach all the other industries and regions. I represent all of British Columbia, not just Vancouver. There are about nine regional areas where

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An Interview With Danny Robinson, CEO, British Columbia Innovation Council (Part 1)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Today I am talking to Danny Robinson, CEO of British Columbia Innovation Council. The Vancouver-based BCIC is dedicated to developing entrepreneurial talent and commercializing technology in British Columbia, Canada.

An Interview With Marianne Hudson, Executive Director, Angel Capital Association (Part 2)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: How do you fund your organization’s work? Marianne: It comes from a combination of membership dues, events and sponsorships. On the ACEF side, it’s a combination of a series of seminars and workshops that we do all over the country and grants from the Kauffman Foundation,

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Dave McClure, Founder, 500 Startups (Part 3)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: How many investments have you made? Dave: It’s a little hard to keep track at times, those deals are things that I’ve been working on since the beginning of the year, probably 43, maybe 44 in calendar year 2010. Although the fund’s only been operating for

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