Hacker Noon launched new functionality for contributing writers, and announced a strategic investment of $1M by Coil. Less than a year ago, Hacker Noon replaced Medium’s software with its own content management system. Since then they’ve created over 100+ years of reading time, and historically have published over 12k+ writers, according to the company’s about […]
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Startup Funding – A Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs
I have often been asked about Startup Funding by entrepreneurs. Many myths surround the subject of startup funding. Here is Startup Funding, a Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs. Pre-Requisites of Funding Gone are the days where you can get funded based on an idea. To secure your funding, you must establish the feasibility of your idea […]
Venture Capital Is Just One Funding Option, Reminds OnPay’s Mark McKee
Virtually every startup has to find funding somewhere. Although some founders take venture capital in exchange for equity, that’s not the only way to do it.
Despite What You Hear, You Don’t Need VC Funding
According to the most recent edition of PitchBook’s Venture Monitor, the first half of 2018 saw 94 investment deals surpassing the $100 million mark, continuing a trend in which late-stage successful startups and larger companies receive the lion’s share of VC funding allocations. That’s not to say that seed rounds for startups don’t get VC investment, but by […]

The Public Can Soon Become Real Investors In Startups
Forget T-shirts: This new law could let crowdfunders get a piece of the pie.

From Idea To Entrepreneur In 30 Days: An Engineer’s Insights Into Crowdfunding
Making Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, etc. work for you.

9 Unexpected Pitfalls of Raising Capital (And How to Avoid Them)
Guest author Scott Gerber is the founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council. Raising rounds of venture capital is the goal for many companies: An influx of cash is certainly the fastest way to jump-start your growth and start hitting key milestones more quickly. But venture capital isn’t a silver bullet, and it’s not the right […]

Google Now Owns A Good Chunk Of SpaceX
Think satellites and Internet.

You Don’t Need To Be An Engineering Genius To Start A Billion-Dollar Company
Rock-star developers may be obsolete.

Top 10 Premium Content Channels On YouTube
We take a look at the highest performing performing premium channels as Google prepares a second round of investments. (The other channels? Well, they can bugger off.)