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How I Think About Seed Investing as a VC

Last week saw an explosion of discussion around seed investing, including plenty of negative comments around VCs as seed investors. While I agree that many VCs are crummy seed investors, I think there are some that are excellent seed ...READ»

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Rice Power: Cisco, DFJ Award Seed Money to Husk Power Systems

Husk Power Systems, a startup that turns rice husks into energy, beat out over 1,000 competitors to win the Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Cisco-sponsored Global Business Plan Competition.READ»

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Entrepreneurship: Go Ahead, Be A Delicious Curry

Yeah, you read that right: curry, like what the British call a tasty stew you eat with rice. That's the advice of a Glasgow-based entrepreneur who styles himself the "King of Curry" in honor of his chain of popular Indian ...READ»

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How Good Is the Idea of Bootstrapping a Business?

Last week, I was having a telephonic conversation with somebody from one of India's most popular business magazine. The talk was about startups in general and drifted to lack of seed capital for India based startups. One question he ...READ»

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Y Combinator, TechStars: Investor Mentorship and Leverage Outweigh Capital

Has investor mentorship, leverage, and brand value become more important to start-ups than seed money?READ»

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Clinton to Tech Innovators and Entrepreneurs: "We Want You"

Feeling cooped up in that dingy old cube? Life seem a little meaningless? No worries. The State Department will be happy to send you to the far reaches of the planet to end violence, empower citizens, and bring peace and prosperity to the rest of the world.READ»

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Beginner's Luck

In the Internet casino, the name of the game is IPO, and the players are looking to improve their odds. Meet five high rollers who think that their systems will help them hit the jackpot.READ»