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What does it really take to attract investors to your startup?

Written by: Corey Kossack June 29th, 2010
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Especially for the first-time entrepreneurs out there, a lot of times there tends to be some misconceptions about what it takes to land seed funding for your startup. Presupposing that your founding team does not include guys with massively successful startup pasts (such as founding a YouTube or even a Mint.com), the investor dance can [...]

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America’s Most Promising Social Entreprenuers

Written by: Christine Haskell April 15th, 2009
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From Business Week: America’s Most Promising Social Entreprenuers
“Social entrepreneurs—enterprising individuals who apply business practices to solving societal problems such as pollution, poor nutrition, and poverty—are now 30,000 strong and growing, according to B Lab, a nonprofit organization that certifies these purpose-driven companies. Together, they represent some $40 billion in revenue.
Not surprising, then, that they’ve caught [...]

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