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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

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To provide an opportunity for VCs and senior executives to engage with the community by giving back rather than just attending more cocktail parties. But wait, does that make Launchpad LA an incubator now? There are at least 6 incubators now being set up in LA. CEO on front cover of Entrepreneur magazine. Report Card.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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We had more than 700 resumes, short-listed 65, interviewed 16 in one-hour meetings had 6 full-day interviews including a presentation by the candidate on a selected market opportunity and we did 3 finalist dinners to test cultural fit. Almost all of the finalists were MBAs (Stanford x2, Wharton, Harvard x2, MIT, UCLA).

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Newsletter: Airbnb, DoorDash & DropBox incubator

OurCrowd

Top investment opportunities. Tevel Aerobotics, whose autonomous flying robots can pick fruit from trees faster and more efficiently than people, was voted Best Field Robot 2020 by The International Forum of Agricultural Robotics (FIRA) and Future Farming magazine. Startup of the week: Eyeway Vision.

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500 Founders: Rick Kiessig, Hannah Hunt, Matthew Jackson & Jenni Matheson

NZ Entrepreneur

“ “ You can do this by networking, finding business mentors, participating in incubator programmes, government agencies, immersing yourself with in your industry and within the startup community, attending events online and in person nationally and globally.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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Chris Devore & Andy Sack have created Founder’s Coop with the goal of funding, incubating & launching more early-stage ventures in Seattle. I’ve often talked about the NY advantage of having the NY Times, WSJ, Silicon Alley Insider, New York Magazine and even the editor of TechCrunch based there.

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The New Economy Starts with Support to Underserved Communities

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However, some attendees also left earlier to seize opportunities; one of the participants retired to take up an apprenticeship with the BBC that his mentor secured. . These are the types of programs that need to be more prevalent to provide equal opportunities for all. ” Beatrice , El Shaddai founder of My Helper. .

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Finance and accounting biggest headache for small biz owners followed by tech

NZ Entrepreneur

As a country of small businesses, New Zealand is home to number of organisations that offer formal mentoring or business coaching facilities – including government agencies, incubator programmes (like The Icehouse), your local Chamber of Commerce or business association. Adrienne Church is General Manager at Prospa New Zealand.