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BE 2.0: When Your BHAG Forces Innovation

Paul G. Silva

Breaking the “Impossible” at VVM When I was at Valley Venture Mentors, we set this BHAG: “In ten years, catalyze entrepreneurs to change the economy of Western Massachusetts by generating $1 billion in cumulative revenue and investment.” ” At the time, we were running a startup accelerator for 6 companies.

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

TechCrunch

Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. Angel investments in 2022 equaled those from 2006 to 2011 combined. Importantly, the traditional accelerator model has enjoyed the fruits of these potential paradigm shifts. Crowdfunding witnessed a 2.4x growth from 2020 to 2021.

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7 Creative Financing Options for New Businesses and Startups

StartupNation

If a bank doesn’t believe in your idea, the startup community might — and there’s a good chance they’ll give you a lot of money if they do. Accelerators. Startup accelerators provide seed money, counseling, networking and other services to launch your business. Angel investing and venture capital (VC).

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VC Lab introduces free fund formation documents to make startup investing cheaper and easier

TechCrunch

There may be plenty of funding for some startups these days. VC Lab , an accelerator for venture capital firms, wants to create investors who will back the rest of the world. I’ve had numerous founder clients who made money and want to put their capital to good use through investing.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators. Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund. Our goal is to invest in, coinvest with, and/or recruit founders in transition. if you are the first person to refer the company to us and we invest.”.

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LIMBER Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc. Lands $513,000 in Seed Funding

American Entrepreneurship

LIMBER was founded by Dr. Joshua Pelz and Dr. Luca De Vivo and is part of the medical technology accelerator in the Institute for the Global Entrepreneur (IGE) at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering and Rady School of Management, and UC San Diego’s The Basement startup accelerator. Learn more at www.ucsd.edu.

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Ycombinator - Where unicorns are born

Don Dodge

Angel investing in tech startups is a gut wrenching and risky business. Most of them lose, but sometimes you invest in a “unicorn” and make 100 times your money or even more. Ycombinator is the largest and most successful startup incubator in history, and it was started right here in Cambridge, Massachusetts.