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AngelCube Is The New Y Combinator For Melbourne-based Start-ups

Serial entrepreneur Andrew Birt’s AngelCube will begin to accept applications for Melbourne-based start-ups to become the first group of participants for his latest venture AngelCube from 29th July. AngelCube is…

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Eversave (Daily Deals Site Aimed At Women) Acquired For $30 Million In Cash

Prospectiv Direct, which operates a daily deals site aimed at women and families called Eversave, has been acquired for $30 million. Prospectiv is an online performance marketing company with an…

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i/o Ventures Unveils 5 New Startups

i/o ventures has unveiled the second class of companies from its program. i/o ventures is an early stage startup program that focuses heavily on mentorship. They work closely with founders…

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Intuit Acquires Mobile Money Ventures Platform

Intuit today announced it has acquired mobile Web banking technology assets from Mobile Money Ventures, or MMV, a leading global provider of next-generation mobile financial solutions. The transaction is expected…

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15 Steps To Heaven, Finding A Business Angel

An angel investor or angel (also known as a business angel or informal investor) is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for convertible…

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30 of The Most Respected Venture Capitalists (Infographic)

The Top 30 with links to their Twitter Accounts Brad Feld Foundry Group James D. Robinson III RRE Ventures Peter Sinclair Leapfrog Ventures Mark Suster GRP Partners Howard Morgan First…

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Apply Now: Greenstart-$25,000 In Seed Capital For Cleantech Ideas

Greenstart is a startup accelerator for cleantech. We help the most promising cleantech startups achieve greater success, faster. The companies we select receive seed funding, three months of mentoring, valuable…

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21 Important Tips For The First-time Startup CEO

Hire the absolute best people you possibly can Find a couple trusted, experienced advisors/mentors. Start simply, prioritize, and maintain focus When fundraising, ask people for advice, not money Create several…

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200 of The Best Resources To Help You Raise Venture Capital

Venture Capital firms screen through hundreds–if not thousands–of investment “opportunities” each month. To differentiate yourself from your competitors, it’s important to avoid mistakes and and make the best presentation of…

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9flats.com (4 Months Old Startup) Raises $10 Million In Funding

9flats.com, the European leader in peer to peer apartment rentals, has announced today that it has completed a major investment round led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Redpoint Ventures.…

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Startup Founder Lessons: Ben Yoskovitz On Starting Standout Jobs, Running It and Selling It

Ben Yoskovitz is a founding Partner at Year One Labs, an early stage accelerator in Montreal. He previously founded Standout Jobs (and sold it).Ben has been an entrepreneur for 14+…

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TWELVE Reasons Why Businesses Fail

I have signed up for a copy of the 7 Steps to Successful Startup by Naeem Zafar, a member of the faculty of Haas Business School at the University of…

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Sequoia Capital On Startups Revisited

* Start with zero-based budgeting. * Cutting deeper is the formula to survive, and this is an era of survival of the quickest. * Make sure you have one year’s…

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6 Negative Impacts of Entrepreneurial Passion

Everyone knows that passion is an essential ingredient of being a successful entrepreneur. But John Bradberry in his book talks about the pitfalls of passion or what he calls the…

How Much Money Should You Request For Your Startup

Martin Zwilling is a veteran startup mentor, executive, blogger, author, tech professional, and angel investor Startups ask me “How much money should I ask for?” The simple answer is the…

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iPhoneSwiper Releases Free iPhone Credit Card Terminal

iPhoneSwiper, along with partner Impact PaySystem, has announced that it is offering its wireless credit card processing terminal for free with a merchant account from Impact PaySystem. # The iPhoneSwiper…

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