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Matthias Notz and the value of knowing someone
Before he helped startups cross borders, Matthias Notz helped a university find its backers. The Start2 Group co-founder has spent his career working on the connections that let other people grow.
John Flavin and the geography of a good idea
After years of building companies in Chicago, John Flavin began building the places that help other founders start. His bet at Portal Innovations is that a promising idea should have a chance to grow close to home.
Initiator VC wants your startup before your graduation
A student-run venture platform is bringing mentors, first cheques and investor introductions to university founders. Its useful insight: the person building the next company may already be sitting beside you.
UNSW Founders makes the first startup mistake cheaper
A university can teach you to build something. UNSW Founders adds the awkward questions, the prototype tools and the people who might help you turn it into a business.
Converge: the business school for ideas without a business
Scotland’s university founders can know everything about an invention and very little about selling it. Converge gives them a place to learn, test and find their first commercial footing - without surrendering equity.
AUPP Technology Center wants Cambodia to build what it buys
A university-linked technology center is putting Cambodian founders through the awkward journey from a good idea to a business. Its tools are decidedly practical: mentors, workspace, technical training, and a deadline.
BUBA Ventures: A good idea still needs a way in
An alumni angel network grew into a meeting point for founders, investors, banks and even orchard technology. BUBA’s history shows what startup support looks like when the introductions come with homework.