Some angel investors are in it solely for the money; others are motivated to give back to the community. If you’re the type that wants to do good to the society, take a close look at research park startup companies in your region — they just might be the treasures you’ve been looking to add [...]
Last month, Sandra Cochrane gave us an overview of how to start an incubator. Judging by the sheer number of emails and direct messages (via Twitter) we received, it’s without a doubt that many of you are interested in learning more. Through Cochrane, we got in touch with Mark Long “The King,” a very likable [...]
He’s brought incubation advisement to Russia. He’s helped Washington University rank first nationally in the number of licensed technologies. He’s greased the wheels for tech collaborations and business incubation development throughout the state of Indiana. And he’s acted on behalf of the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) and presented an intensive training program to incubation [...]
So you’ve heard about Y Combinator, LaunchBox, and TechStars. And you’re excited about the possibility of founding a famous incubation program. Before you go about starting one, check out these tips from Sandra Cochrane, an expert in the incubation industry. Cochrane is on the board of directors of both National Business Incubator Association (NBIA) and [...]
In our recent interviews with InNOVAcorp’s CEO Dan MacDonald, we briefly touched upon go-to-market strategies and business incubation programs. To continue with the theme, we reached out to technology and innovation connoisseur Sandra Cochrane to talk strategies and business incubation do’s-and-don’ts. She’s offered some fantastic insights investors and entrepreneurs alike won’t want to miss. Cochrane is [...]
If you’re an active angel investor who frequently brings more than just money to the table, founding a business incubator to add more structure in mentoring and growing startup ventures could be your thing. Why? According to National Business Incubation Association (NBIA), incubators might reduce the risk of small business failures, which means you’d have [...]
Earlier this year, a startup incubator based in the second-smallest province in Canada was shortlisted as one of the two finalists for NBIA’s (National Business Incubation Association) international award, which honors the world’s best incubation methods that help startups launch, commercialize innovations and everything in between. Get this — NBIA has 1,900 members in over [...]
Last week, Venture Hype interviewed Paul G. Silva, managing partner of Angel Catalyst, to dig deeper into angel group management and the numerous tasks involved. Informally-managed angel groups may want to consider hiring a manager to take the grunt work out of angel investing and focus on the meat of the angel investing game. That [...]
According to Kauffman Foundation, angel investors participating in organized angel groups achieved an average of 27% annual return — the highest return among long-term equity investments, comparing favorably to early-seed VC investing (21.2%, Thomson Venture Economics), later-stage VC investing (14.4%, Thomson Venture Economics) and the stock market (8.22%, S&P Index). Investing with a group can [...]
Whether you visit news sites or flip open the newspaper, you’ll see that Chinese entrepreneurs and the state of economy in China are garnering some serious ink. To learn more about China’s angel investing scene and general investing practices, Venture Hype got in touch with Shanghai-based investor Bruno Bensaid. Bensaid is the founder of MobileMonday [...]
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