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There may be plenty of funding for some startups these days. But plenty of companies will tell you otherwise. VC Lab, an accelerator for venture capital firms, wants to create investors who will back

The Founder Institute isn’t just trying to help entrepreneurs launch new startups — with its new VC Lab, the accelerator says it’s also hoping to fuel the launch of 1,000 new venture cap

You’ve probably heard of Glassdoor, which exists to allow employees to rate companies anonymously. Now a U.K. entrepreneur has decided to address the thorny issue of rating venture capitalists. Land

Savedroid, a German company that purportedly raised $50 million in ICO and direct funding, has exited with a bang. The site is currently displaying the above image and the founder — one Dr. Yass

Starting a company has never been easy. Not having to worry about market research and resources can be the difference between getting off the ground and moving back in with your parents. This might ex

Adeo Ressi, founder of the <a target="_blank" href="http://fi.co">Founder Institute</a> startup incubator, recently told me that FI has hit a big milestone — more than 1,000 (1,003 at the time of ou

Last week, a young startup called <a target="_blank" href="https://www.realtymogul.com/">Realty Mogul</a> took home top honors at <a target="_blank" href="http://foundershowcase.com/">"Founder Showcas

Talk to <a target="_blank" href="http://500.co/">500 Startups'</a> Dave McClure about what's important for his seed fund and accelerator going forward and, it's not just about finding and supporting w

There has been no <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/08/30/is-convertible-debt-preferable-to-equity/">shortage</a> of <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/04/07/convertib

If you had to describe your company's mission in a single sentence, what would your pitch read or sound like? One good way to summarize what you do and boil it down to one clear sentence, in my opinio

Last week, Erick wrote about the dramatic increase in startups and early-stage businesses we've been seeing over the last few years, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/28/cambrian-explosion-start

Last night, over 500 people gathered in San Francisco for the eighth <a href="http://foundershowcase.com">Founder Showcase</a>, a quarterly startup pitch event that brings together technology CEOs, in

It's an age-old scenario: You're building a company, you have a product idea, and you've got the framework laid out in your head, but you want some expert advice and guidance on how to take the next s