Startup Weekend Boston took place between 4th and 6th June. The program witnessed 15 teams who presented startup ideas. The following teams took turns to present their ideas, progress made so far and lessons learned over the weekend. Startup weekend presents its attendees with networking, team building and [...]

MIT Arab Competition is designed to encourage all entrepreneurs in the region to start their own company and, ultimately, create a nest of leading firms in the Arab world. This year, a lot of teams applied to participate, and the list was narrowed to Top 30 Business Plans.
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Startup Weekend recruits a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more to a 54 hour event that builds communities, companies and projects.
The London startup weekend started on Friday June 4th and it will end on June 6th. Day 2 has seen 22 [...]

The WPI Venture Forum is organised for entrepreneurs starting new technology ventures or simply developing new technologies to license. A diversity of people including entrepreneurs, service providers, investors, faculty and students, and job seekers attend their programs. A rich networking environment is provided. Programs are open to the public. Funding sponsorships, [...]

Geeks On APlane(GOAP) is a business travel and cultural exchange program comprised of Silicon Valley, US & International entrepreneurs, techies, investors, and bloggers. They visit other geeks and entrepreneurs around the world, learn and share our collective experiences, and attend/host a variety of tech, startup, and social events & conferences.
The group [...]

LeadForce1, provider of marketing automation solutions, received the award as Best Startup of 2010 at the just ended SiliconIndia startup 2010 Award . 95 technology startups presented their business plans to a distinguished panel of venture capitalists.
LeadForce1, provides real-time solution that delivers a new level of enriched [...]

eVenues, a service to book meeting rooms online, has won the top spot at the Founder Showcase, an open start-up pitch competition and networking event held by TheFunded.
TheFunded.com is an online community of entrepreneurs to research, rate, and review funding sources worldwide. In addition, TheFunded.com allows [...]

Twelve companies elected by over 14,000 registered CEO Members of TheFunded.com presented to an audience of 250 investors, founders, and members of the press at the Microsoft Corporation Silicon Valley Campus in Mountain View California.
The Founder Showcase is a quarterly open start-up pitch and networking event that highlights seed- stage businesses, helping [...]

The inaugural East Coast semesters of Adeo Ressi’s startup incubator Founder Institute have graduated 25 new companies from the New York and Washington DC classes. The followwing five graduates from the New York City and Washington DC Area Founder Institute Winter 2009 Semesters were announced on TechCrunch today.

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In the part one of this series, the startup idea had been pitched to a panel of investors who happen to like the idea and most of them are ready and willing and to work with you

You took the opportunity to look at a few term sheets before you made the decision to [...]