Michael Backes

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• Startup bootcamp: Not your old school incubator

  With Tim's short piece on startups escaping across the pond, I decided to take a quick look at the latest startup accelerator ...

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• Europe's constantly changing VC scene.

  The news that Atlas is consolidating its office back over in the US is not surprising. They are doing what is best for them ...

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• Woes for the Angel Investors of Sherwood Forest

  In the US there is a potential war brewing between angel investment networks and entrepreneurs. In one corner, you have ...

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• Microfunds: Have idea? Need Cash? No Problem!

  This year there has been a lot of hype within the startup world about the gaps in really, really early funding for ideas ...

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• Yahoo: The name no one shouts anymore.

  The recent news about the Yahoo & Microsoft deal really brings into question what Yahoo brings to the table for the internet ...

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