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Emerging Entrepreneurship Ecosystems: GIST Net Launches

Gust

GIST Net will provide entrepreneurs with the resources and mentorship they need to collaborate, seek funding, and grow their businesses. Department of State developed the idea for GIST Net in response to demand from the international science and technology community for more access to resources and mentorship opportunities.

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. Adam & I decided we wanted to return to our roots and focus on mentorship, which is our passion.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

Participants from all over the world are eligible to compete for more than $100,000 in prize money and also receive mentorship and other resources. Eligible startups compete to win funding, legal support, and mentorship totaling more than $100,000. It provides mentorship, networking, and equity-free grants up to $50,000.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

Mentorship. We also sat down and talked about what the big challenges for 2013-2016 would be for the company and we are in the fortunate position of our major issue being how to handle growth. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions. Reviewing financial & operational performance. As You Start to Mature.

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The Summer Solstice And Seed Stage Squeeze

Haystack

Despite that lack of experience, I am fortunate in that I have direct access to many of the greatest VC leaders and franchises for mentorship and guidance. A lot has changed since when I wrote my first check in 2013. Granted, 6.5 years is not a long arc – I have not experienced a prolonged down market as a private investor.

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What’s Happening in Tech During 2016?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Meanwhile, since 2013 the number of coding boot camps offered by for-profit organizations (which can cost as much as $15,000 for a 12-18 week course) has sprung up, and these courses are thriving. -based businesses sought to fill over 262,000 jobs with imported talent. Google alone sought 2,400 work visas for non-U.S. passport holders.

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Singapore is poised to become Asia’s Silicon Valley

TechCrunch

But having a diverse cluster of big tech companies helps the ecosystem by providing more resources, including mentorship and early funding opportunities, say Singapore-based investors. Before Monk’s Hill Ventures, Lim served as chief executive officer of Infocomm Investments from 2010 to 2013.