Brilliant European Thinking; AIFM Directive: How to strangle early stage innovation
Unfortunately, this seems to be a trend in European Startup arena. Last night, I watch Gordon Brown fail to understand that the Economy does not equal the State and any recovery is dependent upon New Ventures starting-up and innovations in the Digital and Cleantech sectors, as well as SME in established sectors. Fred …
Read More →Entrepreneurs Petition against AIFM Directive – Act by Sunday 25 April !
Euro Entrepreneurs, time to lobby ! By this Sunday night, April 25, we need to get a significant number of European entrepreneurs to help the European Venture Capital Association in lobbying the EU and signing a petition against this damaging Directive. Vote against an extensive …
Read More →Why Accountants Don't Run Startups
http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=fishbon041410-100414210816-phpapp01&stripped_title=why-accountants-dont-run-startups-041410 via slideshare.net Excellent slideshow identifying the progress from Startup to Fortune 500 and why each stage needs to be approached differently from another. For further information visit Steve Blank Blog and read Why Accountants Don’t Run Startups, plus you should also read Why Startups are Agile …
Read More →Want to Make $100 million? Here Are Some Helpful Tips
At the New Ventures BC event on Tuesday night in downtown Vancouver, successful entrepreneur and NVBC rep Bob de Wit gave some timely advice that some successful tech companies have used in order to move on to fame and fortune: Find mentors to expand your …
Read More →Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2010, May 03 – 06, 2010, San Francisco, CA
Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco Platforms for Growth Ten years ago, companies like AOL, Yahoo, Google, Amazon, Earthlink, and eBay battled to define the ways we would use the Web. The winners drew millions of customers, but more importantly, they spawned ecosystems that created huge …
Read More →Look 2 Private Equity Funding rather than the Banks Part 2
Second part of an interview with Jacoline Loewen explaining how to access private equity market (angels, venture capitalists and institutional fund managers). As traditional finance options (Banks) tighten up, private equity is an increasingly important source of capital – debt and equity for SME’s. While it is Canadian orientated, it …
Read More →Looking 2 Private Equity Funding rather than the Banks Part 1
First part of an interview with Jacoline Loewen explaining how to access private equity market (angels, venture capitalists and institutional fund managers). If you are interested in accessing capital from the private equity market (angels, venture capitalists and institutional fund managers), this interview will be of interest …
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