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The Startup Weekend — an Entrepreneurs Dream Come True

Posted in Connecting People, Creating Synergies, Miscellaneous, Startups, The Web, Venture Capital on Jul 8th, 2007

Here’s an interesting idea…lock 50 people in a room for a weekend and see what kind of business they can come up with by Monday morning. Sound like a sick entrepreneurial fantasy? Well, not so if you live in Boulder. Startup Weekend (http://startupweekend.com/) took place this weekend – over 50 people showed up and [...]

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Tips for Raising Money – from the Experts in Boulder

Posted in Startups, Venture Capital on Jun 18th, 2007

Recently I was invited by my friend Rob Johnson (from EventVue — http://www.eventvue.com) to a TechStars (http://www.TechStars.org) panel discussion about finding investors and raising money. The panel members included executives and founders of Mobius VC, The Foundry Group, PayPal, Inktomi, and Sequel Ventures. There are several strategies that companies can use to help with [...]

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Tips for Raising Money for Your Company

Posted in Connecting Companies, Startups, Venture Capital on May 28th, 2007

When it comes to raising money for your business venture, there are a number of options available to you. I’ve listed out some different strategies and have included a few pros and cons for each: Loans: Borrowing money from the bank, your friends, or your family can be expensive, but you won’t have to dish [...]

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