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

TechCrunch

Today, VC Lab is providing a set of freely available boilerplate documents intended to streamline the process, save everyone time and money and make fund governance structures more accessible. “We Similar fund formation documents regularly run into the hundreds of pages. The concepts are there but the lawyer verbiage is gone.”.

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Join the most prominent global startup acceleration program in South Korea: Apply now for K-Startup Grand Challenge 2023 before the May 18th deadline

AsiaTechDaily

Register The K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) , the most prominent global startup acceleration program of South Korea, is garnering a positive response from global startups as the deadline for the application stage approaches on May 18, 2023,16:00 (GMT+9).

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Knowledge Is Power: Convertible Note Financing Terms, Part I

Gust

In recent years, startup accelerators such as Y Combinator, TechStars or 500 Startups, blogs including Venture Hacks, Fred Wilson’s A VC and Mark Suster’s Both Sides of the Table, and other resources have contributed to closing this knowledge gap. Let’s take it from the top: Why convertible notes?

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This is the Dumbest Op Ed I’ve Read in a While

Both Sides of the Table

I try to speak at universities, high schools, startup accelerators?—?as Sometimes when I speak at conferences I’ll stay and shake hands for 2 hours with anybody who wants to say hello. If I’m out already I sort of view it as my small part in trying to give back and be accessible. as much as my schedule will allow.

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Japan to Update Startup Visa Policy, Supports Foreign Talent

AsiaTechDaily

However, the upcoming revisions will expand the involvement of private companies in the screening process, creating a more efficient and supportive environment for foreign entrepreneurs entering Japan’s startup market.

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A Canvas That Tells a Story: KISS Canvas (v5.0)

Paul G. Silva

30-page business plans are great for established businesses and terrible for startups that need to iterate quickly. 15+ years ago the Business Model Canvas (BMC) changed everything by giving us a 1-pager to help quickly document and test the key hypothesis behind our business models. The BMC was a quantum leap forward.

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Paris-based accelerator The Family sues co-founder Oussama Ammar

TechCrunch

The Family co-founder and CEO Alice Zagury announced in a blog post that the French startup accelerator is suing Oussama Ammar for multiple claims — breach of trust, forgery and use of forgery. According to her, other people working for The Family have asked several times to see documents that proved that investments went through.