Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

From the beginning, we were deeply committed to Techstars’ “give first” ethos and mentorship-driven approach to startup investing. By making corporate funders, and not startup founders, their primary customer, Techstars built a centrally-controlled sales- and operations-driven culture that made startups the product, not the customer.

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startup ecosystem accelerator communities support 189

American Entrepreneurship

MAY 31, 2024

That includes angel investors, venture capitalists, and institutional funders associated with various stages of a startup’s growth. They also look for certain traits in the founder such as vision, passion, and leadership to build the right team. Building a rapport may lead to mentorship, strategic guidance, or an advisory role.

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startup pitching funders strategy 104

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Local means more hands-on mentorship. There was a lot of fighting between founders and funders that the independent quit his job because he didn’t want to get in the middle. Otherwise, I value involvement over brand. Local means likely more time. There were two founders and two investors plus one independent.

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board peer-to-peer VC funders 187

David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation identifies entrepreneurs that display characteristics of “exceptional social leadership through discretion, influence, vision, ambition, intelligence, and follow-through.”. Winners get $7000, a round-trip ticket to Silicon Valley, access to world-class mentorship, and more.”.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 26, 2020

Our mentoring covers a wide range of topics and situations based on the leadership team’s experience, the stage of the startup, and the market the company is working to serve. Mentoring is one of the most valuable venture services i2E provides to Oklahoma’s innovators and entrepreneurs. We are focused when we mentor.

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investing investment funders startup 40

David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation identifies entrepreneurs that display characteristics of “exceptional social leadership through discretion, influence, vision, ambition, intelligence, and follow-through.”. Winners get $7000, a round-trip ticket to Silicon Valley, access to world-class mentorship, and more.”. Peacetech Accelerator.

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