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The Veteran Fund Announces Oversubscribed Fund and $100K Competition Winner

American Entrepreneurship

Head of Global Operations of The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, and the Co-Founder & COO of the Vet-Tech Startup Accelerator. H erbert Dwyer , a United States Marine Corps Veteran, co-founded EMPEQ in 2017, leveraging his prior experience in the energy field.

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Startup accelerators’ definition of ‘value add’ is due for a refresh

TechCrunch

Even to outsiders, the inner workings of startup accelerators has become familiar: pumped up on camaraderie and energy drinks, scrappy founders do product demos onstage before a room full of buzzy journalists and investors.

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The real guide to building a business from someone who has built Europe's first on-demand fuel business

Founder Bounty

Make sure you test your market out before you invest time and energy into the actual product. Vlad Kozul Is Techstars accelerator worth doing? By a former Techstars COO Techstars and Y-combinator are by far some of the world’s best startup accelerators, should you get accepted to any of these you should not take it lightly.

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mHub opens much bigger facility to kick Chicago startups into high gear

TechCrunch

From mHub’s perspective, it had very much outgrown its current space, and its new center offers the startups and innovators and developers what they need, in the perfect geographical location. “We We really lean in on climate, energy, med devices and sustainable manufacturing, knowing that we obviously have climate issues.

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Extra Crunch roundup: first-check myths, Miami relocation checklist, standout SaaSy startups

TechCrunch

“Just like with a new fitness program, participants feel good after completing the workout, but it takes a lot of activation energy to start and hard work to get there,” Chen notes. By now this is old news, but we haven’t had a clear picture of the economics of consumer fintech startups accelerated by the pandemic.

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Daily Crunch: US law enforcement charges SBF with fraud as he awaits extradition after Bahamas arrest

TechCrunch

This drink makes you feel things : Poppi raises a can to fresh capital to support its functional beverage growth , Christine reports. 3 methods for valuing pre-revenue novel AI startups. Meet ouroboros : Becca writes that we’re going to see more startups acquire other startups.

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What are the best US VC's for seed stage companies

Founder Bounty

Venture capital (VC) is a type of financing that provides funding to early-stage companies with high growth potential. These firms are known for their expertise in identifying promising startups and helping them grow into successful businesses. Y Combinator :(seed stage?

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